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  • Neighbors of 73 Bridge St. fear for safety

    By: Sue Kramer        LAMBERTVILLE — “It can’t fall down because all the junk inside is holding it up,” said one neighbor, who asked not to be identified, of Christopher Carson’s property at 73 Bridge St.    The building was to be discussed at a special meeting of the City Council tonight. The city will consider…

  • Fire board accepts $323,254 bid for pumper

    By: Sue Kramer        LAMBERTVILLE — The Board of Fire Commissioners unanimously accepted a bid by Campbell Supply Co. Inc. of Edison for the manufacture of a new pumper at a special meeting May 25.    Campbell Supply, a dealership for American LaFrance fire equipment, submitted the lone bid of $323,254 for a 2,000 gallons-per-minute Class…

  • HOT TOPIC: Is the Bypass working?

    By: It’s been six months since the Hightstown Bypass opened for traffic. Do you think the Bypass is helping local traffic flow?

  • Don’t restrict open space tax in the borough

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 30 By: On the surface, the question would seem to be a simple one: Do the residents of Princeton Borough want to adopt a 1-cent tax dedicated to protection and preservation of open space, or don’t they?    Alas, in Princeton Borough, nothing is ever quite so simple.    There appear to be at…

  • Drawing the ‘loyalists’

    Sabrin seeks Senate seat as conservative GOP By:Jennifer Potash    While the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate has been characterized as a battle among moderate Republicans, Murray Sabrin, a conservative, believes he can walk away with the win.    The former talk show host and professor of finance at Ramapo College recently sat…

  • Ideals crown talk by Queen Noor

    Asks Class of 2000 at Princeton University to commit to service of others By: Jennifer Potash    Invoking Princeton’s motto of “in service of all nations,” Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, a university alumna, appealed to the class of 2000 on Sunday to commit to the service of others, whether in or outside their careers.…

  • OBITUARY

    Harold Kizner     Harold Kizner, 71, died Friday, May 26, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.     He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and lived in Douglastown, N.Y., Queens, N.Y., and North Brunswick for 20 years before moving to The Ponds.     He was vice president of Revlon, New York, and Chanel Inc.,…

  • Regent’s Mead plan set back in court

    A judge upheld the Princeton planning board’s decision to deny a continuing-care retirement community on the former Our Lady site. By: Jane Karlicek    A state Superior Court judge on Friday upheld the Princeton Regional Planning Board’s December decision to deny an application for the 628,000-square-foot Regent’s Mead continuing-care retirement community on the former Our Lady…

  • OBITUARIES, May 30, 2000

    Charles T. Myers, John Yurcho, Constance L. Goodwin, Henry B. Kelbaugh Sr. Charles Thomas Myers Retired from ETS    Charles Thomas Myers of Princeton Township died Friday at home. He was 84.    Born in Shanghai, China, he worked at the Educational Testing Service from 1947 to 1980, when he retired.    A high school graduate of the…