• University to rebuild five affordable borough units

    Agreement comes despite uncertainity regarding state regulations By: Courtney Gross    Even though the state’s affordable housing regulations are in limbo, Princeton University and Princeton Borough are moving forward to replace five Leigh Avenue affordable housing units in poor condition to cover an obligation established from the construction of the university’s new Operations Research and Financial…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of May 29, 2007 Staffing group is acquired    RemX Specialty Staffing announced that it has acquired Princeton Staffing Group, a Princeton-based staffing company specializing in the placement of accounting, finance, and administrative professionals.    Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., RemX Specialty Staffing is part of The Select Family of Staffing Companies, a staffing firm with over…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 29

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 29 PCDO process fosters participation To the editor:     As the president of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), I would like to share some information about our organization and our endorsement process in light of the upcoming election.    Local party organizations, or "clubs" like the PCDO, are integral to…

  • John Francis Rittley

       John Francis Rittley, 88, died Saturday at home in Pennington.    Born in Trenton, he was an area resident his entire life.    He attended Trenton Central High School and left early to help support his siblings. He worked 41 years for DeLaval Steam Turbine Company. In 1942, he turned down an offer in to play professional…

  • Rewind and advance

    For 17 years, Le Camera owner Phat Le has weathered technological and business upheaval to serve area photography enthusiasts By: Lauren Otis    WEST WINDSOR — Any Mercer County resident with more than a passing interest in photography has almost certainly encountered Le Camera, the camera shop founded by Phat Le (pronounced "Lee") 17 years ago.…

  • Wiseman wins twice, Bliss once at sectional track

    Duo helps PHS girls to second in CJ III By: Bob Nuse    Megan Wiseman and Libby Bliss were quite thrilled to win individual events at the Central Jersey Group III meet this past weekend at Monmouth Regional.    But they were just as happy with the overall success of their Princeton High girls’ track team, which…

  • PHS Orchestra to play out for world’s kids

    By: Ian Gabriel    The Princeton High School Orchestra will present its first ever benefit concert on behalf of UNICEF on Thursday.    The concert, which will take place at 8 p.m. in the Princeton Performing Arts Center at the high school, will feature Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Paul Roby as soloist in music by composers Jean Sibelius…

  • Tradition vs. cutting edge in big PU building effort

    Whitman College construction winding up; Gehry-designed library delayed By: Chip McCorkle    This summer workers will be putting the finishing touches on Princeton University’s largest construction project ever and continuing work on one of its more troublesome.    Whitman College, the university’s sixth major residential unit, known as "residential college," will house 500 undergraduate and 10 graduate…

  • Forecast: Hot, very sticky in Trenton

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 29    Let the summer begin!    Memorial Day may not be the official start of summer — that’s still three weeks away — but in every other respect, the three-day holiday weekend marks the beginning of the season as surely as Labor Day ends it.    Already, the signs of summer are everywhere. Swimming…

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