Category: archives
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Far from weak, U.S. economy described as still in the lead
Economic journalist Knight Kiplinger provides optimistic outlook during Princeton University talk By: Alex Gennis Although recent events may have given people the impression that America’s economy is in danger, quite the opposite is true, with the United States economy facing an optimistic future, Knight Kiplinger, a leading economic journalist and business forecaster, told Princeton University…
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Intolerance no solution to illegal aliens
PACKET EDITORIAL, April 4 By: Packet Editorial One needn’t be a bleeding-heart liberal to be thoroughly disgusted by the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment that seems to be sweeping certain parts of the nation these days. Even here in Princeton, where the school board passed a rather innocuous, non-binding resolution last month urging passage of a…
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Princeton Junction Neighborhoods’ Coalition to meet Thursday
By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The director of the Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Aaron T. Watson, will speak Thursday at the Princeton Junction Neighborhoods’ Coalition meeting. The talk and community discussion will focus on concerns about county-based improvement projects in West Windsor Township relating to traffic and transportation. The meeting will…
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Free fair Saturday to spotlight eight black colleges
The First Baptist Church of Princeton has joined forces with the Princeton Committee of the United Negro College Fund, Corner House Counseling Center and financial institutions to sponsor a free college fair to take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participating will be eight historic black colleges and universities (HBCU) from the…
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Candidates Forum, April 4
CANDIDATES FORUM, April 4 Saul Rubinstein Montgomery Board of Education I believe my experience and expertise in management, education, labor relations, problem solving and consensus building can be of service to the board and the community. I hold a Ph.D. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and both a master’s degree in…
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Princeton board candidates confront wide range of issues
Special Education PTO holds candidate forum By: David Campbell Candidates for three seats on the Princeton Regional Board of Education shared their views Monday night at a forum sponsored by the Special Education PTO of Princeton Regional Schools, in a public discussion that ranged from inclusion for special-needs students to teacher professional development and educational…
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BRIEFCASE
Issue of April 4, 2006 EPV launches Joint venture Energy Photovoltaics Inc., New Jersey’s only solar energy manufacturer, has joined in the creation of a new joint venture company, Solar Plus, S.A. of Lisbon, Portugal. The joint venture, which has a value in excess of $20 million, has executed a contract with EPV that…
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MILESTONES
Issue of April 4, 2006 ARCHITECTURE Hillier Architecture celebrates 40 years in business this year. Begun in 1966 by J. Robert Hillier in Princeton, the firm has grown to include 350 architects, interior designers, city planners and preservationists in offices in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Shanghai, as well as its West Windsor office.…
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HHS netmen look to establish new identity
Wu assumes top spot in lineup By: Rudy Brandl It won’t take long for the Hillsborough High boys’ tennis team to find out how it stacks up against the competition. The 2006 campaign was set to begin with home matches against local rivals Bridgewater-Raritan and Montgomery, which should give HHS head coach Larry Johnson…
