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  • Princeton Township to collect Christmas trees

    By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton Township will be conducting a number of Christmas tree pickups over the next few weeks.    In the area bounded by Route 206, Princeton Borough line and Route 27, the collections are slated for today, Jan. 9, 17 and 23.    The area bounded by Alexander Street to the west and the borough…

  • Princeton anthropologist wins book awards

    By: David Campbell    Princeton University anthropology Professor Joao Biehl has won two awards for his book, "Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment," the university said.    He received the Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology and an honorable mention for the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing from the Society…

  • Big names joined big projects at university in 2005

    Movers and shakers behind the dais and plenty of activity behind the construction fences By: David Campbell    The year 2005 for Princeton University was one that saw some big-name visitors to campus, as well as changes to the campus itself — both planned and on the ground.    To name some of the bigger names, Microsoft…

  • Small Rocky Hill Borough generated big headlines in 2005

    From shifts in town government leadership to construction of a major park By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — Documenting the events of 2005 in Rocky Hill may seem like something you could ask a new intern to do over a lunch break, but the citizens who experienced the historic borough’s ins and outs last year…

  • Princeton Adult School outlines new term

       Registration is under way for the winter-spring 2006 semester at the Princeton Adult School.    Offerings this year include more than 130 courses ranging from outdoor survival and classical music to "Science Times: News from the Frontiers of Scientific Inquiry," a series of lectures.    Students can register online, by mail or sign up for classes at…

  • Top 10 of 2005

    Individuals, teams had plenty to celebrate By: Bob Nuse    The past year was another successful one for schools and athletes in the Princeton Packet area.    There were championships, both individual and team, as well as outstanding individual performances. While some usually successful programs struggled, others flourished.    Here is a look at the Top 10 accomplishments…

  • Tourney testing is bonus

    Hoop pair reach girls’ finals By: Justin Feil    Holiday tournaments are early testing times.    A variety of holiday tournaments gave area girls’ basketball teams a chance to see what they need to work on to be in contention come the next tournament time — at the end of the season in states.    A pair of…

  • National conference against torture slated at seminary

       A national conference against torture, "Theology, International Law, and Torture: A Conference on Human Rights and Religious Commitment," will take place Jan. 13-15 at Princeton Theological Seminary.    The conference will feature voices from across the religious spectrum, law experts and human-rights advocates.    Confirmed speakers include Mark Danner, staff writer at The New Yorker and professor…

  • Princeton anthropologist wins book awards

    By: David Campbell    Princeton University anthropology Professor Joao Biehl has won two awards for his book, "Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment," the university said.    He received the Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology and an honorable mention for the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing from the Society…