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  • 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…

  • Pure Adrenaline

    Daring athletes compete for glory as the ESPN X Games return to Philadelphia Aug. 10-19. By: Daniel Shearer Photo by Bakke/Shazamm/ESPN In-line skater Matt Lindenmuth during practice.    No other in-line skater had ever landed a double backflip on a "vert" ramp. Matt Lindenmuth secured his place in the Guinness Book of World Records in May…

  • Transcendental Visions

    The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts hosts a dazzling exhibition of American landscapes. By: Anne Hunter NATURE was a potent image for America in the first decades of its history. For citizens of the young democracy, wilderness loomed as a dramatic contrast to the staid, cultivated, English countryside. Artists rushed to record the exciting features…

  • Transcendental Visions

    The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts hosts a dazzling exhibition of American landscapes. By: Anne Hunter Sanford Robinson Gifford, "Mount Mansfield," 1858, oil on canvas. Above, "Twilight in the Wilderness," 1860, and below, "Rainy Season in the Tropics," 1866, both oil on canvas, by Frederic Edwin Church.    Nature was a potent image for America in…