Category: archives
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Something to carry in
Basket weaving is a social craft. That’s what Princeton resident Helen Schwartz likes best about creating baskets, a craft she fell in love with three years ago, studying at Princeton Adult School. By: Susan Van Dongen
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Thanks for keeping Hightstown ‘neighborly’
Letter to the editor To the editor: In small town America, over backyard fences, neighbors freely borrow that missing egg or the needed cup of sugar to get the cake in the oven on time. An understanding of reciprocity is acknowledged with a wave of thanks, a smile and a nod. The cake helps celebrate…
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Through art, youngsters send drug-free message
Two Montgomery sixth-graders have been named the winners of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office anti-drug calendar competition. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY Brittany Internoscia and Amy Austin, sixth-graders at Montgomery Middle School, are working hard to help make Somerset County drug-free. The two 11-year-olds are winners of the County Prosecutor’s Office Anti-Drug calendar competition. Their…
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Gold’s Gym/Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Hanson’s return sparks PHS boys’ ice hockey By: Justin Feil Mario Lemieux gets a lot of credit for making a successful return to the ice for the Pittsburgh Penguins after a more than three-year absence. At least Lemieux was able to practice before he came back. Kyle Hanson missed the first two months of the…
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Schools pair up to hold blood drive
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart and the Stuart Country Day School are co-sponsoring Monday’s blood drive. By: David Weinstein Got extra blood? Most do, though many choose not to give it up. For those who would like to share, two Princeton private schools have put together a blood drive, scheduled for Monday, between 2:30…
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Officials debate impact of local one-party rule
By: Jennifer Potash With Democrats monopolizing both the Princeton Borough Council and the Princeton Township Committee, the question arises: Would local government work better with a more balanced political representation? It depends on whom you ask. Related story: Once-vibrant GOP ponders recent decline (Feb. 2, 2001) "I could understand how there might be the…
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West Windsor seeks new firehouse design
The Township Council has ordered two alternatives to the original plan to be drafted. By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR A week after rejecting bids for the Princeton Junction Firehouse that were much higher than expected, the Township Council has instructed the administration to draft engineering designs for two alternative proposals and to go…
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PHS gallery kicks off series of shows
The gallery will feature the senior thesis works of the high school’s visual arts department. By: Carly Rothman The Princeton High School Numina Gallery kicks off the first of a series of senior thesis shows Feb. 2. Interspersed between the presentations of the work of professional artists, these senior thesis exhibits mark the culmination of…
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Classroom
By: T.J. Furman These two photos show the classroom from two different angles. Staff photos by T.J. Furman To return to the hallway, click here. This is the floorplan for the new addition. The old school is to the right of the drawing. Click on a room or a point in the hallway to go…
