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  • April 7, 5:05 p.m.: More on Bellow

    Some thoughts on the Nobel Laureate. By: Hank Kalet    I mentioned a couple of days ago that I would come back to Saul Bellow, who died Tuesday at the age of 90.    The best way to do that, I think, is to offer links to a couple of essays that have appeared in the last…

  • Pre-Press Manager

    The Princeton Packet is a group of award winning community newspapers based in Princeton, NJ. Our fast paced production department is looking for an experienced pre-press professional to oversee daily newspaper print press deadlines and design/production of display ads. Focus on quality assurance, efficiency, and internal/external customer service. Some supervisory experience, including leading/training a design…

  • Making Waves group plans fund-raiser Saturday at Princeton Shopping Center

       Princeton University student organizers for Making Waves and merchants at the Princeton Shopping Center have planned a Shopper’s Day program of art and entertainment 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to remember victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami and raise funds for CARE USA’s rebuilding efforts in the region.    University and community volunteers will demonstrate…

  • Priest to attend funeral

    The Rev. Bob Lynam to attend the pope’s funeral in Rome. By: Melissa Hayes    When the Rev. Bob Lynam was in Rome a few weeks ago, he knew that the pope’s medical condition was worsening.    "I just came back from Rome, just before Palm Sunday," he said. "I saw the holy father come back from…

  • JW middle school hoping its pool creates a real splash

    Indoor facility being offered to the community. By: Rachel Silverman    John Witherspoon Middle School’s sparkling new pool opened its doors — or, rather, its lanes — to public use last week, as the $3.25 million indoor aquatic facility recently embarked on a community outreach campaign to attract more swimmers and splashers to its cool, inviting…

  • Students find treasures of the past at Robbins House dig

    Third-graders from Sharon School and seventh-graders from Pond Road Middle School participated in an archaeology dig at the Robbins House. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The township’s long history is well documented in archives but many physical remnants of Washington’s history are untouched and buried deep in the ground. That’s where dozens of students stepped…

  • For the April 7 issue

    Donna Joan Merriman-Baker, Elizabeth M. James, Eva B. Potter, Richard H. Potts II, George William Bowne. Donna Joan Merriman-Baker    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Donna Joan Merriman-Baker, 72, died March 31 at home.    Born in Patton, Pa., Mrs. Baker was a longtime area resident and a former employee of Sharon School.    She was a member of St.…

  • Sansouci tosses 2-hit shutout in opener

       Coming into this season — and opening day this past Monday — Hopewell Valley figured to be one of the toughest challenges the Allentown High School softball team would face in the Patriot Division of the Colonial Valley Conference this season.    Hopewell may still end up being very good this season, but Allentown certainly made…

  • Hodge shuts down Cards

    Lawrence softball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School softball team was no-hit twice last season by Hamilton’s Melissa Hodge, and that was when the Cardinals had such top-notch seniors as Erin Gomez and Emily Panasowich. Considering those two were lost to graduation — along with the bulk of last year’s lineup — it would…