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  • West Amwell voters OK open space tax hike

    Molnar leads in race for two-year unexpired term; provisional ballots have yet to be counted. By: 2-cent increase in township’s open space tax Yes — 773 votes No — 447 votes One two-year unexpired Township Committee term Thomas J. Molnar (R) 516 votes Ron Shapella (D) 503 votes Hal Shute (I) 501 votes One three-year…

  • Fox Run owners to halt contested utility billing

    State Department of Community Affairs issues cease-and-desist order. By: Jill Matthews    PLAINSBORO — After being issued a cease-and-desist order by the state Department of Community Affairs, the owners of the Fox Run Apartment complex in the township have agreed to stop billing residents for heat by using a submetering system — at least for now.…

  • Drake leads by 22 votes in close race

    UPDATE: Ferrera wins re-election By:    Democratic challenger Paul Drake may have won a seat on the Township Committee, beating incumbent Tony Gwiazdowski by 22 votes, 8,150 to 8,128.    With all 31 districts and more than 16,000 votes counted, the two are neck-and-neck in the race which may not be decided until county officials review provisional…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 2

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 2 Sidewalk would not improve safety To the editor:     In reply to Linda Schwimmer’s letter to the editor (The Packet, Oct 29), we suggest she and her children walk down Leavitt Lane to Harriet Drive, which is a much safer route to the Jewish Center. There is hardly any…

  • Willig, PHS close on high note

    Freshman helps Little Tigers top North By: Justin Feil    Alex Willig’s final match was a snapshot of her year.    The Princeton High freshman faced some adversity while trailing West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s Allison Simon a set before rallying to capture a three-set win to end the Little Tiger girls’ tennis season on a sky-high note Friday.…

  • Robert S. McNamara to present lecture at university

    Former defense secretary to talk on nuclear policy Nov. 11.    Robert S. McNamara, former secretary of defense, author of "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam," with Brian Van DeMark, and subject of the 2003 documentary, "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara," will present a lecture titled,…

  • YWCA to hold Crafters’ Marketplace Nov. 21 and 22

       The 31st annual YWCA Princeton Crafters’ Marketplace will be held Nov. 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Princeton Day School, 650 The Great Road, Princeton. Admission is $6 for one day and $10 for a two-day pass. Seniors and children under 16 are $5. Children under 6 are free, but no…

  • University swimmer drowns in Florida

    Alan Ebersole took an evening ocean swim with teammates but did not return. By: David Campbell    A Princeton University sophomore and member of the university’s men’s swimming and diving team drowned Friday while night-swimming off the Florida coast.    Sophomore Alan Ebersole, 20, of Vicksburg, Miss., died while swimming with his teammates in the Atlantic Ocean,…

  • PHS football rallies once; twice not as nice

    Little Tigers show no quit in loss to WW-P North By: Bob Nuse    Even as West Windsor-Plainsboro High North was jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter against his team Saturday, Princeton football coach Steve Everette felt like his team was still in the game.    He was right. The Little Tigers got…