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PRINCETON AREA: Scenes: Simply dazzling!: Young Audiences goes to Carnival
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and Pam Hughes.
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HIGHTSTOWN: Panel tries to address ‘boardinghouses’
By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group HIGHTSTOWN — An ordinance from a new quality-of-life commission is taking aim at overcrowded houses. The measure, which is expected to go before the Borough Council for a public hearing and final adoption April 5, would make it illegal to use nonhabitable spaces like closets and storage areas for…
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Be constructive in your editorials
John Lasley of Princeton I have read every word in your editorial in the March 19 Princeton Packet. Now that you have pretty thoroughly covered what not to do, I expect to see next week what to do to balance the budget in New Jersey. Barney Kilgore usually covered both sides of the question. If…
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Church development is too large for site
Jane Buttars of Princeton Why is the Westerly Road Church planning a huge development at the crest of the environmentally sensitive Princeton Ridge, with a minimum of 8.1 acres of valuable habitat, including wetlands, to be clear-cut, 500-odd trees to be destroyed for the sake of 220 surface parking spaces and a one-story building? This…
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PRINCETON AREA: Fellowship in Prayer to mark 60th
Fellowship in Prayer, a multifaith organization focused on “prayer for peace,” is hosting its 60th Anniversary Conference, titled “Prayer: An Answer for the 21st Century,” June 24 through 27, 2010 on the campus of Princeton University. People from all religions and wisdom traditions will come together at the conference to explore how they…
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BRT is a chance for a better system
Marvin Reed of Princeton Letter writer William S. Moody (The Packet, March 23) has a right to be concerned about the Dinky. Over the years it has served us well. But, service cutbacks and breakdowns continue to threaten local transit service we in Princeton have come to value. We have an opportunity, working with NJ…
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Non-profits’ actions speak volumes
Grace Sinden of Princeton The contrast between the actions of two non-profit organizations, Isles of Trenton and the Westerly Road Church (WRC) in Princeton is stark and startling. On one hand an editorial in the Times of Trenton (“LEEDing the way,” March 21) described the continuing environmentally sustainable projects of Isles in current plans to…
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Many thanks!
Judy Jengo, Hopewell Borough I want to offer a profound thank-you to our wonderful fire department. As the water from the recent storm rapidly accumulated, they came to the rescue more than once and pumped water from my basement in time to save the furnace and hot water heater (two sump pumps were put…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Township to lose $227,000 in state aid
Fire Division to take biggest hit ROBBINSVILLE After hearing the township could get $227,000 less in energy tax receipts this year because of reductions proposed by Gov. Chris Christie, the Township Council set about the task of cutting its 2010 proposed budget. And the Fire Division took the biggest hit. The budget plan from…
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