Category: archives
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Weekend at Jadwin relaxing for Cowher
PU splits as Steelers coach watches By: Kyle Moylan Considering his daughters were nice enough to go to his last game, it was only fair Bill Cowher returned the favor. A day after winning the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach was watching Lindsay and Lauren play for the Fox Chapel High School basketball…
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Lawrence wrestlers earn fourth at tourney
Dan Williams is county champ in 171-pound class. By: John E. Powers Lawrence’s two-year reign as Mercer County Tournament champions ended last weekend at Trenton High School. That wasn’t unexpected. Coming into the tournament with four No. 1 seeds, Notre Dame looked to be a very strong favorite and that’s how it worked out. The…
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Council to consider sidewalk restaurant seating
More ambience, but at a price By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough Council will consider an ordinance at its meeting tonight that would allow sidewalk seating for restaurants and cafés for a fee of $200 to $600 a year, depending on the number of seats. Restaurant owners said outdoor seating would improve the look and…
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City mulls restricting boardinghouse units
After a fire on York Street last year, the city discovered rows of bunk beds in a rental property. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE When a rental property on York Street caught fire last year, firefighters who rushed in to battle the blaze were surprised to discover "rows and rows of bunk beds," according to…
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Harvard, Dartmouth can’t slow down Tigers
PU men’s hoops at Penn tonight By: Justin Feil A snowstorm did what neither Harvard nor Dartmouth could do over the weekend. It slowed the progress of the Princeton University men’s basketball team. The Tigers swept their second straight Ivy League weekend with a 60-59 win over Harvard on Friday followed by a 52-49 win…
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Red Raiders rebound from rare setback
PENNINGTON GIRLS BASKETBALL By: Mike Molaro It didn’t take The Pennington School girls basketball squad long to back into the swing of things after being idle for more than a week because of exams. Playing their first game in eight days, the Red Raiders (15-4) ran their winning streak to nine with a 57-37 triumph…
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Princeton author, one of Canada’s best, infuses book with real life
Lauren B. Davis’ "The Radiant City" nominated for Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize By: Jake Uitti "I left home at 16 and worked. I come from the Hemmingway school of writing," said Princeton resident Lauren B. Davis, author of "The Radiant City," a novel nominated for the prestigious Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Established in…
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Timely storm reminds us of wintry marvels
PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 14 By: Packet Editorial Call it Lincoln’s Revenge. Or the pre-St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 2006. Or the You’re In Turin Reality Show. Whatever it was, the storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across Central Jersey over the weekend certainly shook up a region that had become all too…
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Emergency-response training session set in West Windsor
By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR Registration is open for the township Police Department’s Community Emergency Response Team training spring session. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from March 7 through May 6. Classes are from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The program is designed to train citizens to be better prepared to respond to emergency…
