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New rules considered for registered sex offenders

New rules considered for registered sex offenders

Princeton has been drafting new restrictions on registered sex offenders, including Halloween requirements to keep outdoor street-facing lights off, refraining from handing out candy and posting a sign saying no treats are being distributed. The proposed ordinance was...

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Rural fire protection to continue

Rural fire protection to continue

The Princeton Fire Department will continue until further notice to serve the area outside the city limits while the Collin County Commissioners Court sets up an emergency services district approved by voters in the Nov. 4 election.The city served notice earlier this...

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Samaritan Inn expands food and emergency services

Samaritan Inn expands food and emergency services

The Samaritan Inn of McKinney has assumed the food pantry and emergency assistance programs of Community Lifeline Center (CLC).Under the consolidation, CLC’s former homelessness prevention programs, emergency rent and utility assistance and grocery-style food pantry...

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Toys for Tots drive underway in Princeton

Toys for Tots drive underway in Princeton

The City of Princeton is again participating in the annual Toys for Tots campaign sponsored for 78 years by the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation.  The program believes that finding a present under the tree on Christmas morning is an experience every...

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 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

Supervisors and contractors meet at the Ironwood at Princeton to plan next steps for completion of the former Luxury Apartments next to Walmart. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The former Princeton Luxury Apartments complex next to Walmart is on schedule for completion...

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Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Bratonia Park on Lake Lavon is one of several parks to be closed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Twin Groves Park, Tickey Creek Park and Clear Lake Park have been offered to the city of Princeton. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald.com The future of three U.S. Army...

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Not making cents

Not making cents

Columnist John Moore has collected pennies all of his life. Including this 1934 Lincoln wheat penny. He’ll miss the penny when it’s gone. Photo: John Moore There’s a scene in The Grapes of Wrath when two children ask for candy in a store and it costs more than the...

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