Category: archives
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Tierney elected to Hall of Fame
Princeton University men’s lacrosse coach will be inducted in October By: Justin Feil In 15 seasons as head coach of the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team, Bill Tierney has brought plenty of accolades to the Tiger program. Monday, he received one in return when the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame announced that he had…
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Letters to the Editor, June 28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 28 By: Preserve good will in neighborhood To the editor: As a party to the subdivision application for the property on the corner of Terhune and Jefferson roads, I feel compelled to respond to the letter from Charles Stone et al (The Packet, June 21). We have, from the outset,…
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Closing is set July 9 for Park & Shop lot
Space needed for environmental cleanup effort. By: Jennifer Potash The Park & Shop lot, located off Spring Street, will close July 9 for environmental remediation by Public Service Electric & Gas Co. PSE&G will remove contaminated soil, the byproduct of a 19th century plant that converted coal to gas, and replace the soil with clean…
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SAT changes will have impact on ETS
A handwritten essay to require thousands of reviewers. By: Jeff Milgram The College Board’s trustees voted Thursday to make major changes to the SAT I by adding a handwritten essay, eliminating its analogy segment and including high-level algebra questions. "It’s a huge change," said Kurt Landgraf, president and CEO of Educational Testing Service in Lawrence,…
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MONROE: Fond memories of past four years
Monroe Township seniors look back on their time together in high school and look forward to the future By: Nick D’Amore MONROE Ben Roth of Clearbrook started his work as state commander of the Jewish War Veterans before he was given the oath of office earlier this month. "The state Department of Military and…
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Mosque proposed for Main
The Institute of Islamic Studies is eyeing land at the intersection of South Main Street and Old Hightstown Road. By: Cahsa Caponegro Cranbury’s religious community may become more diverse in the near future. The Institute of Islamic Studies is eyeing a 5-acre parcel at the intersection of South Main Street and Old Hightstown Road, just…
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University appoints new dean of engineering
Dean of science at University of British Columbia to take position Jan. 1. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton University has chosen Maria Klawe, a computer scientist and dean of science at the University of British Columbia, to be the dean of Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The appointment will become effective Jan. 1. She…
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Princeton 11-year-old follows major league dream
Slade the only female on championship baseball team By: Justin Feil Morgan Slade is just 11 years old, but already she has pretty high aspirations for later in life. In her fifth-grade yearbook, she had to note her future plans, and she didn’t hesitate. "I wrote that I wanted to be the first woman in…
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Stores slated to move within Palmer Square
By: Jennifer Potash Palmer Square will shuffle some existing stores to make room for new tenants this fall. It was announced Tuesday that glass and pottery store Simon Pearce will move from its current location on Palmer Square West next to Lindt Chocolate to the space now occupied by Bowhe & Peare, located next to…
