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  • Letters to the Editor, March 15

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 15 By: Keep unsightly wires out of historic districts To the editor:    Cheers to Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed for conducting talks with the various utility companies in the hope of obtaining a solution to the problem of the unsightly and proliferating wires that run overhead. These wires are a…

  • Sculpture to keep a friend’s memory alive

    MONROE: The George Ivers original is s gift to the public library By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A paper sculpture created in 1995 by the late George Ivers was presented to the Monroe Township Public Library Monday night.    Presented during the early part of the library board of trustees meeting, the artwork was given by…

  • Strong winter season has Peddie on ‘track’ for spring

    TRACK AND FIELD: The winter season may be a harbinger of good things to come for the track teams at The Peddie School. By: Neil Hay    If the winter season is any indication, the Peddie boys track team should fare well when the action shifts outdoors this spring.    Of the 35 boys on the squad…

  • Brewing up a solution to drought

    When water’s scarce, finding an alternative can be a real Triumph. By: David Campbell    As central New Jersey undergoes its worst wintertime drought on record, the public may rest easy in the knowledge that beer production at the local brewery, Triumph Brewing Co. on Nassau Street, is unaffected.    Phew!    Gov. James E. McGreevey last week…

  • Open space has Friends in Montgomery, too

    Friends of Montgomery Open Space forms in township. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Following in the footsteps of neighboring West Windsor and Princeton townships, several Montgomery citizens have banded together to form the Friends of Montgomery Open Space, a non-profit corporation created with the sole aim of acquiring and preserving as much of the township’s…

  • Governor visits Brookside

    MONROE: McGreevey dedicates quilt and speaks about tragedyNEW! PHOTOS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 By:Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Brookside School staff and students rolled out the red carpet and unfurled their Hearts of America quilt for Gov. James E. McGreevey on…

  • PHS SATs highest in state

    By: Jeff Milgram    For the third year in a row, Princeton High School students achieved the highest SAT scores in the state, according to the 2001 New Jersey School Report Card released last week.    At the same time, the Princeton Regional School District spent $85 less per student than it did in 2000 and paid…

  • Math professor at university named Nemmers Prize winner

    Recognition of work in measuring long-term dynamic systems. By: Jeff Milgram    For his work measuring long-term dynamic systems like the weather and the stock market, Princeton University mathematics Professor Yakov G. Sinai has won one of two prestigious Nemmers Prizes, Northwestern University announced this week.    University of Minnesota economics Professor Edward Prescott was the other…

  • Borough does more than just talk the talk;Putting an end to an ugly rumor

    PACKET EDITORIALS, March 15 By: Packet Editorial Borough does more than just talk the talk    Princeton has long had a reputation for taking action on matters of concern only after talking about them interminably. The Borough Council, the Township Committee, the Regional Board of Education and their multitudinous advisory groups and subcommittees are widely viewed…