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  • High school could see full-time police officer

    Hightstown Borough Council will apply for a state grant to staff a school resource officer at Hightstown High School. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough Council this week agreed to seek money to fund a school district request to staff a full-time police officer at Hightstown High School.    HHS Principal John Ward presented the East…

  • Princeton bank site target of picketers

    Nonunion carpenters at project prompt protest. By: Jennifer Potash    Members of a local carpenters’ union picketed outside the Bank of America branch at the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon streets on Wednesday and Thursday.    The union carpenters declined to discuss the reason for the job action and referred questions to Ridgeley G. Hutchinson, the business…

  • Palmer Square housing plan debuts with positive review

    Revised 100-unit apartment, townhouse project termed big improvement. By: Jennifer Potash    Preliminary plans for Palmer Square’s 100-unit housing development at Hulfish North gained a positive response from the Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday night.    The developer, Palmer Properties Corp., presented a concept plan for the 100 apartments and townhouses. The plan reflects changes the…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Acting Gov. Codey’s ‘can do’ list for a greener 2005

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers Ways to preserve the environmental integrity of our state.    The new year brings a fresh start. For New Jersey’s acting governor, Richard Codey, it’s a chance to do much good for New Jersey’s environment. So just what can he do?    First and foremost, he can repeal the…

  • Worthy goals, but be wary of the means

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 21 By: Packet Editorial    Not every inaugural address has one defining moment, one memorable phrase, one historic pronouncement that moves directly from a president’s mouth into the pages of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.    Not every president is a Lincoln ("With malice toward none, with charity for all"), a Roosevelt ("We have nothing to…

  • Princeton University makes major land donation along canal

    Former Princeton Nurseries tract in South Brunswick and Plainsboro to be preserved. By: Jill Matthews    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An agreement to preserve 187 acres of land in Plainsboro and South Brunswick in the Princeton Nurseries Historic District, reached after five years of negotiations, was announced Wednesday.    The announcement, made at the former headquarters of Princeton…

  • Monroe in need of turnaround

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe High School boys’ basketball team is at a crossroads as it heads into Friday night’s contest at Colts Neck.    The Falcons, who started out the season at 6-1 and were winning games against quality competition in impressive fashion, are now 6-5 with a four-game losing streak.    Does this team…

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Jan. 21, 2005 to Jan. 27, 2005. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Board OKs pact

    2nd contract wins approval. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Board of Education ratified a three-year teacher contract Tuesday, even though it may not be binding on future school boards.    The board agreed in late December to two separate agreements with the Cranbury Education Association, settling a nearly six-month contract impasse. The union, which represents 60 teachers…