Category: archives
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Let’s talk turkey about Thankgiving’s main course
About 90 percent of American households have turkey every Thanksgiving By: Ah, turkey. Cuisine most fowl. Chances are, on this glorious Thanksgiving Day, you are gobbling down that which once gobbled. About 90 percent of American families eat turkey on Thanksgiving, and 50 have turkey for Christmas dinner. But what do we really know about…
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Lawsuit filed, another threatened over deer cull
Humane Society investigator claims his constitutional rights violated. By: David Campbell An investigator with the Humane Society of the United States has filed a lawsuit against Princeton Township, its mayor and police chief, alleging his constitutional rights were violated through wrongful arrest and prosecution. Meanwhile, a plaintiff in two other pending lawsuits stemming from Princeton…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 26 By: Counting spaces is a subjective business To the editor: My good friend and colleague on Princeton’s Borough Council, Joe O’Neill, observed here (The Packet, Nov. 19) that the proposed 500-space, $11 million municipal garage, which Joe apparently supports, will yield a 12,000 daily "space-per-hour" parking capacity (500…
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Area tree-lighting ceremonies announced
Santa to visit area municipalities By:Vanessa S. Holt and Eve Collins Following is a list of upcoming tree-lighting ceremonies in area municipalities. Mansfield Township held its tree lighting on Saturday. New Hanover Township and Fieldsboro Borough will not hold a ceremony this year. In Bordentown City, the annual tree lighting will take place at 5…
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FHS football advances to SJ Group I title game
Flashes celebrate 6-0 overtime win By:Sean Moylan GLOUCESTER "I cut the corner and I saw one guy there . . . And I said, ‘I can’t be denied,’" Jorron Jenkins exclaimed with great joy. Only moments before, Jenkins’ 9-yard journey into the end zone propelled the Florence High School football team to a 6-0…
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Bonus flap reflects shift in ETS role?
Critic says testing service should have lowered test prices instead of giving top executives large bonuses. By: Jeff Milgram Educational Testing Service, the Lawrence-based nonprofit organization that produces the SAT, should have lowered the price of its tests rather than give 15 top executives large bonuses, a critic of standardized testing said Monday. "Is ETS…
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Editorial: Now is the time to help others
Remember the joys of Thanksgiving and help those less fortunate By: > While we take this day to enjoy the love and prosperity that comes with celebrating Thanksgiving, it is equally important to remember that giving to the less fortunate is a year-round necessity. There will be no shortage of need in the coming month,…
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POLICE BEAT 11/28
From the Nov. 28 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY Police said they are investigating a suspicious fire at the Modern Equipment Company on Ann Street on Nov. 21. Police said a witness reported the fire at 10:25 p.m. when he saw flames reflecting off an abandoned building adjacent to the loading dock of…
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Nursery to raise funds for ill children
Money to be given to the Sunshine Foundation By:Eve Collins BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The Hidden View Nursery and Garden Center on Route 130 will be raising money for the Sunshine Foundation this year with a little help from Santa Claus. Starting Dec. 7, Santa will visit the nursery every weekend until Christmas Eve to…
