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Letters-Jan. 9
Wants committee to address issues To the editor: This is a letter written to former West Amwell Mayor Nance Palladino: Having recently written two open letters to you and the Township Committee, which were published in The Beacon, and not having received a response to the questions raised there, I am writing to you personally…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 01/09
From the Jan. 9 edition of the Register-News By: Resident thanks relatives, friends To the editor: I would like to thank all my relatives and friends for their cards and caring during the last year. It means a lot to know people are so nice. Happy New Year to all of you. Jennie Howe…
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Understanding who we are
Essay contest winner explains what history means to her. By: Arye Emert Reprinted by permission of American Heritage and Pearson Prentice Hall. The Sufis, whose religion is thousands of years old, describe a myth of a tradesman who twirls wool around a large spindle, working continuously. A moment’s loss of concentration or lack of "awareness"…
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‘Mary, Mary’
The Brook Arts Center revives Jean Kerr’s 1961 comedy. By: Stuart Duncan In 1967, Jean Kerr startled the literary world with a novel that drew readers, critical acclaim and, in time, a Hollywood movie. Please Don’t Eat The Daisies established Ms. Kerr as more than just the attractive wife of one of New York’s most…
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Parking deck proposal too costly, officials say
Concerned Citizens’ plan faulted on basis of finances and engineering. By: Jennifer Potash If the proposals for Princeton Borough downtown parking garage development were used in a certain credit card’s advertising campaign, the results might look like this: From the Princeton Borough Council’s point of view: "The cost of a 500-space parking garage and public…
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 7 By: Concerned citizen speaks his mind To the editor: Which vision do you support? The Jim Firestone/Concerned Citizens of Princeton (CCP) letter to Mayor Reed, dated Jan. 1, challenges the planned use of the two major borough parking lots. The planned use, confirmed by Borough Council votes, replaces…
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Wilson chosen as mayor in Montgomery
Sees belt-tightening ahead as township holds reorganization meeting. By: David Campbell Louise Wilson was selected for a second year as Montgomery Township’s mayor at the municipality’s annual reorganization meeting Monday night. The Township Committee voted 4-1, with Committeewoman Sondra Moylan dissenting, to select Ms. Wilson. Prior to the vote, Ms. Moylan, a Republican, nominated the…
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WWP-S forgoes Pirate glory for better results
Pirates finish 11th at own invitational By: Justin Feil Paul Hamnett will value more what the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ swim team does in the coming weeks than what it showed in Saturday’s Boys Pirate Invitational. "Some guys expected to do better than they did," said the WW-PS head coach after his team finished…
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Housing, parking issues loom in Princeton Borough
Familiar faces behind the dais as council reorganizes. By: Jennifer Potash The cast on the Borough Council stage came back for an encore Sunday. At the annual reorganization of the Princeton Borough Council, there were the familiar faces behind the dais and in terms of the council’s appointments, there was very little change. "It’s basically…
