Category: archives
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Giving voice
Poets reflect on the meaning of words in our lives By: Linda Arntzenius In times of trouble, it seems natural to turn to a favorite poem for solace and comfort. Poetry, says Seamus Heaney, is "the imagination pressing back against the pressure of reality." Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, describes poetry as…
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Princeton school candidates night set for Monday
By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Regional School District’s Special Education PTO has scheduled its 12th annual school board candidates night beginning at 8 p.m. Monday. It will be held in the John Witherspoon Middle School library and may be the only opportunity for voters to see all six candidates together at the same time. Under…
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Morgan hopes Instinet is timely
Two-time event champion looking to play better in defense By: Justin Feil The Instinet Classic may come just in time for Dr. Gil Morgan. Morgan is off to an uncharacteristically slow start to the 2002 year, with his best finish being a third place at the SBC Senior Classic the first week of March. Prior…
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New Hun boys’ head coach faces tough standards
Kingston follows legendary father’s footsteps into tennis By: Justin Feil As new head boys’ tennis coach, Chris Kingston brings a very familiar name to The Hun School. Kingston was a singles player as a post-graduate when the Raiders won their last state prep title in 1994. After serving as an assistant last season to 17-year…
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Director of university’s office in Washington plans to retire
Princeton University’s voice in Washington will retire in December. Nan Wells, director of Princeton’s Office of Government Affairs in the nation’s capital, will remain as a senior consultant in government affairs until the end of 2003. "I would include among the successes of the Office of Government Affairs establishing and maintaining strong support for the…
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Letters to the Editor, April 2
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 2 By: Plane traffic is a blessing … right? To the editor: I can’t understand why so many of my neighbors object to the excessive air traffic gracing our lives. I refuse to see anything other than the metal frames oops, I meant to say silver linings in…
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Montgomery sees RCN as a cable horror show
Company will seek renewal of franchise agreement on Wednesday. RCN renegotiates debt, says it’s on profit course By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY Down-on-its-luck area cable provider RCN will come before the Township Committee on Wednesday night to request renewal of its franchise agreement. The company has been the subject of numerous complaints from customers about…
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Homeless will find assistance at Trinity Church
Families to be housed in church buildings. By: Gwen Runkle In an effort to reach out to homeless families in Princeton and the surrounding area, Trinity Church on Mercer Street has joined the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Mercer County. Founded in 1998, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to helping homeless families get back on their…
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Library’s fund-raising effort gets a new leader
Judy Feldman faces the challenge of wrapping up an $18 million capital campaign and building a $10 million endowment. By: Jennifer Potash Judy Feldman, the newly appointed development director for the Princeton Public Library, has quite a to-do list wrap up the $18 million library capital campaign and build a $10 million endowment for…
