Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Church, restaurants hope to merge meals, community
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Food naturally brings people together and parishioners at Trinity Church are hoping a meal can bring a community closer and offer a special dining experience for those that may not have had the means to take advantage of Princeton’s fine eating establishments. ”I love food and I’m a foodie at…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Future offers light-rail line proposal
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Princeton Future has entered the Arts and Transit neighborhood debate, supporting Princeton University’s quest for an arts district and putting forth an idea for a multi-stop light rail line that will connect town and gown from Alexander Road to Nassau Street. The Princeton Future proposal, delivered by Jim Constantine, a…
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MONTGOMERY: School board accepts contract deal
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education accepted contract concessions in the amount of $860,000 from the Montgomery Township Education Association (MTEA) at the board’s meeting Tuesday. Because of the impending storm, the board wanted to acknowledge MTEA President Chris Crow for his leadership before he left. ”On our agenda, you…
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PRINCETON: Graves brings design talents to health care field
A serenity garden design sketch by Michael Graves for Capital Health’s new hospital. Courtesy of Michael Graves Design Group
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PRINCETON: Student’s body discovered in dorm room
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Princeton University Freshman Khristin Kyllo of Vienna, Va., died yesterday in her Forbes College dorm room apparently of natural causes. She was 18. Ms. Kyllo was found by officers with the university’s Department of Public Safety, who received a call from a Forbes resident shortly after 8 a.m. Princeton Borough…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Area has little trouble dealing with new snowstorm
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Mother Nature had great timing this time around and crews had Princeton Borough cleaned up by the morning rush from the storm that dumped 8 to 10 inches of snow on the area Tuesday night. However, schools in the Princeton Regional, West Windsor-Plainsboro and Montgomery districts were closed Wednesday due…
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PLAINSBORO: Healthcare campus open
Merwick care center holds ribbon cutting as first facility at Plainsboro site By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — It’s official — Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center became the first facility of the new healthcare campus to open its doors, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday morning at the site on Plainsboro Road. Windsor Healthcare,…
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PRINCETON: In tough economic times, Princeton Library shines
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer As economic times have tightened, people have been forced to look elsewhere for resources such as books, music and movies. This means a boon for the local library, which has seen dramatic increases in usage over the past year. The Princeton Public Library’s annual report was delivered to Borough Council…
