Author: Central Jersey

  • EDITORIAL: Teens expose racism

        Princeton has long been a town where the races have co-existed side-by-side, not always together, but with an ability to get along. The willingness for different racial groups to accept each other has, in most cases, provided a racial harmony in the community.     In this issue of The Packet, there are two articles…

  • ALLENTOWN: Dog saved after six days in bitter cold
  • CRANBURY: Winning words (WITH VIDEO)

    CRANBURY: Winning words (WITH VIDEO)

    Student and teacher going to Russia By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — The dictionary defines surprise as an unexpected event or piece of information, an unexpected gift. For 14-year-old Sam Harshbarger, an eighth grader at the Cranbury School, the minutes immediately following Monday morning’s spelling bee proved to be exactly that, when he…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 6

    Princeton     A 42-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries to his upper body after he was allegedly assaulted by several unknown men on the 100 block of Witherspoon Street at 1:05 a.m. Feb. 3. The Princeton First Aid Squad transported him to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro for treatment.    …

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Lady Vikings celebrate senior players

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Lady Vikings celebrate senior players

    By Azra Baig, Special Writer SBHS seniors Brianna Davis and Prathna Patel were celebrated by fellow girls basketball team members this week.

  • PLAINSBORO: Newcomers are help to Knight swimming

    North wins state tourney openers By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    A couple of new swimmers to the West Windsor-Plainsboro North program helped the boys and girls swim teams come off a solid Mercer County Championships to advance past the first round of the state tournament Tuesday.    Abdallah Gendia won the 50 freestyle and 100…

  • African Americans Learning from the Past to Avoid the 14 Biggest Post-Divorce Mistakes

    African Americans Learning from the Past to Avoid the 14 Biggest Post-Divorce Mistakes

    By 1888 PressRelease 1888PressRelease – With the rise in divorce for the African American community has come heartbreak, drama and broken homes as well as a collective need to learn how to navigate through tough breakups. In the spirit of learning from history, Chicago family law practitioner Lester L. Barclay shared the 14 biggest post-divorce…

  • CRANBURY: Third straight title capped by records

    PHS girls swim cruises in county By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Jess Bai and the Princeton High School girls swim team already had a great deal of confidence after an unbeaten regular season.    Their confidence rose a bit more when they added their third straight Mercer County Championship title Saturday at West Windsor-Plainsboro North.…

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PRINCETON: Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Princeton High freshman Abbey Berloco is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Photo by John Blaine