Category: archives

  • Erickson hoping to make happy memories

    Sophomore looks to help Pirate girls repeat in county XC By: Justin Feil    Ashley Erickson doesn’t remember much about last year’s Mercer County Championships.    Then a freshman, Erickson does recall that it was a win for her West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ cross country team. That was the important thing. The Pirates won their second straight…

  • Assisted living plan for Gulick House site delayed to Dec. 7

    The application was removed from the zoning board’s Nov. 2 meeting after the applicant failed to notify property owners within 200 feet of the property. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer A controversial application for a proposed assisted living facility on the site of the historic William Gulick House, at the corner of Route 206 and Province…

  • Flashes’ field hockey team clinches C.J. playoff berth

    By: Sean Moylan It took a little longer than everyone expected, nonetheless the talented Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity field hockey team finally locked up a playoff berth with a 2-1 home win over South Hunterdon last Wednesday, October 19.    "It’s always good to make the playoffs, especially for the younger kids," said…

  • Affordable housing hearing scheduled for Nov. 29

    Hopewell Township Committee’s deadline for submitting a plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) is Dec. 19 By John Tredrea    A Hopewell Township affordable housing plan that would yield 193 residential units over the next 10 years was given a preliminary OK in an 8-1 Planning Board vote late Tuesday night.    Board member…

  • Advertising Account Executives – COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

    The Princeton Packet, Inc., a group of award winning publications in Central NJ, seeks energetic, assertive, independent, creative self-starters with strong communication, organizational, customer service and follow-up skills to manage retail sales territories. Competitive base plus high commissions potential, well-rounded benefits package, and the chance to work in an environment where excellence is recognized! Sales…

  • EDITORIAL

    Charter change is worthy of voters’ approval.    Like most residents of Hillsborough, we’ve been watching the charter question debate from the sidelines, wondering which way to vote Nov. 8.    After considering the arguments, we recommend a vote in favor of the charter question.    We believe there are three keys reasons why the change is right…

  • Sacred Sound

    The Westminster Jubilee Singers celebrate 10 years of performing African-American classical music. By:Susan Van Dongen    One Princeton-based ensemble has been making a joyful noise for 10 years and now its alumni are starting to make some noise of their own.    The Westminster Jubilee Singers of Westminster Choir College of Rider University was launched in 1995…

  • School board approves termination of teacher

    The Board of Education voted to terminate the employment of Robbinsville High School teacher Scott H. Copperman. (Thursday, Oct. 27) By: Marisa Maldonado    WASHINGTON — A Robbinsville High School teacher accused of having improper relations with a student there no longer will work for the district after the Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday evening…

  • ‘2 Lives’

    Tom Aldredge and James Sutorius star in the George Street Playhouse production of the play by Arthur Laurents. By: Stuart Duncan    For almost the entire first act, Arthur Laurents’ new play 2 Lives bounces along, its deliciously drawn characters spreading loveable chaos across a small private park in a village in the Hamptons. Charm oozes…