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Library, Legion hearing on agenda
By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council is expected to continue discussion tonight of an ordinance to provide funding for the new Princeton Public Library. The council held a public hearing on the ordinance last week but tabled the vote, giving council members an opportunity to review a memo by Princeton Township Attorney Edwin Schmierer…
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Hold the Lost Moment
A touch of healing: Paintings by Ben Frank Moss celebrate the human spirit with vivacious brushwork and swaths of rich colors. Spirit States is on exhibit at the Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Gallery through Oct. 18. By: Susan Van Dongen The acts of violence in New York and Washington have bruised the nation’s collective heart…
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Letters to the Editor, Sept. 25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 25 By: An open letter to area families suffering in aftermath of Sept. 11 To the editor: I have a different perspective of the tragedy two weeks ago. My first husband, Bill Daniels, was murdered by terrorists on Dec. 21, 1988. He was unlucky enough to be aboard Pan Am…
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Bomb scare shuts down Foxmoor shopping center
Complex reopens after suspicious device turns out to be dummy bazooka shell. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON Township police evacuated the Foxmoor shopping center this morning after a suspicious device was found near the complex. Lt. Martin Masseroni said someone alerted an officer around 8:15 a.m. about a device that looked like a rocket sitting…
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For borough’s judge, quality of life on trial
By: Jennifer Potash Several cases involving quality-of-life issues from open containers of alcohol in public to urinating in public to overcrowded rental properties were prominent in Princeton Borough Municipal Court on Monday. More than a dozen Princeton University students were before the court on borough ordinance violations which carry a maximum penalty of…
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At McCarter, ‘The house is open!’
Volunteer ushers help make the theater work. By: Ann Stewart "It’s the best volunteer experience I’ve ever had." One or another variation on this enthusiastic theme was heard from every usher I talked to at McCarter Theatre and Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. Of course, it’s always great to feel that one is being helpful, that…
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Capital Prose
Mark Feffer and partner Ellen Cannon have been kicking around the idea of an on-line publication for some time. Their magazine, Trenton Writes, showcases authors in and around the Trenton area. By: Susan Van Dongen If Mark Feffer and Ellen Cannon succeed with their plans, the Trenton area may soon become a lively literary scene.…
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U.S. needs to understand why it is a target
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 25 By: Packet Editorial In his otherwise stirring and memorable speech to a joint session of Congress and the American people Thursday night, President Bush offered the following words to describe why the United States has become a target for terrorists: "They hate what we see right here in this chamber, a…
