Category: archives

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN

    Look for signs of the season’s transition By: Michele S. Byers    Colorful leaves have faded and fallen, and winter is once again upon us. Wool sweaters are taken out of storage, firewood chopped, and we’re getting ready for winter. But we’re not the only busy ones. Creatures whose survival depends upon a high level of…

  • Full Circle

    Combining hip-hop, funk and a sizeable helping of jazz, the band Grandfather Ridiculous will be one of the acts enlivening the Winter Solstice Festival Dec. 21 at Joe’s Mill Hill Saloon in Trenton. By: Daniel Shearer Above, Electric Jellyfish cooks up a saucy jam at Marita’s Cantina in New Brunswick. The band will also appear…

  • Margaret Tobin

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Margaret Elizabeth Tobin died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Hillsborough. She was 90.    She was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, before moving to Hillsborough three years ago.    She was a homemaker. She also was a seamstress and artist.    Her husband, James John Tobin Sr., died in 1989.    Surviving are a…

  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 19, 2002

    A measure to benefit the rich To the editor:     I feel the Hopewell Township rezoning proposal will benefit all who will continue to afford to live here. It also will benefit the richer folks who will replace those who leave.    I propose that the cost of this proposal be borne by all our citizens,…

  • Santa flying in to Princeton Airport, but needs help

       It’s official: Santa Claus will arrive at Princeton Airport on Tuesday at 11 a.m., thanks to an ongoing relationship with the Nierenberg family, the airport’s owners. The "admission price" is a donation of clothing, toys or books for needy kids.    If you wish to have your children participate in the event, please bring a wrapped…

  • Dec. 19, 2002

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Anthony Brito, 47 Cornell St, $182,900, 3/22/02 Basking Ridge, James Barnes, 2…

  • PU Alumni Day awards go to Peter Bell, Sen. Frist

    By: Jeff Milgram    The president of an international relief and development organization and a senator who specializes in health-care issues have been selected as the 2003 recipients of Princeton University’s highest alumni awards.    Peter Bell, president of CARE USA, and Sen. William Frist (R-Tenn.) will receive their awards and deliver addresses on campus during Alumni…

  • Residents thankful for vote results

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    This morning, we were very happy to see that the referendum for improvements to the public schools in Lawrenceville had passed. While it was difficult for many to cast a vote that would ultimately increase their taxes, it was such an important step for the future of our…

  • Commercial art

    Manville High art students decorate business windows for the holidays By:Sally Goldenberg    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. Well, at least in downtown Manville.    The front and back windows of Towne Centre Hardware and Midtown Gourmet on South Main Street are now adorned with paintings, courtesy of Manville High School’s…