Category: archives
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Arts Council’s neighbors hit street with concerns
A petition calls for plans to comply with zoning and not be ‘detrimental’ to the neighborhood. By: Jennifer Potash As The Arts Council of Princeton revises plans to expand its Witherspoon Street facility, nearby residents are working to get their objections on the record. A petition, calling for any proposed plans to comply with the…
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Tea, herbs shop to supplant a downtown hardware fixture…
Another nuts and bolts downtown retailer succumbs. By: Jennifer Potash In about 10 days, another downtown Princeton mainstay will fade into history. Urken’s Hardware and Supply, which opened more than 60 years ago, will shut its doors on Witherspoon Street. The building was sold to Paul Shu, owner of Holsome Teas and Herbs at 20…
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Princeton man charged with molesting juveniles
By: David Campbell Princeton Township police arrested a man on New Year’s Day on charges he sexually molested two juveniles over a two-year period. Keith Brandon Martin, 38, of Lake Drive was charged Tuesday with aggravated sexual assault, lewdness and two counts each of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Police said…
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125 courses on tap for adults
Princeton Adult School registration is under way. Registration is now under way for the winter-spring semester at Princeton Adult School. Offerings this year include 125 courses ranging from lectures on world affairs and talks by noted Princeton authors to a 12-week movie series and a variety of computer workshops. Students can register by mail or…
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Unhappy Harvard professors could find new home at Princeton University
It would be a homecoming for Cornel West, who served as director of Princeton’s Program in African-American Studies until 1994. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton University would welcome three black Harvard University professors who are reported to be rankled by the school’s president, Lawrence H. Summers. It would be a homecoming of sorts for one of…
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Ralph F. Vincelli
Ralph F. Vincelli, 68, died Saturday, Dec. 29, at Robert Wood Johnson-University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, he lived in Queens before moving to Monroe 31 years ago. He was a manager for both American Blue for 30 years and later Marco Photo for 15 years, both blueprint enlarging companies in New York…
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School expansion decision may come Monday
The district’s architect has presented a final report and the Board of Education is expected to decide how it wants to expand the schools Monday night. By: Chris Karmiol The moment of truth arrives this Monday at the first East Windsor Regional Board of Education meeting of the new year, when the board is expected…
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‘Cookin’ with Bobby From Our House to Yours’
Noted chef begins cooking series on Princeton Community Television By: Pat Tanner Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Bobby Trigg cooks up one of his specialties in the kitchen of the Ferry House. Move over, Emeril. Princeton has its own celebrity TV chef in Bobby Trigg, chef/owner of Princeton’s popular Ferry House restaurant. His show, called…
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Network classes click with students
Princeton Education Foundation has become a liaison for businesses in establishing classes and programs for public school students. By: George Frey You can’t always afford everything you want something area public schools know well. And trying to keep up with changing technology has become a daunting task for many schools. That’s when the Princeton…
