Category: archives
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There’s really only one sane alternate route
PACKET EDITORIAL, June 24 By: Packet Editorial It may be unwise to predict what the weather’s going to be like more than a few days down the road but when the road happens to be in the Princeton area, it’s already pretty clear that motorists are headed for a long, hot summer. From local…
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Beazer Homes offers a variety of home options to Mercer County residents
The new showcase model homes at Gatherings at Lawrenceville exemplify elegance and convenience Photo courtesy of Beazer Homes The new showcase model homes at Gatherings at Lawrenceville exemplify elegance and convenience. Mercer County has always been a great place to live, work and play. Its schools are second to none. The area boasts acres of…
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High School South graduates take on the real world…
Students, parents and faculty recall the times they have shared By: Emily Craighead TRENTON West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South’s class of 2005 numbered 339 graduates who each spent more than 700 days within South’s wall-less classrooms and emerged lifelong learners ready to tackle the real world or in other cases college. But…
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Plainsboro police get grant for training
Recording equipment will help train officers in dealing with domestic violence offenders By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO The police department has received a $1,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for domestic-violence training. The funds will be used to purchase a video camera and microphone with a digital recorder to record interviews…
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Center barrier project forces Route 1 closure
Northbound left lane will reopen in mid-July By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR As of Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Transportation closed the left lane of Route 1 northbound from Quakerbridge Road to Nassau Park Boulevard for the installation of a permanent center-median barrier. The left lane is expected to reopen around July 15.…
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Last class leaves Montgomery High
"Bold and courageous" class of 2005 bids farewell to current high school By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The evening was filled with recognition and recollection as the class of 2005 the last student body to leave the current high school graduated on an ideal first day of summer. Hundreds of parents, faculty, friends…
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West Windsor-Plainsboro board assesses high schools’ needs
Architect proposes $22 million worth of projects at High School South, $3 million worth at High School North By: Emily Craighead Several more big-ticket referendum items are on the table following the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District architect’s presentation Wednesday of facilities needs at the two high schools. As the Board of Education continues to build…
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Radio enthusiasts plan an amateur field day
WEST WINDSOR It won’t take a cell phone to communicate with people all over North and South America at the amateur radio Field Day over the weekend. Radio operators from the David Sarnoff Radio Club will use radio equipment to contact teams across the continents in a 24-hour event at the Sarnoff Corp. Field…
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Football fumbles all-star games
Somebody dropped the ball on this one. By: Justin Time Somebody dropped the ball on this one. Thursday night should be a perfect time to relax and support some football players who have earned special recognition for their play in their senior seasons. Instead, coaches like Montgomery High’s Zoran Milich, will be spending part of…
