Category: archives
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Fund-raising for new library tops $5 million
Two recent grants boosted the campaign by $1.5 million. By: Jennifer Potash With two new grants totaling $1.5 million, the Princeton Public Library is ahead of schedule in raising money for its new $17.5 million facility. The library announced Monday that it had received a $1 million grant from the J. Seward Johnson Sr. 1963…
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Let’s celebrate our ‘loss’ in the ratables race
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 15 By: Packet Editorial The last time the Princeton Regional Planning Board updated its Master Plan in 1996, there were but a few parcels of land remaining in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township identified as potential sites for major development. One was the 38-acre Weller tract, an old farm located off Snowden…
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These kids don’t want to see cops in their schools
Students criticize proposal for West Windsor-Plainsboro district. By: David M. Campbell Cops in schools is a bad idea, according to many West Windsor-Plainsboro high school students. "I think it’s ridiculous," Vinny Maknoor, 16, of High School North said Monday. "There is no need for cops in schools. It will feel like a threatening environment. We’ve…
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The unwed parent myth
A five-year, $17 million research effort suggests that unwed parents have high hopes and expectations, but are severely hampered by poor education and low earnings. By: Jeff Milgram New findings by researchers at Princeton and Columbia universities challenge myths about unwed parents and provide support for those who believe government can promote marriage and stable…
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George Geis
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP George A. Geis, 90, died Friday, May 11, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Trenton, he lived in Lawrence and Yardley, Pa., before moving to Manchester in 1981. He retired in 1966 as vice president of Consumers Oil Corp., Trenton, after 42 years. Mr. Geis was past president of New Jersey…
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Tigers reach NCAA women’s lax semifinal
Princeton overwhelms Dartmouth behind hustling Fiore By: Justin Feil Alex Fiore didn’t have a chance to play in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament last year because of a serious leg injury. In fact, she didn’t even play in one regular season game. The sophomore is making up for lost time now. Fiore was everywhere to…
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‘Victor and the Virgin’
This delicious, romantic drama raises the Passage Theatre Company to the first rank of professional companies in the territory. By: Stuart Duncan The days following World War I were exciting for the fledgling recording industry. Technology was rampant, patent rights were being won and lost weekly; the number of record labels increased 20-fold. The acknowledged…
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Princeton Township acts on Coventry Farm bonds
Ordinance would appropriate $6 million and authorize the issuance of $5.7 million in bonds. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Township Committee voted unanimously Monday to introduce a bond ordinance that would pay the up-front costs of the $9.5 million purchase of Coventry Farm. The ordinance would appropriate $6 million and authorize the issuance of $5.7…
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Masback’s return to PU track a success
CEO of USA Track & Field delighted by GST results By: Justin Feil When Craig Masback competed at Princeton University in the late 1970s, it was a far different track on which he competed. They are memories that now bring a smile and chuckle to the current CEO of USA Track & Field. "It was…
