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  • Learning ‘boomerangs’ for benefit of charities

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — What can hold 10,000 shoe boxes, travel around the world and make learning about geography and international trade fun?    According to nine third-grade classes at the Village School on New Village Road, it’s a big purple cargo container called the Boomerang Box.    And as part of a reward for…

  • Montgomery closes in on deal for NPDC land

    Official says state is committed to arriving at a settlement before Gov.-elect Jim McGreevey takes office in January. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee is mulling a deal with the state to purchase more than 230 acres of the former North Princeton Developmental Center, according to Committeeman Don Matthews.    Representatives from both sides…

  • Princeton Township approves high-density sites for seniors

    Unanimous late-night vote follows mostly negative public testimony; Sierra Club seeks state review. By: David Campbell    Following more than four hours of emotional public testimony Monday night, the Princeton Township Committee voted unanimously to approve two overlay ordinances that encourage high-density senior housing on the environmentally sensitive Princeton Ridge.    Some seniors gave testimony before the…

  • Sierra Club should refocus on its mission

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 18 By: Packet Editorial    When the Sierra Club was founded in 1892, conservationist John Muir and a small band of followers had a simple, straightforward objective — to defeat a proposal to scale back the boundaries of Yosemite National Park.    They succeeded.    Within a year, the club had established an office in…

  • Pain is Good

    Suzie Hot Sauce in New Hope, Pa., has plenty of heat for chilly seasons. By: Jodi Thompson Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Suzie Hot Sauce on West Bridge Street in New Hope, Pa., features nearly 200 types of hot sauce, in addition to the hot-and-spicy candy.    On every gift list is one person for whom…

  • School $1 million closer to paying mortgage

    Gift boosts Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart’s effort to eliminate its debt by the end of the year. By: Jeff Milgram    Good things happen at Christmastime at the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart.    On Friday, at the annual faculty Christmas party, Headmaster Olen Kalkus announced that an anonymous donor had given the school…

  • Oyster dishes: traditional and delicious

    IN THE KITCHEN by Ann Harwood: Three recipes for cooked oysters with various toppings that have won the day in the Harwood household. Illustration by Judy Martin    Luxury foods always seem to make their appearance at the holidays. Even in Dickens’ day, families with precious little luxury the rest of the year tried to save…

  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 18

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Dec. 18 By: ABM Treaty has promoted peace To the editor:    I am outraged by President Bush’s announced intention to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. For nearly 30 years, the ABM Treaty has been a cornerstone of nuclear stability and of preventing a global nuclear arms race.    At a time…

  • Four options ‘doable’ for Alexander Road bridge

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The Town Center Designation Task Force, a subcommittee of the township Planning Board, got back to what it was originally formed to do and dived into Princeton Junction area circulation issues Thursday evening.    Planning Board members Bill Benfer, subcommittee chairman, and Steve Decter summarized the outcome of a meeting…