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  • PHS golf earns redemption, T of C berth

    WW-P South’s Aloi, Montgomery’s Boger qualify as individuals By: Bob Nuse    A year ago, the only disappointing day in an otherwise spectacular season for the Princeton High golf team was a poor showing at the Central/South Group III sectional Tournament, where the Little Tigers failed to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.    This year, the…

  • Confident Monroe ready for Stevens

    Falcons nip Sayreville in GMCT prelim By: Rich Fisher    If there was ever the right time for Monroe High’s softball team to play the No. 1 team in Middlesex County, this could be it.    After a heart-pounding 1-0, nine-inning victory over 17th-seeded Sayreville on Wednesday, the 16th-seeded Falcons (15-9) advance to the Greater Middlesex Conference…

  • Teachers of the year grab students’ attention

    Hightstown High School teachers Jack Dunn and Richard Tuliszewski are honored for their innovative teaching methods. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — Jack Dunn says storytelling is important to his work as a teacher. And Richard Tuliszewski once stuck gum in his hair to teach his students about polymers.    These teaching methods might seem like a…

  • May 20, 3:03 p.m.: Dispatches and editorials on the local scene

    On school redistricting and the school budget in South Brunswick and food drives in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe. By: Hank Kalet    Read this week’s Dispatches on the local redistricting wars. And our editorials on the school budget in South Brunswick and area food drives in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe.

  • Death penalty isn’t freedom’s best first step

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 20 By: Packet Editorial    With the body count mounting every day, with car bombers and snipers and drive-by shooters taking deadly aim at Iraqi and American targets all across his country, Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari issued a stern warning this week.    "The new government will strike with an iron fist against…

  • Peddie softball wins Prep A and MAPL titles

    By: Neil Hay    After coming so close on several other occasions, the Peddie softball team finally found a way to solve Hun’s Emily Rosenthal.    Not once. But twice.    By doing so, the Falcons won the state Prep A softball championship and finished first in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League.    How’s that for getting even.    It was…

  • Councils cut school budget by $1 million

    East Windsor and Hightstown councils agree to cuts items such as furniture for students and computer maintenance, as well as funding from an adult education program. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor and Hightstown councils trimmed $1 million from the defeated school budget Tuesday, ending more than a month of debate by cutting…

  • Community plans party for drug-free children

    The Municipal Alliance Committee on Drug and Alcoholism and Cranbury School will host their 15th annual Drug Free Fair. By: Josh Appelbaum    Sometimes it takes a community to keep children off drugs.    That is why the Municipal Alliance Committee on Drug and Alcoholism and Cranbury School will host their 15th annual Drug Free Fair on…

  • Century of history toasted at Waxwood celebration

    A once segregated school building becomes new housing and a National Historic Register site. By: Marjorie Censer    For some of those who gathered Thursday at The Waxwood on Quarry Street to celebrate its designation as a National Historic Register site, the building is more than just a part of Princeton’s history — it’s a part…