Category: archives
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Washington students get awards
By: WASHINGTON – The Washington Township PTA presented 26 awards to elementary and middle school students at a special reception Nov. 28. The awards were presented to Reflections Program participants, a national PTA program that recognizes and encourages children who have an interest in the arts, who artistically finished the phrase, "It would really be…
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Collective Soul
Indie rock band Elemae, made up of members of two disbanded New York-area groups, has a new release, A Life to Be Defined, with 12 original songs. The release makes the group a force to be reckoned with. By: Alex Saville Indie rock band Elemae. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, indie rock band…
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Gay students’ plight sparks lively discussion
Foundation sponsors seminar at The Lawrenceville School By: Lea Kahn LAWRENCE When Horace Mann first championed public schools, they were intended only for boys. It took years for girls to be accepted in the public schools, and many more years for blacks to be taught. Boys and girls, black and white, may attend public…
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In planning for orderly growth, garage is key
PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 12 By: Packet Editorial Late Thursday night, after some of her fellow Planning Board members had exhausted themselves (and their audience) trying to divine the precise number of parking spaces the Arts Council of Princeton might or might not need to provide in order to receive approval to expand, Princeton Township Mayor…
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The gift of a lifetime
Library launches ‘Books for Kids’ holiday campaign By: David Weinstein It could be Dr. Seuss that turns a child on to reading. Nancy Drew, maybe, who moves a young girl to find her own way. The insatiable Little Prince, perhaps, who leaves a legacy of exploration on the mind of a young child. Whoever the…
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Lighting up for Hanukkah
Menorahs, the traditional symboly of the Jewish Festival of Lights, provide artists a way to express their creativity. By: Sally Friedman Silver. Brass. Folk-art style. Sleekly contemporary. Formal. Whimsical. Of all the Jewish ceremonial objects, Hanukkah lamps reveal the greatest originality and diversity. These lamps, known as "menorahs" and "hanukias," serve one function: to enable…
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RU job is enough to lure back Susan
Former PU coach is moving again By: Justin Feil The first 19 years of Joe Susan’s football coaching career he held two jobs, with Bucknell University as offensive line and assistant head coach for 10 years and then with Princeton University as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for nine years. In the year 2000,…
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Collective soul
ENTERTAINMENT: Indie rock band Elemae, made up of members of two disbanded New York-area groups, has a new release, A Life to Be Defined, with 12 original songs. The release makes the group a force to be reckoned with. By: Alex Saville Indie rock band Elemae. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, indie rock…
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Princeton deer hunt approved
NEWS: The New Jersey Fish and Game Council has given Princeton Township permission to cull the local deer population with sharpshooters. Permission was granted this afternoon at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Robbinsville. By: David Weinstein UPPER FREEHOLD Today’s approval of Princeton Township’s application before the Fish and Game Council means hired sharpshooters…
