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  • The dream lives on but the struggle continues

    Community holds tributes on the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. By: David Campbell    Overt racial discrimination may be a thing of the past, but the gap between rich and poor is growing, according to state Public Defender Yvonne Smith Segars, who delivered the keynote address Monday at Princeton University’s annual commemoration of…

  • After four decades at same site, brothers’ business takes flight

    The Steffanellis move rental car business to Princeton Airport. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — For 40 years, the Stefanelli brothers were rooted in a location that was remarkably stable. Now, they find themselves planted in a place where up, up and away is the cardinal function.    With the sale of their property on Route 206…

  • Rocky Hill watering hole is both new and very familiar

    Rocky Hill Pub opens at site of former Washington Street Station. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    ROCKY HILL — The establishment known formerly — and dearly by some — as the Washington Street Station has officially been transformed into the Rocky Hill Pub as of last month. The freshly renovated pub will replace a borough fixture that…

  • Princeton Township deer cull within sight of target

    In roughly 12 days, 80 deer have been killed. By: Rachel Silverman    In roughly 12 days of work, White Buffalo — the wildlife management group commissioned to reduce deer overpopulation in Princeton Township — has killed 80 deer.    With a target goal of 100 to 125 for the season, company President Tony DeNicola anticipates White…

  • State ethics council seeks public input

       The members of acting Gov. Richard Codey’s Special Counsel for Ethics Review and Compliance are seeking public input for a new audit of the ethics rules governing executive branch employees.    Acting Gov. Codey created the special counsel on his second day in office, Nov. 17. He appointed former Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. O’Hern Sr.…

  • New Jerseyans deserve a fair minimum wage

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 18 By: Packet Editorial    Where one stands on the subject of the minimum wage plainly depends on where one sits.    And where one sits plainly determines which of numerous competing studies on the subject one chooses to believe.    When acting Gov. Richard Codey proposed during last week’s State of the State address…

  • Robbery suspects still at large

    Police release descriptions of three wanted for Jan. 8 incidents in borough and township. By: Rachel Silverman    Three men, wanted for committing back-to-back armed robberies on Jan. 8 are still at large, police report.    In a statement released Friday, Princeton Township police provided detailed descriptions of the three men.    One suspect they report as a…

  • How long is 100 years? It’s all relative

    2005 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s miraculous year. By: David Campbell EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in an occasional series of articles The Packet will run throughout 2005, the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s "annus mirabilis" — his miraculous year — during which the physicist published five of his most influential papers,…

  • Sacks-Wilner again heads Montgomery Planning Board

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board unanimously elected Steven Sacks-Wilner to again serve as its chairman during its annual reorganization meeting last week.    Mr. Sacks-Wilner will enter his fourth year as chairman. He has served on the board for the past five years. Beginning in the late 1980s, Mr. Sacks-Wilner served another four…