Category: archives

  • Montgomery High students ‘Roll Out of Bed’

    They go to class in pajamas for diabetes fundraiser. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — It is one thing to care about a cause. It’s another to actually do something about it. Alli Rosenthal, a Montgomery High School sophomore, has chosen the latter.    Creating the fundraiser Roll Out of Bed For Diabetes, Alli hopes to generate…

  • Making a difference

    Interfaith Hospitality Network stitches up the safety net for homeless families. By: Dennis O’Neill    When Nancy lost her apartment last month after an argument with her roommate, the 27-year-old mother of two prayed for help.    "I got very sad when my son asked me, ‘Mommy, when are we going to get a house,’" she said.…

  • Honey Queen abuzz about the bees, sans the stings

    High school student’s hobby leads to her selection as spokeswoman for state association. By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — A Honey Queen knows that few hobbies yield as sweet a reward as beekeeping.    She learns to manage the world within the hive, replacing damaged combs in the winter, feeding the bees sugar water in early spring.…

  • MHS track teams sweep sectional titles

    North’s Mastrangelo, PHS’ Gengel and McKinley win crowns By: Bob Nuse    Jim Goodfriend thought it everything went right, his Montgomery High girls’ track team had a shot at a North Jersey, Section 2 Group III title.    Jen Riddell, head coach of the Montgomery boys’ track team, figured even if everything went right for her team,…

  • West Windsor Bike Fest draws hundreds

    Experts join beginners on rides ranging from 40 miles to 1 mile. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Expert enthusiasts on skinny tires and enthusiastic beginners on fat tires gathered at Community Park on Saturday for the second annual West Windsor Bike Fest.    At 7:30 a.m., about 40 cyclists took off on the 40-mile ride…

  • Princeton library forum to discuss human rights

       As a follow-up to the Princeton Human Rights Film Festival, the Princeton Public Library will continue to focus on human rights with a public roundtable forum — "What are Human Rights? A Community Conversation" — 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the first-floor Community Room.    The evening will include a panel discussion with individuals who…

  • State puts special emphasis on school security

    GUEST OPINION, May 31 By: Richard J. Codey    Every parent’s nightmare unfolded over three days last August, during the massacre of 300 adults and children at a school in Russia.    In many ways, that attack was as horrifying to the Russian people as Sept. 11 was to us. It exposed a weakness where weakness should…

  • Wisecracks, with a touch of wisdom

    Chevy Chase offers joke-filled speech at Princeton University Class Day. By: David Campbell    Comedian Chevy Chase had some sage advice for the Class of 2005 at its Class Day ceremony Monday morning on the Princeton University campus — sort of.    "Should I have words of wisdom for you?" asked Mr. Chase, who delivered the keynote…

  • Housing rules put burden on local taxpayers

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 31 By: Packet Editorial, May 31    Members of the Princeton Borough Council are justifiably annoyed about the impact of new state regulations on the borough’s commitment to provide housing for people of low and moderate income over the next several years.    The constituents these council members represent should be equally annoyed. And…