Author: Central Jersey

  • Letter writer’s intent, anger seemed misplaced

    Paula McGuire, Princeton  To the editor: I feel certain that Jane Hamill, whose letter appeared in the Princeton Packet (April 29 ), was not offended by being scolded by Bonnie Bivins in a letter (May 9) for a general lack of understanding of the limited geographical area of news typically covered by a local…

  • LETTERS: Democrats out of sync with mainstream

    By Peter Hass, East Brunswick To the editor: I read with dismay the article covering the forum held recently where the Democratic Candidates for the 12th District debated their qualifications for congress. It seems to me that all four Democratic candidates are out of touch with "main stream" America. A few examples – all four…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Knights top PHS for county crown

    WEST WINDSOR: Knights top PHS for county crown

    The West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls lacrosse team celebrated its second Mercer County Tournament championship in three years Saturday. Photo by John Blaine

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  • Princeton Prize in Race Relations

    By Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman WHO: Princeton area high school student, Amani Ahmed, will represent Central and Southern New Jersey among 22 other winners of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. Vice dean of Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton University , four other finalists, parents and school district officials will attend local ceremony. WHAT:…

  • ALLENTOWN: Grant to fund seat-belt crackdown

    This year’s effort runs through June 1. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — Borough police have been awarded a grant, as part of a national campaign, to crackdown on unbuckled motorists and passengers. Like their fellow officers in communities throughout the state and the country, Allentown police are participating in the annual "Click It…

  • PLAINSBORO: Teen co-authors paper in medical journal

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — She’s accomplished more than most students before they graduate high school or even college and she’s only 16. Erika Mehta, a junior at High School North, is a co-author on a paper in the 2014 spring issue of the Drexel University Medical Journal, entitled, "A Preliminary Retrospective Study…

  • PAGING PDS: It is our obligation to care about our environment

    By Tag Quijano On Sept. 27, 2013, the United Nations approved their Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, known as The Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change. The report states that, "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century." People react to…

  • Library foundation thanks track team for generosity

    Brenda Fallon, President, Board of Trustees, Mary Jacobs Memorial Library Foundation To the editor: I would like to publicly recognize an incredible gesture made by Claire Scarpa and the Montgomery Middle School Track and Field Team. Ms. Scarpa formed a team for the annual Run with Rotary (held on April 27) with the Montgomery Middle…