Category: archives
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From Montgomery home to Bush White House
Catherine Fenton is the newly appointed White House social secretary and special assistant to the president. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY Township resident Catherine Fenton is on the move. As the newly appointed White House social secretary and special assistant to the president, Ms. Fenton travels by train to Washington every Monday and returns each…
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Local leaders to discuss bypass plan in private
Possible litigation will be the topic for Princeton officials. By: Jennifer Potash The governing bodies of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township will meet in closed session to discuss possible legal action regarding the proposed Millstone Bypass. The meeting, which also will include the Princeton Regional Planning Board, is scheduled for Jan. 25. The time and…
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Trivia Question
Q. The Princeton Packet, Inc is on what street? a) Nassau b) Witherspoon c) Route 206 d) Paul Robeson e) Washington Ave. b) 300 Witherspoon St.
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Windrows employees vote to unionize
Workers approve unionization by a margin of 6 to 1 By: David M. Campbell PLAINSBORO Workers at the Forrestal Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at The Windrows voted by a margin of better than 6 to 1 in favor of unionizing the facility, following months of tension between workers and management. Courtney Richards, local…
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The old ‘slip and go down’
IN THE KITCHEN by Ann Harwood: After a few days of suffering from a sore throat, our columnist decided to try some Junket rennet custard dessert. This inspired her to try some other custard, gelatin and pudding recipes. No matter where one goes these days, someone has a cold, is just getting over a…
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House fire on Robin Road
Firefighters were called to extinguish a house fire on Robin Road shortly before noon Tuesday. By:Eric Schwarz The Sanchez family at 893 Robin Road was not home when the fire struck at 11:39 a.m. A neighbor smelled smoke and reported the fire. The fire does not appear to be suspicious, the Hillsborough Township police said…
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Verbeyst and Apple
Louis Kenneth Verbeyst Louis Kenneth "Luke" Verbeyst, 16, died Saturday. Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a junior at Hopewell Valley Central High School, an honor student, a member of the varsity wrestling team and a trumpeter in the school band. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Kenneth…
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School expansion impact concerns borough officials
Bond rating and tax increase are cited. By: Jeff Milgram It may be too early to call it opposition but some "concerns" are being raised about the cost of the $74.2 million Princeton Regional Board of Education’s school renovation and expansion project, according to Princeton Borough Councilman David Goldfarb. And the school board might hear…
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Grant to help farm purchases
West Windsor to get over $450,000 from county preservation board By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR The township will receive more than $451,000 from the Mercer County Open Space Preservation Board toward the purchase of about 156 acres in the township’s southern end. Mercer County Freeholder Brian Hughes said last week that the county…
