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  • Letters to the Editor, April 1

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 1 Keep school spending in proper perspective To the editor:     I have read with interest in recent issues of The Packet the development of arguments for and against one-to-one laptop computers for distribution to students at Montgomery High School. My purpose of this letter is not to comment on…

  • Board encourages voter turn out

    Voters get their say on Jamesburg school spending plan on April 19. By: Elaine Worden    JAMESBURG — About 17 people, including school district employees and Borough Council members, gathered on the bleachers of Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School’s gymnasium last week for a hearing and adoption of the district’s $10.92 million spending plan.    Jamesburg has…

  • Towns’ 6th-graders to partner on 2-day science adventure

    Students to stay at Fairview Camp in Sussex County. By: Josh Appelbaum    Middle-schoolers from Cranbury and Princeton will partner on a two-day science trip for sixth-grade science students at the end of the school year.    Students from Cranbury School and the John Witherspoon Middle School will participate in science-related activities and experiments during a two-day…

  • Scout troop ready for character-building trip

    Troop prepares for spring camping season. By: Josh Appelbaum    After four months of infrequent wintertime campouts and a scuba diving excursion to Florida, Boy Scout Troop 52 will return to a New Jersey campsite to start the spring camping season.    John Kirkenir, the troop’s scoutmaster, said 10 to 12 Scouts and four adult chaperones will…

  • How to put a spring back into your step

    For otherwise healthy older adults, reduced mobility doesn’t have to be a "given" in the overall aging process By: Mary Koeppel with Jim McCracken, PT, CEES    Have you lost the "spring" in your step? If you have, you’re not alone. As we age, our walking pace often begins to diminish. While many of us take…

  • Recording industry cracks down on students at university

    Princeton receives notice that 39 students will receive subpoenas. By: David Campbell    The Recording Industry Association of America has notified Princeton University officials that it will subpoena the school for the names of 39 students who — the association alleges — committed copyright infringement through online music sharing, sources at the university said this week.…

  • Council of Latinos forms in borough

    Latino Advisory Council plans to deal with issues stemming from racial profiling, transportation deficiencies, and relations with Hightstown Borough officials. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — In response to concerns about immigration raids and other issues, a group of Latinos has formed a committee to work with the mayor and borough officials.    The 14 members of…

  • Stuart girls spend break immersed in unfamiliar cultures

    Exchange programs allow upper school students to experience daily life in Peru, France and Italy. By: Rachel Silverman    This spring break, about 3,600 miles from the Ivy League, tree-lined streets of Princeton, a few local students spent a quiet afternoon together in a small, Peruvian church.    There, inside the decrepit walls of Parroquía San Genaro,…

  • Weather slows station work

    New police building to open in September. By: Josh Appelbaum    Delays caused by frequent rain have set the completion date of the new Cranbury Police Station back another seven days.    Last month, Mark Berkowsky, whose firm Berkowsky and Associates is managing construction for the project, told the Township Committee the project would be delayed 10…