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  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Chen leads PHS girls’ ice hockey to victory By: Justin Feil    As a freshman, Vicki Chen told Princeton High girls’ ice hockey coach Matt Becan that she was a defenseman. He used her on offense and the rest, as they say, is history.    Chen was the leading scorer for the Little Tigers as a freshman.…

  • Ray Ivey leaves to applause

    Indian Fields principal of seven years says goodbye to school, district. By: Melissa Hayes    Indian Fields said goodbye to Principal Ray Ivey in true school fashion Friday by meeting in the main hallway at the end of the day and clapping him out in the same way they do for outgoing fifth-graders each year.    "It’s…

  • OBITUARY:Jack DiFresca

       Jack "Giacomo" DiFresca, 86, died Thursday, Jan. 6, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in the Potenza Province of Italy, he and his wife Geraldine immigrated to the United States in 1950 from Belgium, obtaining United States citizenship shortly after. They lived in the Oranges before moving to South Brunswick in 1953. In…

  • New chef to ‘debut’ with Eden Dreams

    Mr. Perrotti took particular delight in working up sample dishes for this year’s Eden Dreams gala By: Pat Tanner STAFF PHOTO/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Anthony Perrotti, the Hyatt Regency’s new executive chef, has come up with a menu that echoes the Southwest theme of Eden Dreams’ "Dreams of Kokopelli."    Each year the committee of volunteers behind Eden…

  • Man hit while walking along Route 1

    A 20-year-old Trenton man was struck by a car after leaving hotel. By: Joseph Harvie    A 20-year-old Trenton man is in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after being hit by a car while he was walking along Route 1 Saturday night.    Police said the victim, Bayshawn Miller, suffered a…

  • Local Hindu mission aids tsunami vicitms

    Chinamaya Mission pledges funds for rebuilding efforts By:Josh Appelbaum    A Cranbury Neck Road Hindu ashram is focusing on rehabilitation efforts for Southeast Asia towns and villages affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami that has so far killed an estimated 156,000 people.    The Chinmaya Mission and Ashram, a Hindu educational and social organization located on Cranbury…

  • Two trailers stolen from warehouse

    Trailers contained $199,000 of brooms urinal valves and door locks. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Township police are investigating the theft of two cargo trailers containing approximately $199,000 worth of brooms, urinal valves and door locks from an area warehouse over the weekend.    Detective Pete Piro said Wednesday that the theft of the two trailers…

  • Stonebridge resident rescued after motorized scooter accident

    Elderly woman spent 12 hours outside in freezing rain. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — An 86-year-old resident of Stonebridge at Montgomery spent 12 hours outdoors in freezing rain while pinned underneath a motorized scooter before township police rescued her early Saturday morning.    Saying she held no resentment over how long it took to find her,…

  • Township bans pay-to-play

    East Windsor Township Council limits the amount professional service providers can contribute to certain political campaigns. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — Township Council unanimously passed a law Tuesday that limits the amount professional service providers can contribute to certain political campaigns.    The measure bans contributions made in exchange for no-bid government contracts in a…