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PACKET PICKS: Dec. 21
Nominations due Dec. 21 Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission are seeking nominations of leaders who have modeled sustainable behavior and action in the workplace, at school, in the government or at home, and whose success stories will help shape the vision for the new Princeton. Sustainable Princeton is a local nonprofit with a…
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‘What then shall we do?’
Dennis O’Neill, pastor Calvary Baptist Church Last Friday’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, was one of those horrific tragedies that alters our perception of the world. News that a black-fatigue clad 20-year-old youth — armed with semi-automatic weapons — had opened fire in a school sounded sickeningly familiar. That he had smashed his way through…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Lambertville City police reported: — On Dec. 16 at 1:25 a.m., Sgt. Robert Brown stopped Sarah E. Thielke, 26, of Eagleswood, on Route 29 for failure to keep right, and having a license plate light out. Ms. Thielke was charged with DWI, and failure to keep right. She was released pending a court appearance. —…
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PRINCETON: Silver Shop marks 75 years
Some of Sal Pitts’ collection for sale at The Silver Shop on Palmer Square in Princeton. Photo by Mark Czajkowski
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LAMBERTVILLE: City is ‘on clearer path to a better future’
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The City of Lambertville has achieved the bronze-level status for Sustainable Jersey, a nonprofit certification program for towns and cities in the state that want to “go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long-term.” According to Sustainable Jersey’s website, achieving…
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PRINCETON: School board election to be in November
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton school board elections will move from April to November starting next year, a move that extends the terms of the nine elected members and takes the annual school budget off the ballot. The Board of Education voted, 6-1, on Tuesday to make the change, one that reverses a…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Chefs select last meal requests
By Pat Tanner, Special Writer Maybe it was the Mayan prediction (now disavowed) that today would bring the apocalypse. Maybe it’s that this is my final In The Kitchen column of the year. Or maybe I’m just feeling old. Whatever the reason, I decided to ask local chefs and food artisans to share with us…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Wrestling team opens with mix
Veterans will be backbone for Raiders By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Hillsborough High School wrestling program will try to maintain its standard of excellence with a group this year that includes a wide variety of experience. ”Like last year, from 106 up through the middle is pretty solid, pretty consistent,” said HHS head…
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Need more information!
Kenny Crandall Lambertville A green-blue algae outbreak at the Lambertville reservoir resulted in customers complaining about the foul odor and taste of their drinking water. As regards this controversy, United Water responded purportedly to the problem, but “how” and to “what degree” is anyone’s guess. As someone who consumes this water, I would like…
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