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  • Tenant must leave land

    Committee shortens lease on Barclay to June 30. By: Josh Appelbaum    Plans to auction the township-owned Barclay farms could mean a longtime farmer living on the property will have to move by July 2006.    The Township Committee voted Aug. 15 to shorten Danser and Bloom’s 2006 lease on the 60-acre Barclay North and 130-acre Barclay…

  • Swingin’ in the Streets

    New Brunswick welcomes fall with the new ‘Jazz in the City’ concert series. By: Susan Van Dongen    The September transition back to school, work and out of "vacation mode" will be a little bit easier this year, at least in New Brunswick.    The State Theatre will present Jazz in the City, the first of what…

  • Friends remember a ‘father’

    Henry Dobenski was like a family member. By: Chinenye Okparanta    For those who knew him, the death of Henry J. "Spud" Dobenski Jr. means the loss, not just of a friend, but of a brother, an uncle, a godfather and a surrogate father.    "Spud," as his friends affectionately called him, died unexpectedly Aug. 13 at…

  • ‘Red Eye’

    Wes Craven takes to the sky with his latest thriller and narrowly avoids a crash landing. By: Bob Brown    These days, customer service is becoming an oxymoron. Just ask anyone who’s booked one of America’s many strapped airlines recently or tried to get a sympathetic ear from the desk clerk at a busy hotel. Folks…

  • PRESS FORUM: What issues should the candidates for governor be addressing during the campaign?

    PRESS FORUM Join the debate.    The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want…

  • Broo’s coffee is good to the last drop

    West Windsor couple go into the coffee business, trading on the Grovers Mills’ ‘War of the Worlds’ reputation. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Meet Broo Blork, Martian coffee purveyor for the Interplanetary Coffee Council.    On Halloween in 1938, Broo, a green one-eyed alien landed in Grovers Mill searching for coffee. After assuring the panicked…

  • Push continues for school land swap

    Board considers scrapping plans for a new high school. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — School board member Marvin Braverman proposed Wednesday that the district scrap plans for a new high school and start from scratch.    Mr. Braverman made a motion that the board instead seek a new site and hold a new referendum for a…

  • Campaign policy puts readers first

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 26    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates, and with an eye toward providing the best service to our readers, The Packet has a set of ground rules for coverage of local election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, The Packet commits to certain elements of news coverage. We are committed to writing…

  • Borough street repairs continue

    By: Marjorie Censer    As summer comes to a close, Princeton residents will face more street closings as the Princeton Borough’s road resurfacing effort continues and other projects get under way.    Next week, borough road crews will work extensively on Washington Road, from Nassau Street to the borough line, Assistant Engineer Scott Whitlock said. Saturday, the…