Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tiny dancers: Best friends in step with Dance Express
LIFESTYLE By: Erica Hammond EAST WINDSOR For the past three summers, a gaggle of girls has gathered in the basement of the Edwards Drive home of Mike and Sandy Alexander. The couple’s daughter, Cora, and her best friend and next-door neighbor, Danielle Murphy, have run weekly dance lessons for girls age 3 to 8…
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Learning to pick the perfect wine
Fiddleheads and Grape Escape make the perfect match. By: Melissa Hayes JAMESBURG When the owners of Fiddleheads Restaurant met the owner of Dayton’s wine school, The Grape Escape, it was a perfect match. "He walked in one day, his friends had been here before and know us, and it was, ‘Hey you’re a BYOB…
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PU football opens with optimism
Tigers look to fill skill position holes By: Justin Feil The Princeton University football team has some big holes to fill after the graduation of last year’s starting backfield and much of its defensive line. It’s the half-full approach that the Tigers are taking as they open preseason practice this week. Princeton, picked to finish…
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Five schools get warning
Monroe and Jamesburg schools are put on federal early warning list. By: Melissa Hayes Three Monroe schools and two Jamesburg schools have been put on the early warning list under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In Monroe, special education students in the fourth grade at Brookside School, eighth grade at Applegarth School and…
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Suspect in bank heists nabbed
Police capture man wanted for Central Jersey bank robberies. By: Joseph Harvie MONROE Police in Buffalo, N.Y., captured a 22-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man wanted in connection with six bank robberies in Central Jersey, including the June 25 robbery at the Provident Bank on Forsgate Drive. Buffalo police acted on a tip and took Caleb…
