Category: archives
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Hemant Sawant will be missed
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the editor: We are writing this letter on behalf of an article that was written in last week’s edition of the Windor-Hights Herald, "East Windsor man dies of meningitis." His name was Hemant Sawant. To his friends he was known as "Hemanty" or "Bob." He was much more than an…
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School traffic must be fixed by September
EDITORIAL: The Cranbury Township Committee and school board have a responsibility to students, parents and other residents to clean up the traffic mess at the Cranbury School. Baseball is America’s favorite pastime. That’s why Cranbury is looking to build two new ballfields behind the Cranbury School. And while we think the ballfields will be a…
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Multi-media production follows women full cycle
Inneract, a theater group based in Princeton, combines dance, music, poetry and humor in an effort to enlighten the audience about women’s issues, including domestic violence. By: Vivian Ryle It was just about sunset on a Sunday evening in July. Many of us were winding down from another bucolic but too-short summer weekend. Some were…
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Former councilwoman to run in West Windsor
Alison Miller joins the race as running mate to Councilwoman Jacqueline Alberts By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR Township Zoning Board member Alison Miller said Thursday that she will run for Township Council in the May election. Ms. Miller joins the race as running mate to Councilwoman Jacqueline Alberts, who is defending one of…
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Scores still worry school leaders
Hightstown High School 11th-graders scored better on the writing portion of the HSPT in 2000 than in 1999. By: Michael Arges Hightstown High 11th-graders have bounced back from a disappointing performance last year on the writing portion of the state achievement test, according to the results from the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) taken in…
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Edith’s, a Princeton institution, will close
The contents of the store from the saucily-printed silk boxer shorts, racks of bras and haus-frau housecoats will move to the World Wide Web. By: Jennifer Potash The number of family-owned-and-operated businesses in downtown Princeton will be reduced by one with the closing of mainstay Edith’s Lingerie on Nassau Street. Founded in 1956…
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WW-P board approves bids for new school
Construction of the Town Center Elementary School in Plainsboro will cost $11.9 million. By: David M. Campbell The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education unanimously approved bids totaling about $12 million Tuesday night for construction of the Town Center Elementary School in Plainsboro, scheduled for completion in 2002. Construction could begin within the next two…
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The heroism of modern life
An exhibit at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick consists of some 150 works depicting women in French art during the second half of the 19th century. By: Susan Van Dongen "Loie Fuller" by Francois-Rupert Carabin, circa 1897-1898, is part of exhibit at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum. NEW BRUNSWICK Like…
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Cooking Contest. Submit recipes for the cook off, or if you like, just submit recipes for the cookbook!
Start your summer off with a bang and get involved with the NiE Cooking Contest…submit your recipes today! NiE The Princeton Packet, Inc. 300 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08542 A fantastic opportunity for teamwork & creativity! Dear Teachers; The Packet would like to present you and your students with a fabulous opportunity for teamwork and…
