Category: archives
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HoVal hockey team battles growing pains
Hopewell Valley Ice HockeyThe ice hockey team from Hopewell Valley Central High School is going through some growing pains at the moment. By: Matt Nalbone The team is made up of mostly sophomores and juniors and finds itself struggling a little bit. The Bulldogs went to the ice three times this past week and did…
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Grapplers earn first-ever victory against Hamilton
WrestlingGearing up for this weekend’s Mercer County Tournament, the Lawrence High School wrestling squad increased its winning streak to eight with a pair of impressive triumphs. By: Mike Molaro The Cardinals (10-3 overall, 8-0 in the Colonial Valley Conference) defeated Hamilton, 38-33, at the Hornets Nest Jan. 24 for the first time in school history.…
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Pulte’s Fieldwood Manors and Estates provide single-family home comfort
Fieldwood Estates and Fieldwood Manors are both selling homes in their final phases The Packet Group The Pulte Corporation has scored a stunning success in Princeton over the past year, with two communities that offer the very best in gracious living. At this point, Fieldwood Estates and Fieldwood Manors are both selling homes in their…
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Help Grade Contest
Do you want to help grade contest for NiE? Pick the winners! If you are in middle school and you are interested in helping grade writing for the elementary school writing categories, we could use your help! Contact: Melissa Edwards, NiE Services Manager, Packet Publications 1-609-924-3244 ext.199 e-mail – [email protected] or fax -1-609-921-0583.
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University to replace student loans with grants
Increased endowment means lowest tuition increase in 34 years. By: Jeff Milgram Some good investments and a successful five-year fund-raising campaign will give Princeton University enough money to replace undergraduate student loans with grants. The elimination of student loans will take part of the sting out of a 3-percent tuition increase for the 2001-2002 academic…
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Princetons to pitch their own bypass plans
The two municipalities have decided to propose their own alternatives to the Millstone Bypass. By: Jennifer Potash As Princeton Borough and Princeton Township await the environmental impact study of the proposed Millstone Bypass, the two municipalities have decided to propose alternatives to that alignment. A forum to present the alternatives to the community is scheduled…
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Princeton Family YMCA
PRINCETON FAMILY YMCA width=446 valign="top"> Commit to Be Fit at the Princeton Family YMCA C y b e x T r a i n i n g C e n t e r K i c k b o x i n g 2 5 – y a r d I n…
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Tax rebates not the answer; we need reform
PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 30 By: Packet Editorial The announcement that property taxes statewide went up 4.9 percent last year has precipitated the usual hand-wringing in Trenton, with legislators from both parties tripping all over themselves to sponsor measures to "return" large chunks of money to property owners in the form of homestead rebates. In other…
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After-school effort thrives with diverse program
A federally-financed program seeks to extend the school day by appealing to a vast array of interests and abilities. By: Jeff Milgram "Hips, hips," Yvonne Ramos reminds the four boys and nine girls dancing the bachata, a rather sensuous Latin dance. "One, two, three, touch." The children move their feet and sometimes their hips…
