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  • Hospital move to Plainsboro supported, but with conditions

    Health Commission wants assurances that the uninsured and underinsured will be served By: Courtney Gross    In preparation for the University Medical Center at Princeton’s certificate of need hearing before the State Health Planning Board, the Princeton Regional Health Commission has submitted a letter supporting the hospital’s move, but proposing conditions for its approval.    At its…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Perez hopes this fast start lasts By: Justin Feil    As a freshman wrestler for Princeton High School last year, Anastacio Perez got off to a pretty good start before things got tougher in the end of the season.    Perez entered this season looking to sustain success from start to finish.    "It was rough last year,"…

  • Menorah lighting honors triumph

    Symbolism behind annual holiday By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — The afternoon sun shone brightly on the large white menorah that stood in Veterans Memorial Park.    "The menorah is ultimately a symbol of freedom, of light over darkness, of joy over sadness and of freedom over oppression," Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, of the Chabad Jewish Center of…

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  • PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: The holidays: old, new, renewal

    Past, present and future come together during festive time of year By: Arnold Bornstein    The holidays stir memories of the past, thoughts of new insight from the present and hope for renewal in the future.    We recall times that go back to childhood, including loved ones and friends no longer with us; we try to…

  • Farmers, bugs and chemical warfare

    Local farms adapt (as usual) By: Cara Latham    The pesticide Azinphos-methyl, or AZM, sold under the common brand name Guthion, is the latest to be phased out by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but local farmers say the decision will not cause too much hardship for them.    "We do use some of it, but not…

  • Genuine Articles

    What’s an exhibit without artifacts? ‘Princeton’s Civil War’ at the Historical Society of Princeton relies in part on treasures from John Kuhl’s collection. By: Anthony Stoeckert    New Jersey’s role in the Civil War doesn’t get a whole lot of attention. Studies of the War Between the States usually focus on battle sites like Bull Run,…

  • Cleaners win OK for drive-through

    New cleaners design approved By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Fast food restaurants do it, banks do it, even some pharmacies do it.    And now, a new dry cleaners will offer the convenience of a drive-through service to its customers.    The borough’s Land Use Board approved preliminary and final site plans Dec. 14 to turn a…

  • Kercher’s girls look for ways to come up big

    By: Sean Moylan    After losses to Nottingham and West Windsor-Plainsboro North in its first two games, the Hightstown High girls’ varsity basketball team finds itself focusing on one main mission: getting its talented big girls the ball.    While Tara Miluszewski netted a team-high 13 points in last Friday’s opening night 54-43 loss to the Nottingham…