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  • Immigrant rights topic for lecture at 55PLUS

       Princeton 55PLUS will address the questions of immigrant rights in the post-9/11 era at its monthly meeting Thursday.    Dan Tichenor, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, will give a talk titled "An Uneasy Nation of Immigrants: Admissions and Rights after 9/11."    The meeting,…

  • 340-unit apartment plan in West Windsor approved

    Akselrad property on Clarksville Road to help meet township’s affordable-housing obligation By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — A week and a half after the Township Council approved a settlement agreement over the Akselrad property, the Planning Board put its stamp of approval on the agreement Wednesday.    The roughly 43-acre Clarksville Road property can be developed…

  • OBITUARIES: Gertrude Papazian

    Gertrude Papazian    Gertrude (Jacob) Papazian, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 5, in Monroe.    Born in New York City, she lived in East Windsor and then Stamford, Conn., before settling in Clearbrook 11 years ago. Ms. Papazian participated in many activities in Clearbrook, including the Choral Society and enjoyed playing mah jongg with her club. She was…

  • Florence L. Case

       Florence L. Case, 83, of Ringoes died on Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    A native of Ringoes, she had resided there most of her life.    A former teacher in a Pennington elementary school, she later was employed by the NJ State School, Vineland. She was a member of the Kirkpatrick…

  • Death penalty law in need of serious study

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 10 By: Packet Editorial    If acting Gov. Richard Codey is intent on making his mark in Trenton as the un-McGreevey, he is off to a flying start.    First he pledged to be a voice for the voiceless — rather than the handmaiden of the politically powerful. Then he committed himself to the…

  • Beazer develops lifestyle community at Gatherings at Lawrenceville

    These homes feature generous first-floor owner’s suites, versatile second-floor lofts and those essential spaces — such as eat-in kitchens and formal dining and living rooms — that make a house feel like home. These homes feature generous first-floor owner’s suites, versatile second-floor lofts and those essential spaces — such as eat-in kitchens and formal dining…

  • Cranbury School hoop coaches feel gym-dandy as season nears

    By: Rich Fisher    After years of sharing a gym with each other while waiting for the new gym to be built, the Cranbury School basketball teams have finally gotten what they wanted.    Or, should we say, what they needed.    The new facility was finally put into use midway through last season and, as we enter…

  • OBITUARIES: Arun Torgalkar

    Arun Torgalkar    Arun Torgalkar, 65, of Monroe died Sunday, Dec. 5.    Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Franklin Memorial Park in North Brunswick. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of India Funeral Service, Raritan.

  • Township approves Scout project rules

    New set of guidelines for volunteer service projects. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Township Committee approved guidelines for volunteer service projects on township property Monday, after soliciting input and recommendations from various town boards and Boy Scout service representatives.    The new guidelines set specifications for the submission of preliminary plans to the Scout Project Review Committee…