Category: archives
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Graduate student says he’s not a spy
Joshua Handler has been accused of spying by a Russian security service. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton University graduate student Joshua Handler, a specialist in disarmament and nuclear weapons, has denied an allegation from the head of the Russian security service that he is an American spy. "I am not a spy," Mr. Handler, 40, said…
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1,200 make merry to mark millennium
14th annual Curtain Calls termed "best ever." By: Pam Hersh Auld acquaintances may or may not have been forgot, but all the auld Princeton issues and problems seemed to be forgotten during the final hours of the millennium. At Princeton’s 14th annual Curtain Calls, comments about parking garages, building construction, taxes, master plans and less…
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Talks to continue on police pact
Princeton Township officers begin new year without a contract By: David Weinstein Princeton Township police officers entered the new year with an expired contract. Negotiations to cement a new deal began in early December, at which time Township Administrator Jim Pascale indicated that a new contract could be in place before the new year. But…
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Graduate student says he’s not a spy
Joshua Handler has been accused of spying by a Russian security service. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton University graduate student Joshua Handler, a specialist in disarmament and nuclear weapons, has denied an allegation from the head of the Russian security service that he is an American spy. "I am not a spy," Mr. Handler, 40, said…
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1,200 make merry to mark millennium
Curtain Calls helps Princeton put aside issues such as parking garages and tax rates and focus on a celebration of the community at the dawn of 2001. The snow may have kept some people home, but 1,200 visitors still toured the 10 sites in town. By: Pam Hersh Raanan Moore, 6, of Princeton is delightfully…
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King’s Highway speeds to historic register
Stretch of Routes 206 and 27 now a nationally recognized historic site By: David Weinstein For the King’s Highway, a long and winding road has ended on the rolls of the National Historic Registry. The Dec. 21 approval by the U.S. Department of Natural Resources came about six weeks after the state Office of Historic…
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Two big efforts in borough fell short
For those seeking change, the year ended in defeat. By: Jennifer Potash The two biggest stories in Princeton Borough in 2000 were two that ended in failure for those seeking change. The ban on smoking in indoor public places adopted by the Princeton Regional Health Commission in June was overturned by a Mercer County Superior…
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Coming of age with a good deed
To prepare for a bar or bat mitzvah, each student must design and perform a mitzvah, a good deed By: Christian Kirkpatrick The room rings with controlled pandemonium. Balls fly through the air; a boy practices kickboxing on a Twister mat. Two small crooners sing with a karaoke machine, while pint-sized hip hoppers dance…
