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  • Letters to the Editor, April 22

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 22 By: University follows collaborative process To the editor:     As director of community and state affairs for Princeton University, I would like to respond to comments made in a letter from a Sayre Drive resident (The Packet, April 1) regarding aspects of the Princeton Forrestal Center development.    Having undertaken…

  • Princeton Temperature Record – April, 2003

    By: Tom Lederer The Princeton Temperature Record is based on readings from a Nimbus Ultra digital thermometer with an accuracy of 0.2 degrees F. Readings, taken in Princeton Township near the Princeton Shopping Center, are rounded to the nearest degree. DATE HIGH LOW April 30, 2003 75 49 April 29, 2003 78 51 April 28,…

  • ‘A Fair to Remember’

    June Fete 2003 will mark 50 years of Auxiliary service.    A Fair to Remember, the 50th annual June Fete in support of The Medical Center at Princeton, will take place on Saturday, June 7, on the Princeton University Athletic Fields on Washington Road.    June Fete is being sponsored — as it has been sponsored for…

  • Township budget includes 5-cent hike in tax rate

    Budget increases by 2.4 percent to $27.5 million. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee unanimously introduced a $27.5 million 2003 municipal budget Monday night that carries a 5-cent increase in the municipal tax rate.    While the increase in total spending over the previous year is less than that of the 2002 budget over 2001,…

  • Second lawsuit filed over stucco damages

    Residents of Cherry Valley Country Club seek $1.5 million in damages. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Residents of the Cherry Valley Country Club housing development have filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against two developers for damages incurred to their homes due to improperly installed stucco, according to Cherry Valley attorney Donald Brenner.    Sixty-six residents of…

  • Sewer installation cost draws strong objections

    Princeton Township Committee agrees to cuts, but total payout per property owner still more than $30,000. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee, responding to outcries by some neighbors, agreed Monday night to a revised proposal to install a sewer extension on Princeton-Kingston Road between Poe Road and Carnegie Drive that shaves $252,000 in costs…

  • Residents scream at nighttime construction noise

    Work on replacing Harry’s Brook Bridge on Princeton-Kingston Road draws complaints of sleepless nights. By: David Campbell    Work along Princeton-Kingston Road to upgrade the stone Harry’s Brook bridge has begun, and some neighbors there are complaining of sleepless nights, the rumble of heavy equipment and floodlights.    "They’re doing work all through the night and neighbors…

  • Events added to Communiversity

    Town-gown outdoor fair to be held Saturday in downtown Princeton.    Communiversity, which has been bringing town and gown together for decades, will be bigger and better than ever when it takes over the downtown Saturday, its sponsors say.    Communiversity 2003 will be held from noon to 4 p.m., with parts of Witherspoon and Nassau Streets…

  • BOOMER VISITS

    BOOMER, the mascot for the Trenton Thunder baseball team, visited the Princeton Packet newspaper in Princeton today on "Take Your Kids to Work Day." By: Daphna Bemaman, Emily Bruinooge and Daniel Sobel. PHOTOS BY MARK CZAJKOWSKI / Edith Klein    The kids of Princeton Packet employees asked Boomer questions about himself, he signed autographs, and gave…