Category: archives
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Win helps Hun alleviate concerns
Michel, Raiders bounce back against Nottingham By: Justin Feil Carol Ann Michel had a couple reasons to be nervous going into the girls’ basketball season, but that concern has been relieved by a solid start. For one, the Hun School junior had offseason surgery on her shoulder to keep it from dislocating. "With basketball," she…
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Planning Board to hear plan to rezone hospital
Residential reuse with limited commercial and office space at heart of revisions to Master Plan By: David Campbell The Regional Planning Board of Princeton is scheduled to hold a public hearing Thursday night on proposed Master Plan amendments for reuse of the University Medical Center at Princeton campus. The Planning Board meeting is scheduled to…
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Senate record on Alito needs a clarification
PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 17 By: Packet Editorial It isn’t every day that a small community newspaper like ours has the distinction of being entered into the record of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of a new associate justice to the Supreme Court of the United States. So we suppose we should have…
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A slice of life
Lessons from a bamboo mat, some sticky rice and a little seawead By: Hilary Parker It’s amazing what you can learn in two hours from a little sticky rice, some seaweed and two guys named Henry and Robi. There are deep truths to be found in a sushi-rolling class at Whole Foods Markets in West…
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Alphonse Fiocchi
Alphonse Fiocchi, 82, of Vineland died Saturday at the Bishop McCarthy Nursing Home. Born in Vineland, he was a life long area resident. He was former owner of Fiocchi’s Music Studio in Minotola. He taught and played guitar with many local bands including the Joe Dale Big Band in Vineland. Son of the late…
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Joseph D. Marut
Joseph D. Marut, 86, of Pennington died today (Monday) at Chandler Hall, Newtown, Pa. Born in Harbourton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Pennington Central High School, Class of 1938. He owned and operated Prospect Street Liquor Store in Trenton and a service station and garage on Parkway Avenue in…
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Spirit Steps
The beat goes on at the Drum and Dance Learning Center in Bordentown. By: Susan Van Dongen Strange how a veil can transform a woman. At the new Drum and Dance Learning Center in Bordentown, founder and co-director Kim Leary is teaching a veil workshop, one in a series of classes focusing on Middle Eastern…
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Eleanor Orban Barnhart
Eleanor Orban Barnhart, 83, died today (Monday) at Hamilton Continuing Care Center in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she grew up in Mercerville and lived in Titusville most of her life before moving to Whiting and then back to Hamilton. A graduate of Trenton State Teachers College, she was an elementary school teacher her entire career,…
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Marion G. Niederer
Marion G. Niederer, 86, died in Hunterdon Medical Center on Jan. 10. Born in Prescott, Wis., on April 5, 1919 to Fred and Gladys Most Eichman, she moved to Hopewell Township in 1942 after her marriage to Herbert O. Niederer and resided there until moving to her son’s home in Ringoes three years ago. She…
