Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Martin talks about his career in stand up
By Charley Faulkenburg, Staff Writer Princeton University received a little comic relief in the form of actor, author and comedian Steve Martin, who Gave a talk, “Stand Up: My Rise and Collapse,” to a packed audience Dec. 8 at McCosh Hall. Mr. Martin’s lecture described his long and difficult rise to fame as a standup…
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MONTGOMERY: Resident designs township flag
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY A resident has designed a township flag for the new Montgomery Park Veterans Memorial and for Montgomery Township. Hugh Dyer, chairman of the Veterans Memorial Committee and a former Navy captain, designed the flag. He came up with the idea about four months ago when he noticed the design…
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PRINCETON: Post Office to present relocation plans to council
The United States Post Office is scheduled to formally present its plan for moving from Palmer Square to a different, smaller location in Princeton Borough to the Princeton Borough Council on Dec. 13. ”We’re not taking the operation away, we want to move to a smaller location and something that will be better in the…
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PRINCETON: Redistricting map should be ready by Wednesday
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer A second public meeting about new voting districts in the unified Princeton will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14. A new voting district map for the consolidated municipality must be in place by Dec. 23 because election law mandates the districts be redrawn within 45 days of the consolidation vote.…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Charter school back before Zoning Board
By Charles W. Kim, Packet Publications SOUTH BRUNSWICK The Princeton International Academy Charter School is scheduled to be back in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment Thursday night, but without a decision from the acting state commission of education in their behalf. The proposed K-2 Mandarin immersion school seeking to be located at…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Ernst Delma, 27, of Leigh Avenue, was charged with contempt of court at 10:41 p.m. on Dec. 8 on Nassau Street. Police said he had an active Princeton Borough warrant for $115. Claudio Tarquino, 48, of Skillman, was charged with contempt of court at 1 p.m. on Dec. 8 on Bayard Lane at…
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PLAINSBORO: Ravi rejects plea bargain
By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi of Plainsboro rejected a plea bargain in court on Dec. 8 in an invasion of privacy case that was sparked by the suicide of his roommate, Tyler Clementi, after Mr. Ravi caught him being intimate with another man with a hidden web cam. The…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Staying sober during the holiday season
By Chris Losch The holidays are a time to celebrate, but for many people they are also a time of added stress, especially for those who struggle with alcohol dependency. Rarely is there a holiday gathering that does not include alcohol of some sort. This presents a challenge for anyone who wants to limit their…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: The gap year: It can have its ups and downs
By Marissa Delikouras “I had a fever and a stomach virus in Mongolian grasslands with no toilets, cold weather, and high wind, and had no way of getting back for three days,” says Daniel Taub, a Princeton High School alumni from this past year’s graduating class, about a recent incident on his gap year. “I…
