Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Middle school students, mayors celebrate MLK
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The John Witherspoon Middle School celebrated the life, legacy and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 12 with a special assembly that has become a long-standing tradition at the school. The assembly featured former Princeton mayors Mildred Trotman and Michele Tuck-Ponder and Mayor Yina Moore, performances by…
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PRINCETON: Two prominent real estate firms merge
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty and N.T. Callaway Real Estate have merged to create Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty, a partnership between the two agencies. The merger was finalized on Jan. 9. There will be six offices in the Princeton area, with two in Princeton and others in Pennington, Lambertville, Montgomery…
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PRINCETON: MLK honored through need for education
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer The sound of jazz permeated throughout Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall at Princeton University yesterday. The saxophonist closed his eyes as he coaxed soulful wails from his instrument. The bassist strummed, the drums pulsated and the xylophonist tickled the keys while bopping in time. The audience grooved to A New…
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PRINCETON: Transition task force approved
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer The Borough Council has approved a new formal Transition Task Force. The resolution, adopted on Jan. 10, clarifies the purpose of the task force to recommend and facilitate appropriate actions and decisions regarding the consolidation of the two Princetons. It also establishes the appointees as borough employees, which can then…
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NOTEWORTHY: Ensemble ACJW: Musical tigers off to Carnegie Jan. 19
Princeton University Concerts presents Ensemble ACJW in Carnegie Hall in a program of Beethoven, David Bruce, snd Shostakovich.
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WEST WINDSOR: Schools adopt dating violence policy
By Heather Nicoli, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO The West Windsor-Plainsboro school Board of Education passed a dating violence at school policy at Tuesday night’s meeting. The dating violence policy and regulations are mandated by the state Legislature for middle and high schools in New Jersey. ”Every school district must have a policy on dating…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
West Windsor Eugene N. Schupak, 31, of West Windsor, was charged with obstruction of administration of law and resisting arrest at 3:44 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the lobby of Extended Stay America on Route 1 south. Police said Mr. Schupak would not provide any form of identification and forcefully resisted being placed under arrest.…
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PRINCETON: Borough budget hike estimated at 1.63 percent
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Borough Council got its first look this week at what it is facing in the 2012 municipal budget. The 2012 budget will be about $26,121,000, an increase of $420,000, or 1.63 percent from the 2011 budget of $25,701,000, said Sandra Webb, chief financial officer. The increases are from costs the…
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REGION: Two moms create e-book for sticky situations
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer Two local moms have created an e-book to help parents deal with situations with their children. Euna Kwon Brossman, 51, of Plainsboro, and Janet Wong, 49, of Princeton, who are both writers, released their first e-book in late December called the “Mom Quiz: Sticky Parenting Situations to Make Moms, Think,…
