Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Arts Council set to unveil revised expansion plans
A jaw-dropping public unveiling of Michael Graves design predicted. By: Jennifer Potash The Arts Council of Princeton will reveal its latest expansion plan to the public March 9. The public is encouraged to view and comment on the plans, said Anne Reeves, director of the Arts Council, at an open house from 3 to 5…
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Borough bike trails get boost from DOT
Hightstown will receive $250,000 from the state to help construct bike trails. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN For more than half a century, communities around the United States have looked for a less beaten path. Earlier this month, the borough received a quarter million dollars to help it find its own. Last week, the Borough…
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Little Tigers hockey team happy with bye
By: Justin Feil The Princeton High boys ice hockey team is 11-7-3, and has as many good wins as bad losses. Yet, PHS drew the No. 18 seed, and the top 20 teams get byes into the second round. The Tigers will play No. 15 Roxbury at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Mennan Arena, and with…
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School budgets may be buried, not praised
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 28 By: Packet Editorial If Julius Caesar had good reason to beware the Ides of March, the American taxpayer generally takes a similar view toward the Ides of April. There may be other auspicious dates we all remember Dec. 7, 1941, Nov. 22, 1963, Sept. 11, 2001 but only April…
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Charter School to host first teachers’ conference
As part of Princeton Charter School’s commitment to sharing good educational practices, the school is sponsoring its first annual professional development conference March 14. The conference, to be held at the school’s Ewing Street site, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference is free and open to all New Jersey public…
