Category: archives
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Involvement key to solving real concerns
PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 10 By: Packet Editorial You can’t blame residents of Princeton’s John-Witherspoon neighborhood if they are feeling a little under the gun these days. Understandably frustrated by serious overcrowding in rental properties in the borough’s most densely populated quarter, residents also are worried that efforts to coordinate future commercial and office development in…
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Montgomery’s search for superintendent set back
A top candidate drops out and a new search is launched. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY – The Township Board of Education has reopened its search for a new superintendent after one of two finalists withdrew from consideration. School board President Linda Romano said interviews should recommence in December and the board hopes to select a…
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YWCA leader starts by listening
Eileen Conway planned to do a lot of listening as she started her first week as interim executive director of the YWCA Princeton. Ms. Conway started work Oct. 2 with a case of laryngitis. "It’s so nice to be able to listen and learn from people," she said. Former Executive Director Mary Jane Barretta, who…
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Institute honors Princeton professor
Robert Stengel, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University, has received the Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, bestowed annually by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The award recognizes outstanding scientific contribution by an individual, and was given to Professor Stengel for his "many contributions to the theory and practice of…
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PU goes downhill after initial drive
Tigers lose game to Colgate and another QB By: Justin Feil The Princeton University football team got off to a good start Saturday against Colgate after the opening kick. For the first four minutes, the Tigers looked solid in driving 66 yards to the Colgate 12-yard line. Then three plays netted minus six yards and…
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OBITUARIES, October 10, 2000
Paul A. Feit, Hugh C. Minor, Arthur J. McGinnis, Eugene L. Krasnoff, Jane H. Podurgiel, Erich Gellermann, Madeline Taylor. Paul A. Feit Princeton High graduate Paul Andre "Pauly" "P-A" Feit of Princeton died Sunday in a car accident in South Brunswick. He was 23. Son of the late Charles Feit, he is survived by his…
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Wadsworth enjoys move to PU sprint football
Former PHS head coach stays close to home, job By: Justin Feil Keith Wadsworth always wanted to get into collegiate coaching. The former Princeton High head football coach would have liked for it to have happened under different circumstances, but when former Princeton University sprint football head coach Bob DiPipi collapsed Oct. 15, 1999 in…
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Family’s death in air crash shocks community
Charles B. Yates, his wife and two children died after Mr. Yates’ plane crashed in Martha’s Vineyard. By: Jennifer Potash The loss of former state legislator Charles B. Yates, his wife and two children in a plane crash last week has left friends and neighbors grieving. The family from Library Place in the borough and…
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Rocky Hill seeks local police help
By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY – The township says it is considering a request from the mayor of Rocky Hill to provide part-time police services to the neighboring borough. Rocky Hill, like many small boroughs, receives its police coverage from the State Police. Township Police Lt. Robert Palmer told the committee Wednesday that Rocky Hill does…
