Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Arts Council makes plans for firehosue home
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Since it was built in the early 1930s, the Princeton Junction Firehouse had always been more than a home for firefighters; it was a center of the community. In the ‘50s, roast beef and spaghetti dinners were held there. During the ‘70s, it was disco dances and…
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MONTGOMERY: Township vy for Sustainable Jersey certification
By Kristine Snodgrass & John Saccenti, Staff Writers MONTGOMERY — Leading the way in sustainability, Montgomery is among the first towns in New Jersey to be certified under a statewide program that helps municipalities go green. Just 28 municipalities have received certification from Sustainable Jersey, a statewide program for towns that want to become more…
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WEST WINDSOR: Fish shares issue prompts a drive
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — With more than 300 postcards signed and delivered by area residents concerned about where their seafood comes from and who fishes for it, those at Food and Water Watch hope they’re getting their message across. The group is asking U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-14) and other legislators…
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PRINCETON: Pelosi visits UMC, touts health reform bill
Phil McAuliffe Rep Rush Holt and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at University Medical Center in Princeton. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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PRINCETON: Borough may ease business parking requirements
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer The Princeton Borough Council introduced an ordinance designed to ease parking requirements for businesses who seek to move into a vacant space downtown at its meeting Nov. 10. The ordinance would “relax parking requirements for a change in a building’s use when no additional space is being created,” according to…
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PRINCETON: Downtown changes add yogurt, boutique fashion
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Friday, the weather was raw and wet, but inside the new Rosana Boutique on Palmer Square, all was bright and cozy as Rosana Clawson busily arranged clothing with her staff in advance of the shop’s opening. ”I always wanted Palmer Square,” Ms. Clawson said. “It’s elegant, for me. I feel…
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PRINCETON: Couple’s gift blazes trail for poetry
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer Countless works of poetry have been composed that foster in readers an appreciation of the wonder of nature and the great outdoors. The thought of bringing a careful selection of those poems to a beautiful public park was the inspiration behind a gift to D&R Greenway Land Trust from Lawrenceville…
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PRINCETON: Artists discuss impact of economic crisis
By Ilene Dube, TIMEOFF Editor There seems to be a profusion of symposiums about crises these days: newspapers in crisis, the arts in crisis. A star-studded cast that included Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, opera and festival director Peter Sellars, pianist Wu Han, dancer/choreographer Susan Marshall and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon gathered Saturday…
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MONTGOMERY: Township seeks savings on employee health care
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Township officials are hoping to see big savings under a new personnel policy that will reward township employees for downgrading their health-care benefits if they can prove they have other adequate coverage. The township committee adopted a resolution at its meeting Thursday night to permit employees to waive…
