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  • OBITUARIES, June 9, 2006

    Albert E. Hinds, Gene H. Keller Sr., Richard Pearson, John P. McCullough, Russell J. Alaimo Albert E. Hinds Lifelong and oldest Princeton resident     Albert Edward Hinds died June 1 at home. He was 104.    Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong resident with the exception of his college years and working in New Orleans…

  • Tiny books have a big future

    Playaways audio books to debut on Plainsboro Public Library’s shelves By: Courtney Gross    PLAINSBORO — There’s no need for downloading. It speeds up and s-l-o-w-s down at the push of a button. A digital bookmark saves your spot. It’s the newest auditory addition to the Plainsboro Public Library: Playaways.    Playaways will debut on the library’s…

  • EDITORIAL

    New graduate defies image of illegal alien The send-’em-back-where-they-came-from crowd has a new poster child this week: Princeton University salutatorian Dan-el Padilla Peralta.    Back in April, The Wall Street Journal broke the story that Mr. Padilla, a classics scholar with a 3.9 grade-point average, was facing a dilemma. As the recipient of the university’s prestigious…

  • West Windsor council endorses mayors’ Kyoto accord

    By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council voted unanimously Monday to support the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement — a proposal encouraging local communities to meet the demands of the Kyoto Protocol.    Although the council agreed to back the agreement, the decision was a gesture more of symbolism rather than of action.    According…

  • Editor’s Note: Channel Surfing

    Editor’s Note Managing editor’s blog moves to a new home. By: Hank Kalet    The South Brunswick Post has been in the blogosphere for going on four years.    Back in 2002, in an effort to give the paper more of a presence on the Web, I launched Channel Surfing — an online journal or blog designed…

  • New graduate defies image of illegal alien

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 9 By: Packet Editorial    The send-’em-back-where-they-came-from crowd has a new poster child this week: Princeton University salutatorian Dan-el Padilla Peralta.    Back in April, The Wall Street Journal broke the story that Mr. Padilla, a classics scholar with a 3.9 grade-point average, was facing a dilemma. As the recipient of the university’s prestigious…

  • Finding the magic in local gardens

    Gardening fanatics show off their hard work By: Jessica Beym    Although Ellen Koehler doesn’t consider herself a farmer, she loves to get her hands dirty.    Wearing a brimmed straw hat to shield her eyes from Tuesday’s midday sunshine, Ms. Koehler stepped carefully around her freshly weeded garden, avoiding the fluorescent pansies and plush green perennials…

  • Princeton Packet Golfer of the Year

    Steady Aloi keeps improving for Pirates By: Bob Nuse    Anthony Aloi got his start in golf long before he ever actually stepped on the golf course.    But when you’re young and resourceful, anyplace can be a golf course.    "Inside the house," Aloi said when asked where he got his start. "I had this little toy…

  • Community investors

    JCA helps fund local groups By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Due to last week’s thunderstorm and subsequent power outage, the Jamesburg Civic Association ended its June 1 meeting in the dark. But members said operating in the black is just where they want to be.    Since cutting its ties with the costly annual Fourth of…