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  • Cougars best of county

    MHS boys’ lacrosse joins exclusive group By: Justin Feil    BASKING RIDGE — Welcome to the club, Montgomery High.    The Cougar boys’ lacrosse team joined some exclusive company in its first-ever Somerset County Tournament championship game by upending top-seeded and two-time defending champion Pingry, 6-3, Sunday.    "Now we finally feel like we’re part of the history…

  • Seat-belt enforcement effort under way in Plainsboro, West Windsor

    ‘Click It or Ticket’ to extend through June 5    Police in Plainsboro and West Windsor are joining other area law enforcement agencies taking part in the nationwide "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt enforcement campaign through June 5.    The program’s goal is to increase the statewide safety belt usage rate to 84 percent. The current safety-belt…

  • OBITUARIES, May 24, 2005

    Michael Ramus, Mildred C. Tindall, Stephen W. Koontz, Douglas H. Hahn, Donald P. Albury. Michael Ramus Illustrator and cartoonist     MONTGOMERY — Michael Ramus died Thursday at Stonebridge at Montgomery retirement community. He was 87.    Born in Naples, Italy, he was a longtime Princeton resident.    He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy, attended Yale University…

  • Institute for Advanced Study marks 75th anniversary

    Founders Day program includes dedication of sculpture. By: David Campbell    The Institute for Advanced Study held a special ceremony Friday morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its founding and mark the centenary of Albert Einstein’s miracle year in 1905, when the famed theorist — one of the institute’s first faculty members — published several…

  • Students’ voice should be heard in borough

    GUEST OPINION, May 24 By: Robert D. Biederman    If Princeton students took an interest in borough matters and voted in every election, they would be able to control town politics. In non-presidential years, the turnout in borough elections can be as low as 1,000 residents. As few as 300 votes can decide an election. The…

  • ‘Girls on the Run’

    A focus on self-esteem spurs youngsters to achieve. By: Lisa Pettit    "It’s fun." "I am proud of all the lap bands I have earned for completing a quarter mile." "I like meeting new friends and cheering on my teammates." "I like learning about stuff, like eating good food and not gossiping." " I run better…

  • MHS golf wins Skyland

    Cougars finally capture golf title By: Bob Nuse    If not for a few shots here and there, Charlie Olenick might be looking at one of the best golf teams he’s coached at Montgomery High.    "We lost a match by one stroke, a match by two strokes and a match by three strokes," Olenick said. "And…

  • Hinkson’s lease agreement for store at garage on borough agenda

    Council may also approve bonds for sewer system rehabilitation. By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council is expected to approve the lease agreement for Hinkson’s, the office-supply store located on Nassau Street, at its meeting tonight.    The 10-year lease provides for Hinkson’s to move into the 1,043-square-foot retail space in the Spring Street garage.    Borough…

  • A gutter ball for smoking ban opponents

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 24 By: Packet Editorial, May 24    Just when we thought we had heard every conceivable argument — from the vaguely legitimate to the totally ludicrous — against the proposed statewide ban on smoking in public places, the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of North Jersey and Southern New Jersey has served up a proverbial…