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  • A Chair is a Chair is a Chair

    George Nakashima’s reverence for the spirit of the wood can be compared with the beliefs of European Modernists. An exhibit at the Michener Museum does just that. By: Ilene Dube    George Nakashima’s love for the forms and spirit of the natural world evolved in the Pacific Northwest of his childhood. After earning an architecture degree…

  • South honors athletes at annual banquet

    By: Cynthia Williamson    South Hunterdon honored the following students at the high school sports banquet held June 6 at the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad.    Scholar athlete awards: Matthew Walker and Kjisten Torkelson.    The Young Men’s Athletic Club Best Athlete awards: Matthew Walker and Kendra Benitez.    Kiwanis Best Athlete awards: Lucas Lyons and Kendra…

  • Council OKs million-dollar condos

    Waterview developer to build 30 ‘high-end’ units By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council voted unanimously Monday to grant Waterview developer Tom Scannapieco preliminary land development plan approval to build 30 "high-end" condominiums south of the Waterworks complex he also built on Route 32.    "I took everything I learned from the Waterworks and…

  • Montgomery rodeo ropes in the fans

    A record turnout for the weekend event. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Families came out in fashion for the annual Montgomery rodeo Saturday and Sunday dressed in their best buckaroo gear.    Tiny tots in cowboy hats abounded, including two in sombreros — close enough. And for those not dressed for the occasion, there were toy…

  • Parking, traffic chief issues for McCarter expansion plan

    The Planning Board is reviewing a new 350-seat theater. By: David M. Campbell    The Princeton Regional Planning Board has postponed action on the proposed Berlind Theatre, a 350-seat addition to McCarter Theatre, to allow the board to deliberate further on parking and circulation issues.    The board is expected to resume its hearing on the 27,110-square-foot…

  • Brian Borutta

    JONESBORO, Ga. — Brian Borutta, 27, died Saturday, June 9.    Born in Princeton, he lived in Lawrenceville before moving to Jonesboro seven years ago.    He is survived by his father, Richard D. Borutta of Hopewell; his mother, Frances Borutta of Lawrenceville; a brother, Richard A. Borutta of New York; and an aunt, Irene Borutta of…

  • Lillian McCoy

       EWING — Lillian McCoy, 91, died Thursday, June 7, at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She retired from the state of New Jersey.    She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and its Ladies Guild.    She graduated from Trenton Central High School and Apex…

  • Common sense is better than a software censor

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 12 By: Packet Editorial    A round of applause, please, for Leslie Burger, the courageous director of the Princeton Public Library.    While her timid counterparts across America are tripping all over themselves to install Internet filters, lest impressionable youngsters using their libraries’ computers be scarred for life by exposure to offensive or objectionable…

  • Marie Brearley

       Marie Brearley, 77, died Sunday, June 10, at Mercer County Geriatric Center.    Born in Lawrence, she was a lifelong resident.    She was a forewoman in the shipping and receiving department of New Jersey Porcelain Co. and a member of Slackwood Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed fishing.    Sister of the late Bertha Hill and John Brearley, she…