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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: Princeton Future met at the Princeton Public Library Saturday morning to discuss the impact of development along the Witherspoon Street corridor. The meeting was prefaced with a developmental history, that gave the brainstorming session some perspective. Pictured clockwise from left are Gail Ullman, Wanda Gunning, Andres Reinero (partially blocked), Kevin Wilkes, Alan Goodheart, Marta Karamuz, Heidi Fichtenbaum, and Susan Hockaday.
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Neighborhood Discussion Offers a Look At a Witherspoon Street of Yesteryear

Matthew Hersh

Witherspoon Street: it has been the centerpiece of virtually every in-town planning and development dialogue and will probably continue to play a prominent role in Princeton for years to come. And while the battle between various residents as to what Princeton's future should look like sounds like the journalist's credo "who, what, where, when, why, and how?," the exploration of the future always manages to unearth the history of a neighborhood that somehow never quite manages to let go of its past.

Princeton Wine & Liquor Store Receives Two-Day Suspension

Candace Braun

Princeton Wine & Liquor must close their doors for two days in February after being found guilty of selling alcohol to a minor, a violation of state Alcohol Beverage Control regulations.

Borough Needs to Concentrate On Pedestrian Safety, Says Report

Candace Braun

How to make the Borough more pedestrian-friendly was the main topic of discussion during the Traffic and Transportation Committee's presentation to Council on Wednesday, December 8. However, while Council agreed with many of the committee's concerns, a formal improvement plan was not decided upon.

Backstage at McCarter: Bringing 'A Christmas Carol' to Life

Candace Braun

While watching McCarter Theatre's annual production of A Christmas Carol may be a family tradition of holiday merriment for an audience member, the magic that goes into making the show each year takes more than a little ghostly fairy dust.

 


Lisa Houston

PROFILES IN EDUCATION

Candace Braun

The Pennington School's Lisa Houston

Tying a Paper Trail to Election Reform: Legislators, Organizations Spring to Action

Matthew Hersh

In an attempt to set a legislative mandate to overhaul all electronic voting machines, local legislators and community groups met in Trenton Monday to map out a strategy that would place a "paper trail" on all new machines.

Let It Grow: A Concept Album Disguised as a Book

Stuart Mitchner

The cover of The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad, edited by Sean Wilentz and Greil Marcus (Norton $26.95), presents the book in the guise of a long-playing record with a red label. In fact, there's an album you can listen to, with the same cover, on the companion CD (Columbia/Legacy $13.98).

 

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