Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Gen. Petraeus sounds call to public service
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus told the Princeton University Class of 2009 to consider a meaningful and rewarding future in the public service during his speech to the soon-to-be graduates at the university’s baccalaureate event Sunday. Speaking to the class from the pulpit in the University Chapel, Gen. Petraeus said…
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WEST WINDSOR: 7 students arrested in HS vandalism
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Police arrested seven students in connection with vandalism to a classroom area last month in the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. The teenagers, all township residents, entered the high school illegally between 1 a.m. and 5 p.m. May 15 and damaged numerous desks with attached chairs, full-sized…
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PRINCETON: Scenes from a pancake breakfast
Photos by Mark Czajkowski The pancake breakfast in Palmer Square, sponsored by the Rotary Club each Memorial Day weekend, is a popular favorite in Princeton.
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WEST WINDSOR: Cell phone antennas get an OK
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Handcuffed by state statute, the township planning board reluctantly approved the construction of cell phone antennas on top of an existing electrical tower in a residential neighborhood late Wednesday. The decision, made just before midnight , was met with frustration from a group of more than 20…
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PRINCETON: Perks in police pact irk boro officials
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Princeton Borough Council members ratified new compensation agreements with unions representing borough sergeants and patrol officers this week, but only after collectively shaking their heads over some of the perks that police negotiators have managed to attach to the contracts over the years. Annual stipends for civilian clothing for detectives,…
