Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Election outcomes reflected in reorganization
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The gavel has been passed on the West Windsor Township Council with its unanimous selection of George Borek as president for the coming year. The council held a swearing-in ceremony and reorganization meeting Wednesday when new council officers were selected and the winners of the May municipal…
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WEST WINDSOR: Election outcomes reflected in reorganization
Superior Court Judge Will Anklowitz administers the oath of office to West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hseuh at the township reorganization meeting. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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PRINCETON: Farrington’s Music heading uptown
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer PRINCETON — Need a replacement guitar string or new drum sticks quick, or just want to pick up some sheet music? Soon, for the first time in 40 years, you will be unable to do any of those things in downtown Princeton. Farrington’s Music, a fixture on Spring Street since…
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PRINCETON: When independence was first celebrated
By William Myers, Special Writer The Declaration of Independence was celebrated in Princeton for the first time July 9, 1776. It is not clear whether the Declaration was publicly read, but that has been the assumption. The only contemporary description states simply, “Nassau Hall was grandly illuminated, and Independency declared under a triple volley of…
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PRINCETON: A ‘Hometown’ effort to stir local business
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer A new nonprofit organization — Hometown Princeton Inc. — has been formed as a means for Princeton merchants to band together, reach out to the community, and collectively pull themselves out of the current retail slump in the area. ”We have an organization in place, we have the domain registered…
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PRINCETON: Two downtown stores have closed
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Two startup businesses in downtown Princeton have shuttered their doors; one permanently, one perhaps temporarily. Natronica, a boutique featuring furnishings and handicrafts from China and founded in early 2008 by husband-and-wife team Yaya Chen and Eric Xie, closed the doors at its Chambers Walk space opposite the Alchemist & Barrister…
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PRINCETON: Some university freshmen will serve abroad
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer A group of incoming Princeton University freshmen will defer their first semester of class at Princeton and focus on public service abroad under a new tuition-free enrichment program being offered at the university. Students participating in the Bridge Year Program will work in a public service capacity at one of…
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PRINCETON: Boro Police Chief Federico dead at 55
The flag is at half mast outside Princeton Borough PD headquarters, following the death of Chief Anthony Federico. Staff photo by Greg Forester.
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PRINCETON: Boro Police Chief Federico dead at 55
Stricken while at his vacation home in Maine By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Police Chief Anthony Federico died suddenly on Sunday night while at his vacation home in Bowerbank, Maine. Chief Federico, 55, was a 29-year veteran of the borough police force. ”He passed away last night up at his house in Maine.…
