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Princeton Public Library is seeking summer volunteers entering grades 7 through 12 to help out with the annual summer reading clubs and other library activities. Volunteers are required to attend one of four orientation sessions scheduled for Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 13 at 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 21 at 4 p.m., and Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Advance registration is required. Teens will be asked to work at least 10 hours during the summer and to commit to a regular schedule, although the library will be flexible about working around vacations and other activities. All volunteers will be invited to attend a thank-you dinner at the library hosted by the staff on Friday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. Applications for interested teens can be found online at www.princetonlibrary.org/teens/volunteers or at the Youth Services desk on the third floor at the library. The deadline for applications is May 28. Preference will be given to library cardholders. To register or for general information, call Susan Conlon or Allison Santos at (609) 924-9529, ext. 240.

A Spring Free Rabies Clinic sponsored by the Borough of Princeton will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Community Park Pool (380 Witherspoon Street). All dogs, cats and ferrets are welcome. Dogs must be leashed and under control; cats and ferrets must be in carriers or pillowcases. For more information, call the Princeton Regional Health Department at (609) 497-7608.

Princeton Borough Council is looking into a recently discovered problem that presents an obstacle to outside dining at the Calico Grill restaurant. Apparently the Hilton Realty Co., which owns the 180 Nassau Street building housing Cox’s Market, Calico Grill, and the photographer Pryde Brown, have been using parking spaces that are in fact owned by the Borough of Princeton. A lease for the parking spots between the Borough and the building’s original owner Bob Cox expired in 1963. The situation was brought to light after Alan and Marguerite Heap, the owners of the building and of Calico Grill, took their request for an amendment of the historic preservation plan that would allow for outdoor dining to a hearing of the Historic Preservation Review Committee last December. Calico Grill, located behind Cox’s Market, wants to place two tables for two and two tables for four on what they thought was their own property. Instead they found out that they may owe rent on the outdoor space. Members of the Council were briefed on the parking problem by Borough Administrator Robert W. Bruschi last week and it is hoped that a resolution can be found. (LA)

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