Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Architect chosen for new Dinky station
By Staff Report An Arizona architect has been chosen to design the new Dinky train station building and Wawa and to renovate the existing station buildings for use as a restaurant and café as Princeton University prepares its $300 million arts and transit project for presentation to the Princeton Regional Planning Board later this year.…
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PRINCETON: School budget for next year is under review
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education gathered to discuss the development and status of the proposed 2012-2013 budget at the Jan.31 workshop meeting at the Valley Road administration building. The estimated budget is $75,615,493 with revenues roughly totaled at $75,088,351 creating a possible $527,142 budget gap. The board…
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meals, desserts and deals for Valentine’s Day
By Bradley Koltz If you’ve been more focused on where to score some good nachos for Super Bowl Sunday instead of searching for where to take your special someone for Valentine’s Day, you might want to consider The Cranbury Inn. It’s warm and cozy, the food is great and the service is terrific. Throughout the…
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MONTGOMERY: Student competes in New Jersey Braille Challenge
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Fifth grader Mihir Doshi, a visually impaired student at the Montgomery Township Lower Middle School, is hoping to make a second trip to the National Braille Challenge this year in California. Last year, he beat more than 850 preliminary round contestants in North America to qualify for the…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: Pride comes from the pressure to succeed
By Jinwoo Chong and Tiffany Wang In 2008, NJ Monthly magazine named Princeton High School as the sixth best school in the state, regarding standardized test scores, dropout percentages, and college admissions. Conversely, PHS’s neighbor school Trenton Central High School ranked 310th. At first glance, there is little that accounts for the nearly 300 place…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Treating gallbladders with single port surgery
By Henry Davison Jr. Gallbladder disease is one of the most common digestive diseases in the United States, affecting nearly 20 million Americans, with an estimated one million new cases diagnosed each year. Some people are able to live with the disease without experiencing any symptoms, but others will have painful gallbladder attacks that require…
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PRINCETON: Schools seek input on name change
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Princeton Regional Schools is seeking input from citizens to determine the new name for the district after consolidation. The district is asking residents to participate in a short survey that is posted on its website. The education board has narrowed down the possible names to Princeton Public Schools or the…
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PRINCETON: Valley Road School roof needs repairs
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Victoria Hurley-SchubertStaff Writer The roof at the former Valley Road School is in need of immediate repairs, the Valley Road School-Adaptive Reuse Committee learned at its first meeting of the year. The issue the group is facing in its quest to save the former primary school is to have the…
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PRINCETON: Consolidation of municipal tax maps underway
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Consolidation of the tax maps of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township brings the municipalities a step closer to their merger in 2013. A new set of tax maps need to be prepared before the New Jersey Division of Taxation’s Oct. 1, 2012 deadline. During the mapping process, a complete renumbering…
