Category: archives
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Time’s up for talk about school plans
Princeton Board of Education’s Facilities Committee decides it is now too late to make any more changes to $81.3 million project. By: Jeff Milgram They’ve fielded countless questions and complaints about parking, open space and athletics. They’ve sought input, listened patiently and included many of the ideas into the design of the $81.3 million school…
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Before traveling abroad, prepare for health risks
HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Sausan A. Hilmi As the summer travel season approaches and you begin to finalize your itinerary, spend some time reviewing your health needs and preparing for any health threats you may encounter along the way. In addition to researching exotic locales, update your immunization record, fill prescription medicines and obtain copies…
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Democrats not the only one at the party
EDITORIAL: Voters registered as unaffiliated with either party could make the difference in Tuesday’s mayoral primary in Hightstown. It’s been a strange journey through the primary election season in Hightstown. And the final irony may be that the Democratic mayoral primary could be decided by people who today are not registered Democrats. It…
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Hoeland brings PHS tennis net rewards By: Justin Feil It’s taken Chris Hoeland a while to understand the significance of his 25-3 boys’ tennis season. The Princeton High freshman’s accomplishments began with a Mercer County Tournament team title and an individual gold medal at third singles and didn’t end until the Little Tigers’ lost, 3-2,…
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Many plans for borough’s next four years
CAMPAIGN CORNER by Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh: The mayor outlines the issues she hopes to address if she is re-elected to another term in office. Hightstown’s Memorial Day celebrations have given me cause to not only reflect with pride about our historic community but to look forward to our future with the work-in-progress of our revitalization.…
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Middle East column was wrong
Letter to the editor To the editor: Three weeks ago, Hank Kalet, managing editor of several Packet Group publications, published an editorial on the cycle of violence in the Middle East ("Middle East violence cycle needs to be broken," May 3, 2002, Page 14A). I believe that his underlying premise, that the cycle of violence…
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South’s Miller grows into distance ace
Pirate freshman will compete in state Group IV meet By: Justin Feil Lisa Miller hasn’t actually sprung up, but the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South freshman has grown plenty in the last year. As an eighth grader, she ran a lot of 100-meter races and nothing more than the 400, which she had a best of…
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Kathryn Felmey
Kathryn Felmey, age 85, died Saturday, May 25, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in South Amboy and lived in Jamesburg before moving to Monroe 23 years ago. She was a member of the Jamesburg & Monroe Senior Citizens of Jamesburg. Her husband Frederick and a great-grandson, Robert Reinitz III, died…
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Princeton Township move to new quarters pushed back
New municipal building opening now scheduled for late June or early July. By: David Campbell and Jeff Milgram The opening of Princeton Township’s new municipal building has been pushed back to the end of June or sometime in July. "We’re making good progress," said Township Engineer Robert Kiser, who noted that much of the interior…
