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State panel seeks budget hike to fund R&D, tech start-ups
Committee recommends seeking fiscal 2004 appropriations in the amount of $25,248,038. By: George Frey The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology approved a proposed budget for fiscal 2004 that eventually will decide what technology initiatives will be funded within the state. During its quarterly meeting Oct. 15 at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in…
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Candidates Forum, Oct. 22
CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 22 By: Tom Abrams Libertarian candidate, U.S. House of Representatives, 12th Congressional District I’m running for Congress in the 12th District to call our nation to a higher standard to honor and abide by the law of the land, the Constitution as it was originally intended. The federal government is…
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Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 22 By: A great downtown will be even better To the editor: This is a letter responding to Fausta Wertz (The Packet, Oct. 18): You may like Jim Firestone’s poetry, but check the facts. 1. New restaurants? Of course, I took the initiative to modify the zoning for…
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Florence Kosco
HAMILTON – Florence Elizabeth Snyder Kosco, 80, died Saturday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she lived in Bordentown before moving to Hamilton many years ago. Mrs. Kosco worked with John A. Roebling’s Sons Co., Trenton, during World War II and retired from the housekeeping department of Donnelly…
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Taxpayers have local advocate
Leonard Steinberg of West Windsor is one of four people representing New Jersey on the new national Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR Words like taxes and Internal Revenue Service rarely put a smile on anyone’s face, but one township resident is hoping to change that. Leonard Steinberg, an independent certified management…
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Garage price details still eluding borough
Disclosure of financial details not expected until second week of November. By: Jennifer Potash Financial details for the proposed downtown Princeton Borough garage will not be released until the second week of November. The developer’s agreement between Nassau HKT Associates and the borough is still in negotiation and the guaranteed maximum price for the garage…
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Commitment to Excellence
Pianist Robert Taub will be playing various pieces Oct. 25 at the Lawrenceville School, in a recital program that heralds his appointment as the school’s director of performing arts in music. By: Michael Redmond Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Susan K. Osse and Robert Taub in the new Clark Music Center at the Lawrenceville School,…
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Monsters Incorporated
Graves Hotel and Sleepy Hollow Hayride continue a frightful tradition in Newtown, Pa. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Midnight Productions takes its scares seriously. Producer Newton Gilchrist walks down the staircase at the elaborate ‘Graves Hotel’ on Active Acres Farm. An October moon rises over a 230-acre farm near Newtown, Pa., bringing…
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James Adams
LAWRENCE – James Taylor Adams, English master at The Lawrenceville School, died Wednesday at home. Born in Oneida, N.Y., he lived in Lawrenceville 25 years. Mr. Adams graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1965. He received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 1970 and a master’s degree in English from Boston College in 1973.…
