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CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL IN PALMER SQUARE: Participants at Sunday's interfaith prayer and candlelight vigil sang "Amazing Grace" at the Palmer Square memorial service to honor the 1,000 U.S. troops killed in Iraq and the more than 10,000 Iraqi civilians who have been killed to date. The gathering was co-sponsored by the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, and the Princeton Clergy Association.

Sub-Committee to Head SID Discussion

Candace Braun

After receiving a formal report from the Downtown Business Assessment Team (DBAT) on how to create a special improvement district (SID) in town, members of Princeton Future's Community-Based Neighborhood Retail Initiative are forming a subcommittee to promote the positive ways a SID could change the face of Princeton.

Township Introduces Voluntary Program For Leaf Collection

Matthew Hersh

Acting on a report delivered last month by the Princeton Township Department of Public Works, Township Committee has introduced a program that, if accepted, would institute sweeping changes in the way the Township conducts its pickup of roadside leaf and brush.

Proposed Snowden Lane Sidewalk Receives Backlash of Dissent From Area Residents

Candace Braun
Matthew Hersh

A proposal to install a sidewalk along a portion of Snowden Lane has undergone intense criticism from some Borough and Township residents, sparking a debate regarding the safety of the roadway that runs along the Borough/Township border.