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  • Letters to the Editor, Sept. 20

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 20 Running the chain-link blockade To the editor:     As I stroll around town with my seeing-eye dog, Wonder, I rarely give much consideration to the obstacles and challenges we face every day. But this morning, as my guide dog slows down at our approach to the chain-link fence that…

  • Crabtree & Evelyn store to close

    Some of the store’s lines will be made available at nearby retailer By: Marjorie Censer    Palmer Square’s Crabtree & Evelyn store will be closing its doors, but its products will not disappear from downtown.    The Papery, an upscale custom stationery store on Hulfish Street, has purchased the business from the Crabtree & Evelyn franchisee, according…

  • Advertising Director

    The Princeton Packet, an award-winning group of community newspapers has an immediate opening for an Advertising Director. Must have leadership experience in a newspaper management role, creative thinking, and the ability to put sponsorship and partnership agreements together for marketing and promotions. Must be well versed in direct marketing, niche product and online sales, possess…

  • Relief isn’t enough; taxes need reform

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 20 By: Packet Editorial    Back in June, when the Legislature was putting the finishing touches on the new state budget, politicians of both parties scrambled to find every penny they could to fully fund the popular homestead rebate program.    Three months later, each of the two major-party gubernatorial candidates is trying to…

  • Credit union gets new home

    McGraw-Hill employees to benefit from larger site By: Mike Mathis    EAST WINDSOR — Officials at McGraw-Hill Employees Federal Credit Union hope their move into a larger building will translate into future prosperity.    The credit union formally opened its new $5.4 million corporate headquarters in East Windsor last month. The 19,900-square-foot building on Windsor Center Drive…

  • 2006 Toyota hybrid: An environmentally conscious SUV

    This is more than a Prius on steroids; it is a vehicle that can stand on its own virtue By: Mike Blake    It may surprise you to learn that the hybrid gas-electric automobile engine is not a new concept. While the Toyota Prius popularized the approach in 1997, the Parissien des Voitures Electrique (Paris Electric…

  • Pirates’ soccer tops Knight girls

    WW-P South’s Shemming likes team chemistry By: Bob Nuse    Kristina Shemming can notice the difference every time the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ soccer team takes the field.    "I think this is the best chemistry and all-around team we’ve had since I have been here," said Shemming, a senior who scored a pair of goals as…

  • Helping hands

    As companies come to terms with the reality of Katrina, companies are collecting donations and pitching in By: Mike Mathis    A natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina could hit here, and state officials are taking a page from the Boy Scout handbook to give some advice to business owners: Be prepared.    As business owners continue to…

  • Former mayor will challenge Rep. Ferguson

    Joe Tricarico readies election bid By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The former mayor of Hillsborough Township, Joe Tricarico, has announced he will run as a Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District seat in 2006.    If he wins the Democratic nod, Mr. Tricarico will take on U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson, who is serving his third term.…