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Open space issue divides Montgomery candidates
By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY – Preservation of open space ranks high on the agendas of Republican and Democratic candidates in this year’s campaign for two seats on the Township Committee, but the parties differ on how to achieve the goal. The four candidates – Republican incumbents Mayor Don Matthews and Sondra Moylan and Democratic challengers…
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What you should know about all those polls
CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK By: Jennifer Potash The prevalence of polls charting the progress of various presidential, senatorial and congressional candidates, some with conflicting results, might be confusing as voters make their decisions this fall. So what is the average voter to do? Well, don’t pick a candidate based on a poll, said Cliff Zukin of Rutgers…
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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…
