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  • Think globally, park locally

    GUEST OPINION, Feb. 28 By: Dawn Cariello    The Princeton Borough Council recently approved a resolution urging President Bush and the Congress to exhaust all diplomatic means before initiating military efforts to disarm Iraq. Some residents are upset that the council is delving into areas that don’t affect the day-to-day management of the borough. Others counter…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the Feb. 28 issue By: Board member responds to critics To the editor:     I want to respond to the letter regarding my comments during the Feb. 10 school board meeting.    The militarization of our society, and the protests against that trend, absolutely have relevance to our students and our district’s curriculum. Our students…

  • Hillier plans blend of housing, parkland, research

    But neighbors of Textile Research Institute want the site preserved. By: David Campbell    Architect J. Robert Hillier presented the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Wednesday night with a plan to build on Textile Research Institute lands off Carnegie Lake that he said promises new senior housing and parklands for Princeton residents, and a research…

  • Rider names sixth president

    Mordechai Rozanski, president of the University of Guelph in Ontario, to take post Aug. 1. By: Lea Kahn    Mordechai Rozanski, a child of Holocaust survivors who rose to become the president of a top Canadian university, has been named the sixth president of Rider University in Lawrence.    Sporting a Rider University lapel pin in his…

  • Vote permits Elm Court expansion

    Borough endorsement follows township approval. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday permitting expansion of Elm Court, the affordable-housing development for senior citizens and the disabled.    Nevertheless, the issue sparked a small debate.    The ordinance makes the existing 88-unit Elm Court development straddling the borough’s border with Princeton Township and…

  • New downtown garage will use debit-card technology

    Smart cards will make scrounging for change a thing of the past. By: Jennifer Potash    Scrounging for change to pay a parking meter or municipal garage parking fee may become a vestige of the past.    Users at the new Princeton Borough garage, slated for the former Park & Shop lot on Spring Street, will be…

  • PHS boys return to state final

    Little Tigers handle Scotch Plains-Fanwood in semifinal By: Justin Feil LAWRENCE — The Princeton High boys’ swim team took an expected step when it returned to the state public B final with a 104-66 semifinal win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood at Rider University on Thursday.    The Little Tigers had the winner in every single event as…

  • Cleanup proves costly

    Harsh winter taking heavy toll on municipal budgets. By: Jennifer Potash    With mounting cleanup and repair costs, local municipal administrators are not singing the holiday standard "Let It Snow."    With over 40 inches of snow thus far in the Princeton area this season — the average is 25 inches — and more on the way,…

  • Sacred Art

    Instructors at Saraswati River Yoga in New Hope, Pa., meld spiritual pursuits with artistic talent in a yantra painting workshop March 7-9. By: Amy Brummer    In the beginning, there was nothing and everything. According to Indian legend, this moment before time is represented by the bindu, a center of undifferentiated consciousness from which the universe…