Category: archives

  • PHS to host summer trip fair

    Trip fair gives students a look at over 30 summer programs available to them. By: Dennis O’Neill    Dorothy Mullen of Princeton recalls the first summer her youngest son — Max, a 17-year-old Princeton High School junior — fell in love with water at Bay Head on the Jersey Shore.    Since then, Max’s swimming ability has…

  • DISPATCHES: Codey outlines far-reaching agenda

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Gov. Codey takes an agressive approach. br>    Gov. Richard Codey certainly has an ambitious agenda.    The acting governor, who also serves as state Senate president, already has been a busy man in his nearly two months in office, crafting a surprisingly progressive and far-reaching agenda. He is pushing for comprehensive reform…

  • OBITUARY: Carmella M. Tuminello

       Carmella M. "Millie" Tuminello, 77, died Sunday, Jan. 9, at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, New Brunswick.    Born in Brooklyn. She lived in Queens, N.Y., for 36 years, moving to South Brunswick 12 years ago. She was a member of the ILGWU and worked as a seamstress for several New York City clothing manufacturers…

  • Learning the lessons of Martin Luther King Jr.

       Teachers in South Brunswick go above and beyond the curriculum requirements to help make sure the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream comes true. By:Melissa Hayes    During the 1960s, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that, one day, people would not be judged by the color of their skin.    Today,…

  • Red Cross searching for local Good Samaritans

       WEST WINDSOR — The American Red Cross is accepting nominations for its Good Samaritan Awards, which honor people who performed extraordinary acts of courage and compassion by providing emergency care without expectation or acceptance of compensation.    Nominees must work or live in Middlesex, Mercer or Hunterdon counties or lower Bucks County in Pennsylvania.    Good Samaritan…

  • Mural honors vocations and education

    St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. School unveils portrait of St. Lucy Filippini. By: Tammy Tibbetts    When students tugged gold sheets off a wall of St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. School’s gathering area Sunday, they unveiled a portrait of St. Lucy Filippini that awed a crowd of more than 200 people.    The 7-by-13-foot mural towered above…

  • Blood drive finds inspiration in illness

    Eagle Scout hopeful to hold blood drive at Monmouth Road First Aid station. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Brian Stigner is out for blood.    The 16-year-old Monroe High School junior and Monroe Boy Scout Troop 3 member will be hosting a blood drive at the Township First Aid building on Monmouth Road Saturday from 10…

  • Gang activity like a cancer to community

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 14 By: Packet Editorial    Let’s not get carried away and start talking about the "crime spree" that’s hit Princeton of late — but let’s not stick our heads in the sand and pretend something isn’t going on here that’s more than mildly troubling.    Last weekend’s back-to-back armed robberies on Aiken Avenue in…

  • LETTERS: Let’s turn out for Viking football

    To the editor:    In the town of South Brunswick, there has been a gigantic problem for years — no one comes to high school football games. No one comes to support their hard-working team. The home games should be an event where everyone comes and supports their team while having fun.    We should come to…