Category: archives
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Bright eyes
Princeton optometrist has a vision of eye-healthy children By: Phyllis Spiegel On Wednesday afternoons, the offices of Princeton EyeCare on Ewing Street often resemble a nursery. That’s the day Dr. Charles Allen sees babies from 6 to 12 months of age as part of InfantSEE, a new program of the American Optometric Association in partnership…
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PU still trailing Quakers
Tigers split wild weekend games By: Bob Nuse Justin Conway is finding out just how crazy basketball life in the Ivy League can be. On Saturday morning, he and his Princeton University teammates were on top of the world. The night before, the Tigers not only rallied from nine points down in the closing minutes…
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Holt blasts homeland security polices at Plainsboro forum
Congressman laments lack of cooperation in House of Representatives By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO In a town meeting Saturday that dealt mostly with national and international issues, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) blasted the president’s homeland-security policies and criticized the partisanship in Congress. He also offered encouragement for developing Central Jersey into an economic "hotbed"…
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National Book Award winners give insight into writing process
Four writers speak at Princeton Public Library forum By: Marjorie Censer When the executive director of the National Book Foundation left a message for poet Jean Valentine, she didn’t call back right away. In fact, Ms. Valentine didn’t find out that she was a National Book Award winner until it was announced to the public.…
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WW-PN girls come up short in MCT hoops
Mixed results in consolations By: Bob Nuse Each year the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls’ basketball program has taken another step forward. This year, that step forward meant a berth in the Mercer County Tournament semifinals, where the Knights dropped a 56-45 decision to top-seeded Trenton Catholic Academy on Friday at Mercer County Community College.…
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Controversial Rocky Hill housing plan set for Round 2
Schafer tract development would be the largest in decades By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL The hearing on the controversial Schafer tract housing development, the borough’s largest residential construction project in several decades, will resume before the Planning Board on Thursday at the First Reformed Church on Washington Street. The application, which proposes 34 age-restricted,…
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Letters to the Editor, Feb. 21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 21 Vice president elected to lead, not to ponder To the editor: Dick Cheney must think he is simply the vice president of a small Texas town. After shooting his friend in the heart, Mr. Cheney believed it was sufficient for the ranch owner to release to the local…
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Fire budgets pass
Unofficial results from Saturday’s fire elections By: Vanessa S. Holt The following are the unofficial results of Saturday’s fire district elections.: Bordentown: District 1: One seat available *Salvatore Guido – 76 $507,993 budget passed 54-13 District 2: One seat available *Joseph Fresco – 99 $1,273,394 budget passed 68-50 Chesterfield: District 1: Two seats available *Joe…
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Russell A. Severs Jr.
Russell A. Severs Jr., 83, died Thursday at the Marcella Center in Burlington Township. Born in Milford, he had lived in Pennington before moving to Burlington Township five years ago. He was the owner and operator of Excel Product Line Inc. of Pennington and was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S.…
