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  • New NJ Transit trains filling in for Amtrak Clockers

    By: Emily Craighead    Two days after Amtrak’s "Clocker" train took its last trip to New York on Friday, NJ Transit implemented a new timetable that includes four additional express trains on the Northeast Corridor line.    The Clocker service, featuring individual seats, included a private car leased by the "200 Club." Club members paid a membership…

  • Monroe doubles land offer

    Middlesex County would receive 152 acres in exchange for the 35-acre parcel of Thompson Park. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — In an effort to improve their chances of being able to use a portion of Thompson Park for a new high school, township officials have nearly doubled their offer of replacement land.    According to the…

  • Celebrating a century

    Diet, friends and family are secrets to long life. By: Jessica Beym    With a plate full of meatballs in front of her, Martha Heinz sat around a table of friends to have lunch and celebrate her 101st birthday at the Elms of Cranbury on Wednesday.    Ms. Heinz’s lunch wasn’t much different than all of the…

  • Endorsements in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe

    EDITORIAL By:    This week, The Cranbury Press issues its endorsements for Township Committee in Cranbury, Borough Council in Jamesburg and the three ward seats on the Monroe Township Council.    Our endorsement process began in August when we mailed invitations to the candidates offering them the opportunity to sit down with us and discuss the issues…

  • Plasma Physics lab researchers receive award for work

    By: David Campbell    Three researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have been named recipients of awards in recognition of their achievements in plasma science and fusion development.    Professor William Tang, chief scientist at PPPL, received the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA Distinguished Achievement Award. The institute, the oldest Chinese-American professional society in North America, honored…

  • Corzine is better choice for governor

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 1 By: Packet Editorial    It is tempting, on the basis of the campaigns they have run, to characterize the choice for governor of New Jersey between Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Doug Forrester as the lesser of two evils.    If we paid attention only to their TV commercials — which are insulting…

  • Music program strikes a chord with students

    CROSSROADS NORTH By: Chinenye Okparanta    Long gone are the days of the band geeks.    For the students at Crossroads North Middle School, being a member of the band is about being dedicated, being willing to wake up earlier than other kids to make a 7 a.m. rehearsal, and liking music so much that the sacrifice…

  • Pirates plunder county cross country title

    Kezele develops into major part of improved South squad By: Justin Feil    HAMILTON — Josh Kezele was the sixth finisher for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ cross country at the Mercer County Championships a year ago.    Then a junior, he covered the Veterans Park 5k course in 17 minutes, 13 seconds for a respectable 22nd…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 1, 2005

    Albert M. Venta, Marjorie Montagu, Elizabeth Neilson, John W. Kalajian, H. Guy Smith, Dorothy M. McNelis Albert M. Venta Princeton letter carrier     PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Albert M. Venta died Thursday at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula. He was 79.    Born in Princeton, he had been a Princeton resident all of his life before retiring…