Category: archives
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Spirited Spoof
Nothing is sacred as Playhouse 22 takes some of history’s oldest stories and shakes them up. By: Mary Jasch All the stage’s a flutter these days at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick as actors get ready for their first performance of the controversial play, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. The buzz of a community…
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Planning Board will see group’s vision of future
Princeton Future’s plan identifies five zones within the borough for study, and calls for planning that incorporates the group’s seven overall principles while addressing the unique needs and issues of each neighborhood. View Princeton Future’s "Plan for Downtown and its Neighbors" as a PDF (16 pages, 867kb) By: Jennifer Potash Princeton Future, the nonprofit volunteer…
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Princeton may offer streets to county
Council discusses turning over the borough portions of Elm Road, Mercer Street, Washington Road and Harrison Street. By: Jennifer Potash Princeton Borough may cede some of its roadways to Mercer County. The Princeton Borough Council last week discussed the possibility of turning over the borough portions of Elm Road, Mercer Street, Washington Road and Harrison…
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OBITUARIES, Feb. 4, 2003
Vera M. House, Barbara W. Ellis, Joseph Paul Kearns, David E. Morse By: Vera M. House Former ETS employee Vera M. House of Princeton died Friday at The Medical Center at Princeton. She was 80. Born in New York City, she resided in both the Princeton and West Windsor areas for the last 32 years.…
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Chamber group to hear chief investment officer
Battipaglia to be featured speaker at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon meeting. Joseph Battipaglia, executive vice president and chief investment officer at Ryan Beck and Co., will be the featured speaker at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon meeting Thursday. His presentation is titled, "Charting Your Course 2003: Navigating Troubled Markets…
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Hi-grade controversy
New study fuels debate over academic inflation. By: Jeff Milgram What does it mean when a Princeton University student gets an A? This is a question university administrators and faculty members are grappling with as grades continue to rise. A’s and B’s are the most prevalent grades at Princeton. "People are finding fewer and fewer…
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Police suggest steps to prevent burglaries
West Windsor department offers tips. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR In the wake of a recent rash of burglaries to hit the center of the township, the West Windsor Township Police Department is recommending residents take a number to steps to prevent their homes from becoming the next break-in target. The police department’s tips…
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Public budgets are in a bind all over state
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 4 By: Packet Editorial It’s budget time in New Jersey, and the news is bleak everywhere you turn. Gov. James E. McGreevey, who’s delivering his budget message today, is looking at an estimated $5 billion gap in the state’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget, and he’ll be proposing several one-shot revenue enhancers, along…
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South girls win inside attack
Pirates use Williams’ best game to top Knight girls’ hoops By: Bob Nuse Beth Fitzpatrick has seen the improvement in her West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ basketball team on a daily basis during her team’s practices. On Saturday, a near capacity crowd got a chance to see it for themselves. The Pirates used a great…
