Category: archives
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Red Storm state champs
Like the NCAA tournament in college basketball, the top 64 teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York were invited to play in a state tournament that took place on four consecutive weekends during the months of March and April. Last year, the Pennsylvania Red Storm were the state champions and, in the history…
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DiTuro wins individual title at GMC girls golf tournament
By: Rich Fisher The best female golf player in the Greater Middlesex Conference this year spent more time carrying a lacrosse stick than swinging a club. But her ‘lax’ of time on the links did not stop South Brunswick High junior Lisa DiTuro from winning the inaugural Greater Middlesex Conference Girl’s Golf Tournament at Tamarack’s…
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School Menus
Delaware Homemade pizza, cheese dog wrap, grilled cheese, cereal lunch bag, yogurt lunch bag, hamburger on bun, salad shake, roll and bread basket available daily. Rice or noodles available with lunch purchase. Monday, June 11 Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, fruit and milk. Tuesday, June 12 Hamburger or cheeseburger on bun, sweet…
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F. Elizabeth Allen
F. Elizabeth "Betty" Allen, 72, of Ewing, died Monday, June 4, at Capital Health System at Mercer. Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong area resident. She retired from the Bursars Office of Rider University on Lawrenceville Road. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #93 in Ewing, the Ladies Auxiliary…
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A patch of greenAmid corporate consolidation, the future of the former American Cyanamid farm on Route 1 is uncertain
The 640-acre tract of land on Route 1, which used to be the American Cyanamid Agro Research Center (ARC), has drawn the attention of developers and West Windsor Township officials since the announcement by the site’s latest acquirer that it will be consolidating its research facilities. By: George Frey, Staff Writer, Princeton Business Journal, The…
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Filming of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ to resume in Princeton
Work is expected to run from Monday to June 15. By: Jennifer Potash Downtown Princeton Borough may become the focus of attention next week, albeit briefly, when production returns for the filming of the movie "A Beautiful Mind." The movie, which stars Russell Crowe, is based on the inspirational story of Princeton professor John Forbes…
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Talks on garage yield some misgivings
At a community session, second thoughts on a 500-car parking garage. By: Jennifer Potash A big plaza with trees, attractive public walkways and a supermarket were clear winners with participants in a community meeting to discuss developing the Princeton Borough-owned parking lots in the downtown. But a 500-car garage on the Princeton Borough-owned parking lots…
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Tax reform takes courage, not a convention
PACKET EDITORIAL, June 5 By: Packet Editorial Anyone who pays property taxes in New Jersey knows how inequitably the burden of this regressive form of taxation falls on our state’s residents. Senior citizens and others on fixed incomes pay a disproportionately large share of their income in property taxes, which fund everything from the public…
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Holt joins rally for scholar jailed in China
The congressman predicts the United States will have to enter negotiations in order to win Li Shaomin’s release. By: Jeff Milgram The United States will have to negotiate with China to win the release of accused spy Li Shaomin, who received a doctorate from Princeton University in 1988, according to Rep. Rush Holt (D-12). "I…
