Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Tigers fans celebrate with bonfire
By Ellis Liang, Special to the Packet ”Hip! Hip! Rah, rah, rah! Tiger, tiger, tiger! Sis, sis, sis! Boom, boom, boom! Ah! Bonfire! Bonfire! Bonfire!” The cheer emerged from the roaring crowd as the Princeton University football team prepared to light up a large bonfire on Saturday night. The bonfire, like the unusual locomotive cheer,…
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PRINCETON: Lempert and council to begin meeting
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Mayor-elect Liz Lempert and the six-member council plan to start meeting as a group as soon as next week so they can hit the ground running when consolidation takes effect in less than two months.Ms. Lempert and the six council members, all elected earlier this month, don’t officially…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: The legalization of pot gets mixed reaction
By Tiffany Wang and Jinwoo Chong Pot. Weed. Marijuana. Call it what you want, but cannabis sativa is arguably the world’s most famous plant. With a history dating back thousands of years, honored with its own day of celebration March 20, also known as National Marijuana Day and currently in the center of…
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PRINCETON: Race sponsors hope to get back on their feet in 2013
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Elizabeth Casparian was walking her dog on Nov. 4 when she saw a trickle of runners on Jefferson Street in Princeton. They didn’t have race numbers, and missing were race volunteers that would have steered them along the planned Princeton Half Marathon course, but there were runners. Dr. Casparian…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Township Tiffany Scerbo of Hillsborough was issued a ticket for careless driving after rear-ending another vehicle on Lawrenceville Road on Nov.10 around 8:43 p.m. Copper piping was reported stolen between Nov.6 and Nov.11 from a home on the 500 block of Snowden Lane. Police said property damage in the house was estimated at $600.…
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PRINCETON: Legal fees hike request questioned
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Borough Council had too many unanswered questions Tuesday for officials to approve increasing the legal budget for its regular law firm and a special attorney handling primarily Dinky related issues. They agreed to delay acting on separate resolutions involving Hill Wallack and lawyer Stephen Barcan pending more information from…
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PRINCETON: Barbershop gives Arc recipient a cut above
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Andrew MacPherson needed to look his best for The Arc Mercer gala tonight in Trenton. And on Wednesday, local barber Mike Zingaro helped him do just that. Mr. Zingaro, owner of Mike’s Barbershop on Witherspoon Street, gave a free hair cut to Mr. MacPherson. Mr. Zingaro said a few…
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PRINCETON: University search panel told of strained relations
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The next president of Princeton University will inherit a strained town-gown relationship, some in the community said this week. At a public forum on campus Monday, representatives of the school’s presidential search committee listened to some grievances against the outgoing university leader and heard suggestions for what they should…
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PRINCETON: Hospital head rebuts charges
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The head of University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro responded to critics this week who are unhappy with developer AvalonBay’s plans for the old Princeton hospital on Witherspoon Street. In an op-ed piece published in today’s Princeton Packet, Princeton Healthcare System CEO and President Barry Rabner went point…
