Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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WEST WINDSOR: Council brokers driveway solution
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — At its meeting Tuesday night, Township council arranged an agreement between a builder and a homeowners association to resolve a safety hazard caused by unstable driveway aprons. As a result of faulty engineering, water is able to get under the aprons at Village Grande at Bear Creek…
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FRANKLIN: Assemblyman queries USDA on bird kills
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer FRANKLIN — Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Princeton, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise its protocol when conducting bird-culling campaigns like the one in Franklin Township that resulted in the carcasses of hundreds of dead starlings blanketing the area a few weeks ago. Mr. Gusciora sent a letter…
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So-called ‘superfoods’ not so super
Melvin A. Benarde of Princeton ‘Superfoods,’ by Rochelle Blank, (Feb. 3) requires cogitation. Ms. Blank, a holistic health advocate writes that she encourages the use of some ‘Superfoods to keep energy and health at peak performance, but fails to tell us what that is. And she promotes Acai berry juice (pronounced Ah sigh ee…
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PRINCETON: Spring Street oil tanks found and removed
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Recent excavation work at the construction site bordered by Spring and Tulane Streets in downtown Princeton uncovered five underground storage tanks for oil, the borough has confirmed. ”Five were discovered and removed within the confines of the development,” said Princeton Borough Engineer Christopher Budzinski. “There was no way we knew…
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PRINCETON: Boro wrestles with capital priorities
Borough wrestles with capital priorities Borough ÿ8BOROUGHÿ Lauren OtisStaff Writer Members of Princeton Borough Council debated the wisdom of continuing to maintain a $3.6 million cap on the borough’s annual debt service payments and the appropriateness of embarking on an $850,000 renovation of Harrison Street Park in the current fiscal climate during a special council…
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PRINCETON: School board awaits state aid data
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer School budget deliberations continued this week in Princeton, where the Princeton Regional Board of Education members examined the impact of a preliminary budget Tuesday as they await the official announcement of state aid numbers some time in March. Board members examined preliminary 2009-2010 budget documents during Tuesday’s workshop that project…
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PRINCETON: Sorry, you’re already using your whole brain
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer This is your baby’s brain on Mozart. This is your baby’s brain not on Mozart. Notice the difference? No? Well that’s because playing classical music to your child really has no beneficial effect on his or her intelligence, according to Sam Wang, associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at…
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MONTGOMERY: Teachers urge full 4-percent tax hike
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Township School District teachers came out in force at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday night to ask that taxes be increased to the full 4 percent cap allowed by law. Most of the nearly 100-member audience at the special budget meeting wore ID tags as district…
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WEST WINDSOR: March 12 Mercer Economic Summit set
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — “We are in tough economic times. I think we all need to take a look at that,” said Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes at a press conference at the corporate offices of architecture firm RMJM announcing the fourth annual Mercer County Economic Summit on March 12. ”You…
