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  • Letters to the Editor, March 11

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 11 No case yet made for police study To the editor:     The Packet’s March 8 editorial about Princeton police department studies was well reasoned, and I’d like to expand on the editorial from a strictly borough perspective.    For the record, the borough’s governing body has not approved a police…

  • Students celebrate reading, writing

    Read Across America events in schools, library By:Mary Ellen Zangara    After cuddling up with Pat the Bunny, but before embarking on adventures with Nancy Drew or Huckleberry Finn, most young readers meet the Cat in the Hat.    Last week, Dr. Seuss’s mischievous feline popped up in classrooms across the school district as students, teachers and…

  • U.N. weapons inspector scorns ‘faith-based intelligence’

    Hans Blix, in Princeton University speech, says inspections are still an effective tool against hostile states. By: David Campbell    Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said in a talk at Princeton University on Tuesday night that U.N. inspections are still an effective tool against hostile states, and he was critical of the Bush…

  • PHS’ Rossi wins twice at state swimming

    By: Justin Feil    For those who hold the highest of standards, there is always next year.    Nina Rossi and Evelyn Yuen shared those thoughts though both medalled at the state girls’ individual swimming championships Sunday.    Rossi, who was first in the 100 butterfly and second in the 200 individual medley last year, became the first…

  • BOARD BRIEFS

    By: Emily Craighead Reimbursement application OK’d    The Board of Education voted March 2 to authorize the district’s architect to submit applications for state funding on projects to be included in a $9.4 million referendum.    The projects include maintenance in upgrades at all the district schools except for Auten Road Intermediate School, the newest school in…

  • Immigration officials criticized by borough

    Immigration officials allegedly identified themselves as police officers during a raid in Hightstown. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — A resolution aimed at restoring the trust and confidence Latinos have in borough police passed Borough Council this week, taking federal immigration officials to task for allegedly identifying themselves as police officers during a raid in the…

  • Eleanor McTamney Dunn

       Eleanor McTamney Dunn, 90, died Thursday at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.    Born in Morrisville, Pa., Ms. Dunn has been a resident of Hopewell for 65 years.    A proofreader for the Princeton University Press for many years, Ms. Dunn was a member of the 76’s club, the Montgomery Senior Citizens Club and St. Alphonsus…

  • With early detection, colorectal cancer is treatable and curable

    Despite the obvious health benefits of prevention and early detection, many people are still hesitant to pursue preventive screenings for colorectal cancer By: Mary Koeppel with Dr. Craig Margulies    If someone told you there was a simple way you could reduce your risk for colon cancer by more than 70 percent, wouldn’t you jump at…

  • Charter ordinance case heading to Supreme Court

    Township sees parallels with Torricelli decision By:Roger Alvarado    The Township Committee said Tuesday it will appeal to the state Supreme Court last week’s ruling by the Appellate Division of the state Superior Court, which rejected the township’s charter study ordinance.    Former Mayor Glenn van Lier of Citizens for a Change in Government Inc., the citizens…