Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Urgent care, new bakery and dance space
By Bradley Koltz It was a Saturday, we had one confirmed flu case at home and I was feeling flu-like symptoms coming on. My doctor’s office was closed until Monday, so I went to the urgent care facility recently opened by Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Route 206 in Montgomery. Twenty minutes later, I was…
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PRINCETON: PHS band to play in D.C. on inauguration day
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer When she takes the stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., this month, Princeton High School sophomore Katherine Gerberich will try her best not to look into the crowd. She and the rest of the school’s highly regarded studio band made up of…
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PRINCETON: It’s all ‘The Buzz’ at library
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The staff at the Princeton Public Library is at the cutting edge of what’s current, be it books, films, or technology. Based on a concept introduced by a staff member, the library has fused all that knowledge into weekly chat sessions where residents can interact with staff members to…
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MONTGOMERY: Mayor’s address at reorganization meeting
The following is Mayor Ed Trzaska’s address at the January 3 reorganization meeting: I would like to thank my colleagues for electing me Mayor once again. Last year was truly a rewarding experience and I’m sure this year will be as well. I would also like to thank my wife, Jaci, for her continued support…
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PRINCETON: Mayor gets parking ticket; council looks at its goals
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer One parking ticket, two weddings performed and a cold office in the municipal building just some of the highlights of Mayor Liz Lempert’s first seven days as mayor. Ms. Lempert was able to laugh Monday about some of the travails of leading the community. She has had to…
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PRINCETON: New town facing leftover lawsuits
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer About a half a dozen pending lawsuits filed against the borough and the township have become the responsibility of the consolidated municipality. Municipal attorney Edwin W. Schmierer said Friday that the town inherits the legal liability of those cases, ranging from allegations by two former members of the Township…
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PRINCETON: Tour retraces Battle of Princeton
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A mix of adults and children marched the same ground Saturday afternoon that George Washington and his army helped make famous one winter’s day in 1777. ”They really had this town covered,” said tour guide Eve Mandel of the Historical Society of Princeton from behind Nassau Hall, one of…
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PRINCETON: Scheides to host concert for community pool
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton resident William H. Scheide has spent a lifetime in music and philanthropy. Those interests again will be blended Jan.18 at a benefit music concert to support the Community Park Pool. The classical music performance, celebrating Mr. Scheide’s 99th birthday, will be the sixth annual birthday concert that doubles…
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MONTGOMRY: Elected leaders look forward to challenges
By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet MONTGOMERY A slightly new Republican Township Committee is ready to take Montgomery to the next level and Mayor Ed Trzaska will be leading the way once again. The town hall dais was filled with both new and seasoned blood on Jan. 3 as Montgomery’s elected officials gathered…
