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  • Robinson makes call to integrate human rights

    Former U.N. high commissioner for human rights gives talk at university. By: Jeff Milgram    Mary Robinson, the former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, was in Cambodia a while ago when she met a group of 10 girls, all of whom were infected with HIV.    "They would all be dead in five years," she…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Donatien progresses to champion for WW-PS wrestling By: Bob Nuse    Randy Donatien has seen himself progress as a wrestler enough over his four-year career that he didn’t think winning a Mercer County Tournament title was out of the question.    "I’ve been wrestling for four years and I’ve improved each year," the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South…

  • Edith’s owner reveals store will close soon

    Lingerie mainstay’s demise is one of several retail shifts taking place downtown. By: Jennifer Potash    Edith’s Lingerie will soon pull the dressing room curtains closed for a final time.    The lingerie business, a mainstay of Nassau Street for nearly 50 years, will shut down by the end of the month, said owner Anne Zuckerman.    The…

  • Lloyd becomes one of state’s best

    Despite late start, Hun senior is among top sabre fencers By: Bob Nuse    It didn’t take long for Barrington Lloyd to make an impact with the Hun School fencing team.    "He joined us as a sophomore and from his very first time at practice he immediately worked as hard as anybody," said Hun co-coach Eric…

  • P-Rides could put a dent in traffic crunch

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 7 By: Packet Editorial    The Princeton area, like most growing suburbs, has been engaged for as far back as anyone can remember in a chicken-and-egg debate over traffic:    Which came first — the highways or the cars?    Did we build so many highways that we encouraged people to buy cars and drive?…

  • Remembrance

    In memory of a Cranbury treasure By: Becky Barlow Fitzgibbons    When my grandmother was told by her children that she had only four to six weeks to live, she responded, "We sure had some laughs, didn’t we?" This is not surprising to those who knew Betty Barlow, a woman who, despite having been tested by…

  • Author brings hope for peaceful parenting

    Lessons apply beyond the family. By: Paul Sisolak    PLAINSBORO — In a society where violence is often glorified, family dysfunction is a TV staple and stress rules the lives of many, Naomi Drew believes that better parenting is the key to achieving peace, both in the family and the world outside.    Ms. Drew, an educator…

  • Healthy Heart Fair set at medical center Feb. 22

       The Medical Center at Princeton is sponsoring a Healthy Heart Fair on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in MCP’s Ground Floor Conference Room.    The fair will offer free screenings (blood sugar, body fat, blood pressure) and mini-lectures on topics ranging from "Women and Heart Disease" to "Exercising for a Healthy Heart"…

  • Students celebrate Black History Month

    Local youngsters learn the importance of black history By: Rebecca Tokarz    The tune of Lee Greenwood’s "God Bless the U.S.A." served as the background music for boys and girls in Danielle Kelton’s fourth-grade class as they entered the classroom arm in arm.    Dressed as famous black Americans, to kickoff Black History Month, the boys made…