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  • A Democratic sweep in South Brunswick

    BREAKING NEWS: Landslide win gives party unanimous control of Township Council and ends 11-year career of Ted Van Hessen. By: Joseph Harvie    Democrats won a landslide victory tonight, ending the 11-year career of Republican Ted Van Hessen in the process.    Democratic candidates Carol Barrett, an incumbent, Joe Camarota and Charles Carley bested their Republican opponents…

  • Back to the future

    Couple decides to have a barn raising in Princeton Township. By: Dennis O’Neill    Paul and Barbara Hansel of Princeton Township are building a barn the old-fashioned way — but with a modern twist.    No swarms of Amish farming neighbors are coming for a weekend barn raising, a la Harrison Ford in the movie "Witness." Instead,…

  • Immigration raid law can’t tie police hands

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 2 By: Packet Editorial    Like most Americans, we have little sympathy for people who enter this country illegally.    We understand their motivation, to be sure. For more than two centuries, immigrants have come from the four corners of the earth to seek a better life in this land of opportunity. But when…

  • Early domination doesn’t pay for Hun

    Raider boys fall in MCT final to nemesis Steinert By: Bob Nuse    Chris Kingston has been around the sport long enough to know the kind of game soccer can be.    One moment you’re riding high and it looks like a win is right there for the taking. And the next moment, you’re trying to figure…

  • Writers Block follies sold off at auction

    One of structures to be moved to Barbara Boggs Sigmund Park. By: Jennifer Potash    Writers Block, the experimental urban garden, was shuttered this weekend following an auction that sold off most of the whimsical follies.    Writers Block, a set of small structures, open lawn and rows of corn and sunflowers, bloomed in a vacant lot…

  • New West Windsor office building under review

    Windsor Business Park West seeks addition to existing complex on Princeton-Hightstown Road. By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — The Site Plan Review Advisory Board reviewed plans last week for a proposed two-story office building on 4 acres of land on Princeton-Hightstown Road.    If approved, the owner has indicated he would also build an 8-foot-wide bike…

  • Nov. 2, 3:50 p.m.: A prediction without any basis

    Kerry will win, but what do I know? By: Hank Kalet    I am making a prediction, based on nothing so much as a hunch, nothing scientific, mind you, but I want this on the record. John Kerry will win New Jersey by at least 8 percentage points and probably by double digits. The polls have…

  • Insuring your ability to work may be an important investment

    Even a temporary loss of income due to a disability can be financially devastating. By: Melinda Sherwood    Maria Reynardus Rosner, 36, a Web developer who lives in Montgomery, never thought that she would become disabled and lose her job. But when she got pregnant with her son, Spencer, now 2 years old, she developed an…

  • Asher, Petrone win council seats

    BREAKING NEWS Manville voters favor incumbents By:    Manville voters chose incumbents from Sue Asher to George Bush in this year’s voting.    Ms. Asher handily won re-election to the Borough Council with 1,905 votes, and will be joined by newcomer Democrat Robert Petrone. Mr. Petrone received 1,785 votes, while fellow Democrat and Board of Education member…