Category: archives

  • Finding relief at the swim club

    Poolside at the Cranbury Swim Club, the best place to spend a hot summer afternoon. By: Chinenye Okparanta    On a typical Monday afternoon the pool at the Cranbury Swim Club on Old Trenton Road is teeming with children.    They run in and out of the pool, bright blurs in their colorful swimsuits, shrieking, laughing and…

  • Congress OKs cash for MOM line study

    $1.2 million in federal funds will be used to find alternate routes for proposed MOM line. By: Leon Tovey    Local officials are criticizing the decision of a pair of Republican congressmen to secure $1.25 million in federal funds for further study of the three proposed routes for the controversial Middlesex-Ocean-Monmouth commuter rail line.    Monroe Township…

  • For the Aug. 5 issue

    Curtis N. Williams, John C. Deschu Sr., Charles Gilson, Jessie Seip. Curtis N. Williams    HIGHTSTOWN — Curtis N. Williams, 76, died July 29 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    He was employed by W.R. Grace Co. and retired in 1990 after 35 years of dedicated service. Son of the late Deacon A. Henry…

  • Noistens having summer fun with PASDA

    Sisters win six events at championship meet By: Bob Nuse    Laura and Sophia Noisten will certainly swim in bigger meets than the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Championships.    But they probably won’t enjoy themselves as much as they do during the summer swim season.    The Noisten sisters both spend a large portion of the year…

  • Taking in a movie under the stars

    Township Recreation Commission brings back outdoor drive-in movie. By: Josh Appelbaum    The township Recreation Commission is inviting residents to revisit a bygone era of outdoor moviegoing with tonight’s (Friday) Lawn Chair Drive-In.    The commission will host a screening of the Jim Carrey comedy "Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" at dusk in Village Park.…

  • Markets offer so much more than nostalgia

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 5    There was a time, not all that long ago, when places like West Windsor and Montgomery were Central Jersey’s breadbasket.    It may seem hard to believe today, but less than a generation ago, these sprawling townships were more rural than suburban. Potato farms and cornfields spread across the horizon as far…

  • University Store joins national test of digital textbook sales

    Ten eBook titles already in stock; more to follow By: David Campbell    The Princeton University Store will offer digital textbooks to university students for the first time this fall.    The U-Store is among 10 college bookstores nationwide participating in the pilot Universal Digital Textbooks program, which is a partnership among Missouri-based textbook wholesaler MBS Textbook…

  • Annual derby brings out the local anglers

    Monroe residents take part in annual Fishing Derby. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — "Hey, Daddy!" 3-year-old Jake Picurro of Monroe yelled excitedly Tuesday morning as his father’s pole bent with the telltale sign of a bite.    "Look! Look! Look!"    As his father reeled in a 4-inch sunfish, Jake noticed he had a bite of his…

  • Police event spotlights crime prevention, security

    "National Night Out" in West Windsor builds ties between community, police By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Police Department’s community policing unit hosted a "National Night Out" celebration at the West Windsor Community Park Pool from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.    The event, which police said was designed to foster a positive relationship…