Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Montgomery mayor’s campaign Web site blocked in her native China
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — As a Chinese-American who spent most of her life in communist China, Mayor Cecilia Birge is thrilled with the ongoing Summer Olympics in Beijing. She said the summer games are “a fabulous event that any Chinese American is proud of” that has showcased the amazing economic transformation that…
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Princeton One Card plan simmers on back burner
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer A prepaid cash card program for Princeton merchants administered by Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems that would give merchants cash back on every transaction, or enable them to donate to a local default beneficiary instead, has not progressed in months although a Heartland representative said the program is not dead. Several…
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Oil politics a light draw in MoveOn.Org demonstration in Princeton
Jean Marie Whaley and Sandy Billhart, left, join MoveOn.org organizer Marna Matthews, right, at Tuesday’s rally. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Oil politics a light draw in MoveOn.Org demonstration in Princeton
By Emily Laermer, Staff Writer ”Clean Energy not for Exxon.” “Pump Tires Not Gas.” “We Can’t Drill 2 Energy Independence.” These were some of the signs held up by the 15 demonstrators lined up on Witherspoon Street for about an hour Tuesday afternoon. MoveOn.org, a liberal activist group dedicated to educating and involving citizens in…
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Presentation reviews preservation of historic Schenck Farm in WW
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A presentation made by Kyle Van Dyke Architecture employees and township officials mapped out a path to a completed Schenck farmstead at a public meeting held on the property Tuesday night near the parcel’s 18th century farmhouse. Township Council members, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, and other officials were on…
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Presentation reviews preservation of historic Schenck Farm in WW
A stone building on the Schenck property. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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FreeB jitney ridership edged up in July; usage still seen as light
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Usage of the free jitney bus in downtown Princeton, named the FreeB, increased by a third in July, to 400 riders, up from 300 recorded in June and 150 in May, according to Princeton Borough. Several members of Borough Council said the ridership numbers were still too modest to sustain…
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An alternative energy tour runs on waste vegetable oil
Dartmouth student Bennet Meyers checks out the solar panels on the roof of the Big Green Bus. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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State officials tout federal tax relief for some homeowners
By Maria Prato-Gaines, The Packet Group MONROE — The setting was small and intimate as Gov. Jon Corzine and several local and state officials gathered in the backyard of a Rossmoor home Wednesday morning to announce a new federal property tax relief initiative that would affect thousands New Jersey residents. The property tax deduction will…
