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  • Peter F. Manzione, 87

    Peter F. Manzione, 87    Peter F. Manzione, 87, died June 15 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Richmond, Va., he lived in Dayton the past 60 years. Before retiring in 1963, he was an electrical engineer with Ban DornJohnson Inc., New Brunswick, for 20 years. He formerly served as trustee of the First…

  • Betty Ruth DiGaudio Vitanzo, 67

    Betty Ruth DiGaudio Vitanzo, 67    Betty Ruth DiGaudio Vitanzo, 67, of Monroe died June 15 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division.    She was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and lived in Carteret before moving to Monroe five years ago.    She was employed as an assembler for RCA Corp., Harrison, for 15 years until 1963.…

  • Companions on the Sacred Journey

    By:David Campbell    Saint Patrick, Irish tradition holds, taught the mysteries of the Holy Trinity to the Celts using the shamrock.    The Rev. Timothy Joyce, a Benedictine monk and prior of Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, Mass., and author of “Celtic Christianity: A Sacred Tradition, A Vision of Hope” (Orbis, 1998), holds the Holy Trinity as symbolic…

  • Hidden in life, ignored in death

    Neglected cemetery is focus of restoration By: David Dankwa    MONTGOMERY — Beyond a marshy meadow across the Rock Brook, above a wooded knoll at the former North Princeton Developmental Center, is an old cemetery simply referred to by the few who know of its existence as the upper cemetery.    It’s not your typical cemetery.    There…

  • Historical Society announces restoration citations

    Historical Society announces restoration citations    Five citations for outstanding contributions in 1999 to historic preservation in Princeton have been announced by the Historical Society of Princeton. The awards are given annually for restoration or rehabilitation of historically significant houses, commercial buildings or other structures in the area.    Recently, three private homes and two Princeton University…

  • Let communities use all options to control deer

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 20 By:    Next week’s voting session of the New Jersey state Senate may represent the last chance to do something about the deer problem that faces Princeton and so many other communities around the Garden State. If the upper house does not take action before the end of June, when the legislature…

  • Going for the gold at the Transplant Olympics

    Athletes will carry the torch for fellow organ recipients By:Cynthia Cannon    David Barry never dreamed he would be an Olympic athlete at 45.    When the Olympic torch makes its way to Sydney, Australia, this summer, Mr. Barry will not be a participant. Yet he will act as a torchbearer for thousands of Americans.    On June…

  • Family influence spurs scholars

    Verbosy, Walters honored by Hun By: Justin Feil    It was fitting that The Hun School’s scholar athletes of the year had strong family influences. After all, the annual award — given to the top achieving juniors — is named after the parents’ association.    Janice Verbosky and Nick Walters were this year’s female and male recipients…

  • New grade plan presents some hard choices

    The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District is considering changing the grade configuration of its elementary schools. By: David M. Campbell    The pros and cons of changing elementary school grade configurations within the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District weigh heavily on the minds of district officials – and curriculum, financing and transportation are the leading areas of…