Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: For musical director, it’s back to barbershop
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer Jack Pinto remembers singing barbershop music with his grandfather when he was only 6 years old. His first formal performance was in 1973 with the Princeton Garden Statesmen, of which his grandfather was a founding member. Because of the joy and camaraderie of singing with a barbershop chorus, Mr. Pinto…
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PRINCETON: Running for Borough Council
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Primary day is next Tuesday and in preparation Princeton Borough Council candidates, newcomer Republican Peter Marks and incumbent Democrat Barbara Trelstad, sat for a question and answer session in Princeton Packet offices. Democrat Heather Howard was unable to participate due to a scheduling conflict, so she answered the same questions…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Borough Nicholas Friedman, 21, of Cambridge, Mass., was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. At 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a car accident at the intersection of Nassau Street and University Place. Police said Mr. Friedman had struck another car after making an illegal u-turn. He fled the scene and was…
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PRINCETON: Faith Ringgold receives Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award
Womanspace Inc. hosted its 17th annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award reception and fund-raiser on Thursday, May 12, at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. Artist and author Faith Ringgold was this year’s recipient of the award. Barbara Boggs Sigmund was a former mayor of Princeton Borough and a Mercer County Freeholder. She proactively spoke out…
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MONTGOMERY: Farmers market to open season on June 11
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Residents hoping to shop local will soon have more options when the ninth annual Montgomery Friends farmers market opens Saturday, June 11. ”We have a couple of new farmers who are going to be joining the farmers market this year,” said Michelle Mead, communication committee chair for the…
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WEST WINDSOR: 15 local students play at Carnegie Hall
WEST WINDSOR Fifteen students from the West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Education Suzuki Program participated in a concert at Carnegie Hall on May 27. The concert was presented by the School for Strings, New York City’s preeminent school for the Suzuki approach in music education. Barbara Greenberg, director of the WWPCE Suzuki Program is a graduate…
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PRINCETON: Running for Township Committee
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Primary day is next Tuesday and in preparation, Princeton Township Committee candidates, newcomer Republican Mark Scheibner and incumbent Democrats Bernie Miller and Sue Nemeth, sat for a question and answer session in Princeton Packet offices. Republican Geoff Aton declined the invitation with the following statement: “I appreciate the willingness of…
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PLAINSBORO: Firefighter remembered for his service
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO Of the many things that firefighter Jeff Pryor was in his life, his sister Cindy Kim remembers him most as a wonderful uncle to her 9-year-old daughter, Lauren. ”As far as being a good brother, he was a good uncle, and I couldn’t ask for more,” she said.…
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MONTGOMERY: Tree dedication held in honor of fallen soldier
MONTGOMERY Army Lt. Ashley Henderson-Huff, the first New Jersey woman to be killed in combat in Iraq and a graduate of the Montgomery High School Class of 2000, was honored by her classmates in a memorial dedication ceremony held on Saturday, May 21, on the school grounds. A flowering cherry tree and bronze plaque…
