Category: archives
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Help counseling kids
The school district is making available to the public a compilation of resources on how to speak with children about disaster. By: Michael Arges Parents are not alone as they talk to their children about the World Trade Center disaster. One resource for parents and teachers is Supportive Resources for Teachers and Parents Coping with…
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Shedding light on Islam’s cloud
Imam Hamad Chebli becomes the first non-Christian to speak at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Miller Chapel in its 190-year history. By: Steve Rauscher With an eye toward dispelling the many myths surrounding the perception of Islam in America, Imam Hamad Chebli visited the Princeton Theological Seminary on Thursday, becoming the first non-Christian to speak at the…
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Princeton faces major challenges in revising Master Plan
A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 18. By: David Campbell Traffic and circulation, shortages of developable land for competing interests such as open space and senior housing and prohibitively high real estate prices are among the challenges facing Princeton planners, according to a report released last week. A draft copy of the Princeton Community…
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Board sets superintendent search timetable
The school board says it hopes to choose a new chief school administrator by Oct. 31 so that the selected candidate can be on the job by January. By:Casha Caponegro The school board says it hopes to choose a new chief school administrator by Oct. 31 so that the selected candidate can be on the…
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Police investigate phone threats
Two phone calls to a Domino’s Pizza in the township threatened a group of Pakistani workers there last week. By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR Authorities are taking very seriously the recent phone threats made to the manager of a local pizza shop. On Sept. 17 and 21 threatening phone calls were made to the…
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School board eyes bus controversies
The board has decided to not allow non-bus-riders to enroll in a subscription bus service. The board also looked at ways to make transit to its schools safer. By: Michael Arges East Windsor Regional Board of Education members decided at Monday’s meeting against providing subscription bus service for children not eligible for free service. Board…
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EDITORIAL: Let justice, not hatred, be served
Our behavior here at home must reflect our nation’s commitment to the very ideals that these terrorists find so abhorrent: religious freedom, tolerance and equal protection under the law. We are now more than two weeks removed from the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, yet all the emotions we felt then …
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Late October is target for library’s relocation
The Princeton Public Library will move into temporary quarters at the Princeton Shipping Center. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Public Library will not close the books on downtown Princeton for another month. The library is targeting a late October date to move into its temporary headquarters at the Princeton Shopping Center, said Assistant Library Director…
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Service will honor World Trade Center victim
Joseph M. Giaccone, 43, a vice president with Cantor Fitzgerald, was working on the 103rd floor of Tower No. 1 when the tower was hit by a terrorist-guided airplane. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Family and friends are gathering to remember a lost friend. A memorial Mass for Joseph M. Giaccone of Danya Drive, a…
