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  • New format couldn’t slow down Monroe boys

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    There was a new format for winter track in the Greater Middlesex Conference this year, but it didn’t have much of an effect on the boys’ squad at Monroe Township High School. The Falcons worked hard as usual, laid a good foundation for the coming spring season, set a few school…

  • For the March 25 issue

    John R. Arbitell, Ruby M. McEachern, Paul "Kye" Nymick Sr. John R. Arbitell    HAMILTON — John R. Arbitell, 86, died March 17 in the Meadowlakes Care Center in Hightstown.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Arbitell was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and had retired after 42 years…

  • Lawyers, Guns and Money

    The ‘Law & Order’ franchise has become a valuable resource for actors looking for television experience. By: Jim Boyle Robbinsville, N.J., resident Joseph Halsey has been able to find time to teach others about the acting business at the Hellyer Performing Arts Center in Bensalem.    Although the uniform, badge and gun were fake, and it…

  • WW-P school district will send $136 million budget to voters

    A 4.6 percent increase over the 2004-2005 budget. By: David Campbell    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education approved adoption Thursday night of a $136.24 million budget for the 2005-2006 school year.    The budget represents a 4.6 percent increase over the $130 million budget for the current academic year.    Under the 2005-2006 budget, which the…

  • Congressman speaks plainly about Schiavo

    PACKET EDITORIAL, March 25 By: Packet Editorial    We have no doubt that U.S. Rep. Rush Holt accurately represented the wishes of his constituents here in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District when he voted to keep the House of Representatives out of Terri Schiavo’s hospice bed.    Regrettably, a majority of his colleagues in both houses of…

  • PU to host streetball tourney

    Sophomore sets sights on bigger, better event By: Justin Feil    When Chris Chaney came to Princeton University as a freshman, he brought something quite popular from Germany, where he grew up as a military kid.    "I’ve been organizing streetball tournaments since 10th grade," said Chaney, a sophomore at Princeton. "I started off there. I just…

  • South by Southwest

    The Austin, Texas, film festival is a great place to see short and quirky movies that might never make it to a theater near you. By: Elise Nakhnikian Troop 1500, about a Girl Scout troop whose members have moms in prison, was among the films that wowed audiences at the 2005 South by Southwest Film…

  • Montgomery readies $67.9 million school budget for ballot

    The owner of a home assessed at the township average faces a $1,000 tax increase. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education unanimously approved a $67.9 million budget Tuesday and authorized the addition of a second question to the April 19 ballot — to raise $391,705 for the district’s controversial laptop program.    The…

  • The instant workout

    Doctor says his $15,000 machine takes the work out of working out. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — In the amount of time it takes to change into your gym clothes and lace up your sneakers, Paul Bahder, a local doctor who practices preventative medicine and homeopathy, says you can have a complete workout.    Dr. Bahder…