• HIGHTSTOWN: Green light near for Route 33 bridge repair

    HIGHTSTOWN: Green light near for Route 33 bridge repair

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN —Within a few months, the borough’s transportation vortex, the Route 33 bridge, will be partially shut down for long anticipated repairs resulting from damages suffered during Hurricane Irene.    When Hurricane Irene hit the borough last year, Peddie Lake was capsized by floodwaters, which poured into South Main and North…

  • Canada geese aren’t going home any more

    Carl Faith, Princeton To the editor: Thanks for the article “Birdies aren’t going bye, bye this year” in the Princeton Packet (Feb. 17, 2012) by Charley Falkenburg.    While welcome, the comments about the Canada geese don’t really reveal the full extent of their invasion. These birds haven’t flown back to summer in Canada for many,…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Council promotes police sergeant

    HIGHTSTOWN: Council promotes police sergeant

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor     HIGHTSTOWN — Frank Gendron is now acting lieutenant of the Police Department.     The Borough Council approved Resolution 2012-82, with a vote of 5 to 0 with Councilman Robert Thibault abstaining, which called for Sgt. Gendron’s promotion on Feb. 21.     "(It is) well deserved,” Mayor Steven Kirson said.…

  • Dress for Success – Career Center Overview Presentation

    By United Financial Empowerment Center This presentation is an overview of the new Dress for Success Career Center where women or men are helped to enter/re-enter the workforce by offering career guidance, technology skills and support in their job search. Come learn about the services: The one-on-one career coaching, The Dress for Success suiting program…

  • AvalonBay plans need to be closely monitored

    Daniel A. Harris, Princeton To the editor: When Princeton Hospital moves to its new site in May 2012, it is widely anticipated that AvalonBay, the nationwide developer of residential rental housing, will hopefully sign on to develop the present site: Princeton surely needs rental units.    But it’s critical that AvalonBay (www.avalonbay.com) generate designs that represent…

  • Opposed to declaring area an historic district

    Bill and Judith Scheide, Princeton To the editor: We were happy to see the paper run a story on the current movement toward declaring historic districts that would cover much of Princeton. (Over 50 percent of neighborhoods could be declared historic based on recent proposals by the HPRC.)    The article featured a photograph of us…

  • PRINCETON: Wrestlers alive for region quarterfinals

    PRINCETON: Wrestlers alive for region quarterfinals

    PHS trio, MHS duo advance to today By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Princeton High School’s wrestlers stayed on the path to post-season prosperity in the preliminary round of the Region 5 tournament.    The Little Tigers’ Tim Miranda, Jeff Barsamian and Nick Gillette kept their seasons alive by going a combined 3-for-3 to advance their…

  • SCENES: PRINCETON:‘Midnight in the Garden’ delights supporters of Princeton University Art Museum

    SCENES: PRINCETON:‘Midnight in the Garden’ delights supporters of Princeton University Art Museum

    ‘Midnight suggests the magic and mystery of the time, while Garden is a ‘tip of the hat’ to the Prospect House gardens and to floral designs of the era,’ Joan Smaus said. ‘Set against a backdrop of midnight blue textiles and brilliant garlands of flowers, the gala recreates the atmosphere of the Victorian age,’ Monica…

  • SCENES: PRINCETON:‘Midnight in the Garden’ delights supporters of Princeton University Art Museum

    SCENES: PRINCETON:‘Midnight in the Garden’ delights supporters of Princeton University Art Museum

    Christopher L. Eisgruber, Provost, Princeton University; Lianne Sullivan-Crowley, vice president, Human Resources; Julie Sullivan-Crowley, administrative manager, Arts Council of Princeton, and Lorraine Sciarra enjoy the Feb. 4 evening of dinner and dancing in support of the Princeton University Art Museum’s Department of Education and Academic Programs.

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