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  • OBITUARIES, May 2, 2006

    Richard D. Richey, Kathryne W. Galbraith, Teresa L. Honnen Richard D. Richey Furniture restorer     WEST WINDSOR — Richard David Richey died Saturday at the Princeton Care Center, Princeton. He was 81.    Born in Lankershim, Calif., he resided in West Windsor since 1933 when his parents, the late Commander and Mrs. Joseph Richey, built their…

  • Pierson’s return helps Cougars

    Junior is top second singles player in SCT By: Justin Feil    Illinois might be a leading exporter of machinery manufactures, but Montgomery High School considers the state a great source of tennis players.    Three years ago, Ryan Dennie moved to Montgomery and for two seasons he was a solid second singles player for the Cougar…

  • Car-seat inspections slated Saturday in Montgomery

       MONTGOMERY — The Blawenburg Village Preschool and the Montgomery Township Police Department have teamed up to host a free car seat safety inspection program.    The event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the historic schoolhouse located on Route 518, near the intersection with The Great Road.    "Each year, thousands of young…

  • Broad appeal makes golf a great business tool

    A popular place to initiate or close a deal By: Mike Mathis    Some think of the sport of golf as nothing more than people swatting a small white ball with metal sticks. Others, however, see an opportunity to build their businesses beneath blue skies rather than in a stuffy office.    While golf enthusiasts can likely…

  • University alcohol incidents top Borough Council agenda

    PU officials and students expected to attend tonight’s session By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Borough Council will meet with Princeton University officials tonight in a discussion about the use of alcohol on campus.    The discussion, which borough officials say will focus heavily on recent reports of elevated alcohol-related incidents, including hospitalizations and sexual assaults, is part…

  • McMansions put stress on neighborhoods

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 2 By: Packet Editorial    With every one-story house that gets bulldozed into oblivion on a shady suburban lot, with every grove of trees that’s displaced by a cinderblock foundation and a massive matrix of lumber, with every new pothole that grows into a crater on a once-quiet street lined with backhoes, the…

  • Briodys make name for themselves

    Siblings are PDS team leaders By: Justin Feil    Some names are just synonymous with sports.    It’s true for Princeton Day School’s Katie and Patrick Briody.    "You hear ‘Briody’ and you think lacrosse," said PDS girls’ coach Jill Thomas. "Katie loves it. They love it. It’s part of what they do as a family. They’ve all…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of May 2, 2006 TriStrata receives $41 million award    Mary Kay Inc. must pay TriStrata Technology Inc., based in Princeton, a total of $41.4 million as part of a patent infringement judgement, a U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Del., has ruled.    In March 2005, a jury found Mary Kay liable for $26.4 million in…

  • Anne Reeves named Vivian Award-winner

    Arts Council of Princeton founder lauded for community service By: Hilary Parker    At a festival celebrating the arts, it was perfectly fitting that Anne Reeves — the founder of The Arts Council of Princeton in 1967 who directed it until her retirement in 2005 — was awarded the 10th annual Leslie "Bud" Vivian Award for…