Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Bringing the best of low-income students
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Devin Mullen could have spent the summer before his senior year at Princeton High School hanging out with friends or working to earn a few extra dollars. Instead, he and 73 other high school students from Mercer County have spent the past six and a half weeks taking courses…
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PRINCETON AREA: Night on the towns
Princeton Police Lt. Rob Toole was a tempting target for the children waiting on line Tuesday to get their chance to sned the police officer into a dunk tank. ”Looks like she might get me wet,” he said about one little girl who came to participate in Princeton Community Night Out at the municipal swimming…
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WEST WINDSOR: Council votes, 4-1, to lower speed limit on road
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR Speeders beware: the speed limit on Village Road West has been officially reduced to 40 mph marking a victory for concerned residents, bicyclists and pedestrians. With a 4-1 vote, the Township Council passed the ordinance that reduces the speed limit by 5 mph on about a…
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WEST WINDSOR: Voters to be asked to reduce open space tax
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR The voters of West Windsor will have the opportunity to shave their open space tax down to 2 cents come this November’s election. The Township Council unanimously agreed to include a ballot question asking residents to reduce the tax from 3 cents to 2 cents, which would…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: Preparing for the changes to come in life
By Marissa Delikouras ”It’s a waste of your life to hold back from something just because you are afraid,” said Katie Hayes ‘12, reflecting on her recent decision to skydive. “I would’ve missed out on the most amazing experience.” Confrontation of her fear of heights was just one checkpoint on Hayes’s summer agenda. Before entering…
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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Best of 2012 contest by Packet Media Group
By Bradley Koltz Packet Media Group, locally owned publishers of this newspaper and several others throughout central New Jersey, is holding its Best of 2012 contest this month. Visit www.centraljersey.com to vote for your favorite shopping, dining, services and health care providers. There is also a $100 gift card giveaway, with details at the website.…
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PRINCETON: Vigil held for victims of Sikh temple shootings
A circle of people formed in Scudder Plaza Thursday night, all gathered to remember the victims of the Sikh temple shooting this past weekend in Wisconsin. Kanwal Matharu, a Princeton University student who organized the candle light vigil, led the roughly 32 people in reciting traditional Sikh prayers. Similar scenes occurred at vigils Thursday at…
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WEST WINDSOR: Fix demanded on intersection where man, dog hit
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR An accident that sent a local man and his dog to the hospital on Aug. 4 has sparked an outpour of public concerns about the intersection of Clarksville and North Post Roads. At the Aug. 6 council meeting, town hall was packed with residents who lined up…
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PRINCETON: New restaurant to open in Lahiere’s site
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer When Lahiere’s restaurant on Witherspoon Street closed in 2010 after 91 years, it left a void in the local restaurant scene. Restaurateur Jim Nawn hopes to fill it with Agricola, his latest restaurant that is slated to open in November in Lahiere’s old location. Mr. Nawn’s 200-seat restaurant plans…
