Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Cooperative expanding in second year
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer After having successfully completed its pilot year, Princeton Learning Cooperative is now into its second year and is offering more classes and opportunities . The cooperative is an organization that serves as an alternative to traditional schooling. Membership allows participants to pursue their interests at their own pace with the…
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PRINCETON: Downtown post office is for sale
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer The Palmer Square Post Office in Princeton is for sale and the Postal Service is looking for a smaller building. The South Jersey District recently completed a facility optimization study for the Palmer Square office, according to Raymond Daiutolo Sr., retail spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. The study showed…
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PRINCETON: New board of Merchants Association
The newly elected board and president of Princeton Merchants Association were introduced at the organization’s recent meeting. Two new board members were also elected. Carly Meyer, assistant vice president, business development manager at The Bank of Princeton, was elected president, replacing Mark Censits, owner of CoolVines, who stepped down, but will remain on the board.…
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PRINCETON: Legislation could cut transition costs
By Staff Report Newly proposed legislation may cover up to 20 percent of transition costs for consolidation in the Princetons. Voters in Princeton Borough and Township will decide on merging the two municipalities at the polls in November and one of the key issues in the minds of residents is the one-time estimated consolidation cost…
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MONTGOMERY: Resident wants meetings on cable
By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY Resident Walt Beadling, 61, is pushing to have the Township Council meetings broadcast by Comcast. ”The terms of our franchise agreement with the township state that we will provide studio space and two access channels on our lineup. Production and broadcast of remote meetings would be outside of…
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PRINCETON: Control abnormal uterine bleeding with treatment
By Christopher A. Naraine Irregular menstrual periods can turn a woman’s life upside down. In fact, abnormal bleeding is one of the most common reasons women of all ages seek gynecological care. Fortunately, the condition is often treatable whether with hormone therapy or minimally invasive surgical procedures and women can get on with…
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PRINCETON: Christie supports Princeton consolidation
Press release Governor Chris Christie today backed an effort to consolidate Princeton Borough and Princeton Township. Together with Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner and Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred T. Trotman, Gov. Christie expressed his support for a ballot question going before the voters of each municipality to move forward with a consolidation of the two…
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PRINCETON: Board OKs school administrators’ contract
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education approved a three-year contract with the Princeton Regional Administrators’ Association that grants the 18-member bargaining unit an average salary increase of 2.24 percent Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the 360 members of the Princeton Regional Education Association are still waiting for their contract to be…
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PRINCETON: No consensus on consolidation at meeting
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Opinions on consolidation by residents were split between those in favor and those against at a joint meeting of the governing bodies of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township on Tuesday night. However, except for Councilman David Goldfarb, the rest of the members of the two bodies expressed support for the…
