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  • Princeton Regional school budget ready

    Officials predict tax-rate impact will be ‘significant.’ By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education is expected tonight to introduce and adopt a tentative $58.8 million budget for the 2003-2004 school year, 7.5 percent higher than this year’s $54.7 million spending plan.    The board’s Finance Committee will give the budget a final review this…

  • Rain, wind and ice wreak havoc on area roadways

    Soaking rains cause flooding, road closures, icy conditions — and potholes. By: Gwen Runkle    As if last week’s snowstorm was not enough, Mother Nature returned with a vengeance over the weekend, this time with soaking rains that caused flooding, road closures and icy conditions late Sunday into Monday morning.    According to the National Weather Service,…

  • Anti-garage lawsuit remains active

    Borough to continue with project. By: Jennifer Potash    Although a Mercer County Superior Court judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the downtown garage, Princeton Borough will proceed with the project, officials say.    "That’s our plan," Mayor Marvin Reed declared Monday.    Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg rejected the borough’s motion Friday to dismiss the…

  • Mother Nature calms traffic her own way

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 25 By: Packet Editorial    Start with a mountain of freshly fallen snow, follow it up a few days later with sheets of torrential rain, toss on a thick blanket of fog, then blow it away with powerful gusts of icy wind and what have you got?    A) A really weird weather pattern…

  • Princeton Temperature Record – February, 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 February 28, 2003 38 27 February 27, 2003 33 21 February 26,…

  • In practice, keep it simple for the users

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY By: Madeline Bayliss    While advanced technology had certainly improved capabilities, it had also made them frustratingly difficult to operate.    Miele, the world’s largest family-owned and operated appliance company, whose U.S. operations are based in Princeton, recently used these words to describe its ovens. The same could have been said for its information technology.…

  • Ridge zoning change aligns with State Plan

    Contested site on Mount Lucas Road deleted from plan. By: David Campbell    Following a recommendation by state smart-growth planners, the Township Committee on Monday night voted 4-1 to approve an ordinance that deletes a contested site off Mount Lucas Road from a zoning overlay approved by the committee about a year ago. The overlay is…

  • Market, profits drive innovation

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY By: Madeline Bayliss    No one asked for a color TV.    But consumers liked it enough to lead to a huge market that made color the standard in visual products.    To Dr. Robert Bartolini, senior vice president for the commercial and international business of Sarnoff Corp., it is always the market that drives the…

  • McKinley helps PHS reach top of mountain

    Little Tigers boys reach CJ B swim finals By: Bob Nuse    Opponents of the Princeton High boys’ swim team know they’re going to face a lineup with its share of stars.    With swimmers like Jesse Applegate, Mark Fisher, Peter Hand, Nate Ristucci and Yoshi Deligne, the Little Tigers are usually going to finish first in…