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  • Princeton Township Police issue lottery scam alert

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    After receiving complaints from residents about a lottery sweepstakes scam, the Princeton Police Department issued a warning for residents to be vigilant about this type of fraud.    The police have received complaints from residents about lottery scams originating in Canada, the United Kingdom and Africa. Targeted residents said they received letters stating…

  • MILESTONES

    Issue of Aug. 8, 2006 LAW    The Princeton law and mediation offices of Hanan M. Isaacs has announced the addition of Keith B. Hofmann as an associate at the firm. At the Isaacs firm, he will focus primarily on employment law and family law cases. Mr. Hofmann resides in Lambertville with his wife, Quinn, who…

  • Womanspace seeks volunteers for domestic violence response team

    Womanspace is seeking new volunteers for its Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate teams.       Team members respond to local police stations or hospitals and meet with victims, providing them with support, information and referral. Training begins in September.       In 2005, Domestic Violence Victim Response Team volunteers were called out 470…

  • Newcomers Club invites new members

       The YWCA Princeton Newcomers Club will kick off the 2006-2007 season with its first General Meeting on Friday, Sept. 8 at 11:45 a.m. at the YWCA, located at 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton.    Open to all current and prospective members, the meeting will feature presentations about the 25 plus "interest groups" members may join. The…

  • Project delays outweighed by many benefits

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 8    Anyone who has ever undertaken a home-improvement project — whether it’s complicated or straightforward, whether it involves a single contractor or several subcontractors, whether it’s expected to take a week, a month or a year — has learned one immutable fact: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.    If Murphy’s…

  • Arts Council of Princeton slates fall classes

    New courses and workshops on tap By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Registration is now open for the fall semester of The Arts Council of Princeton classes and offerings include a number of new courses and workshops in ceramics, painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, dance, drama and video.    According to Arts Council Program and Public Relations Coordinator Michael…

  • A path to serenity

    Labyrinths offer a spiritual center By: Molly Petrilla    Maureen Walls has just been doused with lavender-scented water, and she is now entering the series of circular swirls laid out on Gilder Field in Bordentown.    She walks quickly at first, passing several of the other women, but when she reaches the center of the macramé labyrinth,…

  • Financial planner says not all advice is equal

    Outside allegiances not always disclosed or evident By: Lauren Otis    When you receive financial planning advice from a professional you want them to be basing that advice on your specific circumstances rather than on whether they receive a commission if they sell you a product. Unfortunately their outside allegiances are frequently not disclosed or evident…

  • Summer health tips issued by Montgomery

    By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — "Wear sunscreen, drink plenty of liquids, watch out for heat stroke." This is all familiar advice for the hot, summer days, but in addition to this the Montgomery Health Department is offering several more alerts to help keep everyone safe and healthy this summer.    While often just a nuisance, mosquitoes…