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  • Class reunions help keep the memories alive

    Jamesburg High School graduates of all classes gather for a third biennial reunion. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — In order to combat the seemingly inevitable erosion of the memory of Jamesburg High School, the school’s Alumni Association began holding biennial, all-class reunions in 2001.    The third of the reunions was held April 30 with more…

  • Effort to ban pedophiles fails the test of logic

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 6    When we first heard about the movement to prevent anyone ever convicted of a sex crime from moving into certain neighborhoods in Miami Beach, Fla., we didn’t give the matter a whole lot of thought.    It was one of those stories that popped up on CNN or talk radio from time…

  • $8 million Schalks Crossing bridge subjected to a final review

    Renovation plan includes wider roadbed and sidewalks. By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — A renovated bridge on Schalks Crossing Road over the Northeast Corridor rail tracks is still three years away, but a final plan is in the works.    "It’s a project we’re committed to doing as fast as we can," state Department of Transportation spokesman…

  • Police ask Hispanic residents for help in robbery cases

    Five Princeton males arrested in relation to several armed robberies and assaults. By: David Campbell    Princeton Borough police held a news conference Thursday urging any victims of armed robberies and assaults since December — particularly Hispanics reluctant to approach police for fear of being reported to federal immigration authorities — to come forward and report…

  • Order up!

    Take a peek behind the scenes of a Cranbury restaurant. By: Josh Appelbaum    A touch of haute cuisine has come to Cranbury in a small way, but that doesn’t keep Hannah & Mason’s from delivering some big flavors.    Hannah & Mason’s, which opened in July 2004 at 39 N. Main St., is a 60-seat fine…

  • No kidding around

    Neighborhood children hold an anti-speeding rally, urging Washington Township motorists to slow down. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The Sanguinetti kids haven’t gotten in a full game of basketball in a long time.    It’s not that their ball is flat or the hoop at the end of their driveway used to play games in the…

  • Raider golfers surging

    Team fires 199 to beat Immaculata By: John Beisser        As the Hillsborough High golf team heads into the home stretch of its season, the Raiders appear to be clicking on all cylinders.    The latest evidence of this fact came on April 28 when the Raiders earned an impressive 199-202 victory over a talent-laden Immaculata…

  • Red Raiders look to maintain focus down stretch of season

    Pennington baseball By: Mike Molaro    The Pennington School baseball squad knew that Monday’s game at Prep A foe Peddie had no bearing on either the Patriot Division standings or the Prep B state tournament seedings.    Still, head coach Jerry Russo wants his Red Raiders at peak performance with key games coming up this week.    "The…

  • Hillsborough sets plan for payments

    By:Melissa Edmond    The Hillsborough Township Committee approved a payment plan for its agreement to send $300,000 to Manville to help refurbish homes for low- and moderate-income families.    The committee voted unanimously on a resolution adding a payment schedule to the regional contribution agreement between Hillsborough and Manville.    "The payment schedule was missing previously and the…