Category: archives
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Contest is war of words
Students face off during spelling bee By: Melissa Morgan The excitement mounted as two final contestants sat alone among a cluster of empty chairs. A group of their peers looked on, waiting for a winner to be declared. Seventh-grader Miheer Mhatre sauntered up to the microphone and looked at announcer Judy Ulinski. She glanced at…
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Novel downzoning plan would reward research
West Windsor panel urges ‘sliding scale’ of development. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR The Township Council is expected to delay voting on a downzoning ordinance it recently introduced so the Planning Board can flesh out a possible alternative based on a sliding-scale concept. The Township Council was scheduled to vote on the downzoning ordinance,…
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State testing results are in
MONROE- Monroe success continues By: Nick D’Amore MONROE District fourth- and eighth-graders continued to do well in the language arts and science portions of the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment and the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment, respectively. However, Monroe Schools Superintendent Ralph Ferrie said there are still improvements to be made in students’ performance in…
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Expert offers solutions to downtown traffic, parking woes
A shuttle service common to a number of scenarios. By: Jennifer Potash New development and growth and the accompanying traffic and parking problems won’t be solved by a single solution, according to a traffic expert speaking Wednesday at a meeting of Princeton Future. Princeton Future, the nonprofit citizens group seeking to shape the development of…
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Café Graziella
It’s easy to see why this family-run Italian restaurant in Hillsborough remains popular. By: Faith Bahadurian Café Graziella 390 U.S. Highway 206 Hillsborough (908) 281-0700 www.cafegraziella.com Food: High end of good Service: Efficient Price: Moderate Cuisine: Upscale Italian Ambiance: Noisy in front room; quieter in back Hours: Dinner: Sun.-Thurs. 3-9:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 3-10:30 p.m. Lunch:…
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Budget cuts put a crimp in The Plan
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 1 By: Packet Editorial The cancellation of next week’s meeting of the State Planning Commission comes at a fortuitous time for Princeton Township. It remains to be seen whether it is equally auspicious for the rest of New Jersey. The commission, had it met, would have heard a challenge, lodged by the…
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AROUND CRANBURY
Arts, music and books By: Lorraine Sedor Just a reminder that the Cranbury Arts Council will hold its annual Festival of Art and Music this Sunday, Feb. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. * * * Don’t forget to visit the Cranbury School PTO Book Fair next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 until…
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Stathos’ only goal is weekend sweep
PU ice hockey has big weekend ahead By: Justin Feil Dave Stathos goes into every Princeton University ice hockey game knowing that he cannot let in many goals. The Tigers are last in Eastern College Athletic Conference scoring at 1.84 goals per game. "It’s been pretty tough," said Stathos, the Tigers’ senior goaltender. "The main…
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Borough police seeking crossing guards
The Princeton Borough police want you to be a crossing guard. The department has a shortage of crossing guards and has to post police officers at the intersections, said Chief Charles Davall. The job pays $25 a day for two 45-minute shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The department prefers…
