Category: archives
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‘Full of warmth’
Her love for learning takes a teacher all the way to Beijing By: Hilary Parker Caroline Phinney, the founder of the Waldorf School of Princeton, can tell the entire story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" without speaking and she recently did so in Beijing. She effortlessly portrays Papa Bear with exaggerated arm gestures…
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Bernanke: Price stability vital measure of economic health
New Fed chief gives first public policy address By: Jocelyn Hanamirian In his first public policy address since being named Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke stressed the importance of price stability in monetary policy to a full house Friday at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. In his speech, the keynote address in a conference on government…
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Princeton Borough Police accreditation gets boost
Area law enforcement representatives and residents praise department By: Marjorie Censer Local law enforcement representatives and Princeton residents praised the Princeton Borough Police Department at the public portion of the department’s accreditation assessment Sunday. The department is seeking New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation, and the four-day assessment ends today. At Sunday’s…
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Liens place borough in ‘limbo’
Payments halted to downtown project’s contractors By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough government is in financial "limbo" because of liens filed against developer Nassau HKT, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi is expected to tell the Borough Council at tonight’s meeting. Two major subcontractors on the first phase of the downtown redevelopment the Spring Street garage,…
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PU lacrosse opens with win
Tiger men put last year behind them quickly By: Bob Nuse Jim O’Brien could sense things starting to change for the Princeton University men’s lacrosse team at the end of last season. "We’ve been waiting a lot time for this," O’Brien said after the Tigers opened the season with a 16-6 win over Canisius on…
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Four wrestlers reach Region 5
PHS’ Frantzen is district champion By: Ken Weingarten SOUTH BRUNSWICK When West Windsor-Plainsboro North wrestler Jeff Rotella was a freshman in 2004, he finished third at the District 20 Tournament and advanced to regionals. He figured he would make the trip on an annual basis. Last year, however, the closest Rotella got to seeing…
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Nominees sought for Sustainable Princeton Award
By: Marjorie Censer "Sustainable Princeton," an initiative of the Princeton Environmental Commission, is launching a new award to be granted this spring. The commission is seeking nominations for the first recipients of the honor, called the Sustainable Princeton Leadership Award. Nominations are due March 31. Nominees should be residents, community groups, businesses or other institutions…
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Rocky Hill newsletter to start up
By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL The Rocky Hill Community Group, a nonprofit organization based in the borough, is starting a periodical that will list a calendar of important dates and events within the borough. The periodical will follow in the footsteps of the now-defunct Rocky Hill Gazette. "We are going to call the first…
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Smith’s practice makes PU perfect
Tiger women sweep Dartmouth, Harvard to stay in race By: Justin Feil Ali Smith may not get the minutes she did in her first two seasons with the Princeton University women’s basketball team, but she’s still finding ways to help the Tigers win. All week leading up to Princeton’s final road trip of the Ivy…
