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  • Blessed, if tiny, event

    Miniature mom adds to small farm’s menagerie By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — There’s a new addition to the family of Marty Goldman and Jo Doig on North Post Road, but at 20 to 25 pounds with a fuzzy, light gray coat, he’s not your typical youngster.    Shadow is a miniature donkey born a week…

  • PU’s Bernanke sworn in to post on Federal Reserve

    By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University economist Ben Bernanke was sworn in Monday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.    Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan administered the oath to Professor Bernanke and Donald L. Kohn, who was nominated to fill a vacant seat last held by Laurence H. Meyer, whose…

  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 6

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 6 Require parking in the basements To the editor:     In the search for solutions to Princeton’s parking problems, one may look to historical examples of town planning. In the thirteenth century, the city of Bologna, Italy (Bologna Futures?), decreed that every new building along the main streets should feature…

  • Our coverage of campaigns explained

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 6    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates, and with an eye toward providing the best service to our readers, The Packet has a set of ground rules for coverage of local election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, The Packet commits to certain elements of news coverage. We are committed to writing…

  • ‘Smart growth’ advocate outlines challenge

    State Plan aims to focus new development and redevelopment in ‘regional centers’ to protect undeveloped open spaces and diminish sprawl. By: David Campbell    Dianne Brake, president of The Regional Planning Partnership, a nonprofit organization that advocates for "smart growth," had a few choice words for the newly convened State Planning Commission at its recent meeting.…

  • Teacher contract mediation under way in Princeton

    Teachers union holds rally at Valley Road Building. By: Jeff Milgram    Negotiators for the Princeton Regional Board of Education and its teachers union met with a state mediator Monday night at the Valley Road Building in an attempt to reach a contract before the start of school in September.    Before the session began at 7:30…

  • Rapid transit system in region’s future?

    NJ Transit finds bus rapid transit could be an economic fit for region. By: David Campbell Map shows possible route and stops for a bus rapid transit line stretching from Lawrence to South Brunswick with a branch to Princeton. Graphic by Tom Lederer    WEST WINDSOR — NJ Transit has found that a bus rapid transit…

  • Church & Dwight adds new product lines

    About a dozen new cleaning and deodorizing products, expressly for commercial and professional cleaning purposes, will be sold beginning in September. By: George Frey    Church & Dwight Co. of Princeton Township continues to add to its list of products, this time with a line of commercial and industrial cleaners it plans to market in September.…

  • ‘Mad cow’ fears slow blood supply

    New federal regulations restrict number of potential donors. By: David Campbell    A possible blood shortage threatens the region following new federal restrictions meant to reduce the perceived risk of mad cow disease spreading in the blood.    "There is a potential for a very high shortage of blood in the next few months to come because…