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  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    South’s Fredericks gets offensive By: Justin Feil    Alger Fredericks was offensive minded when he started playing soccer, but he’s made his biggest mark for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ soccer team as a defensive midfielder.    "When I was little," said the Pirate senior, "I scored a ton of goals. I’m trying to get that back."…

  • Four new police officers join Montgomery ranks

    Four more openings wait to be filled. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — Four new police officers were appointed and sworn in during a Township Committee meeting last week.    The new officers are Ryan Gray, 29, of Hamilton; Jason Clifford, 28, of Howell; Julio Lugo, 34, of Somerset; and Michael Calabrese, 26, of Fords.    Officer Gray…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 29

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 29 Special things happen at the public library To the editor:     Something special happened at the Princeton Public Library on Monday night, when more than 150 people gathered to honor the life of a native son. Barbara Johnson, the mother of Christopher Reeve, graciously introduced a showing of the…

  • Princeton schools going after tardy contractors

    Elementary school work said to remain stuck at 96 percent of completion. By: David Campbell    Princeton Regional Schools has sent letters of termination to two contractors that school officials say have failed to complete construction work at the district’s four elementary schools.    At the Princeton Regional Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night, board…

  • Students take trips to help classmates

    Ethel McKnight School students create field trip brochures to provide their fellow students with background on the trips. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — Fifth-grade students at Ethel McKnight School have given up their recess time to make field trip tour guides for their younger peers.    "Students in our district go on millions of…

  • Tough week for Princeton field hockey

    By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High field hockey team endured a tough week. Not only did it see its state tournament chances disintegrate with a 2-1 loss to WW-P North last Tuesday, followed by a 5-0 loss to unbeaten Allentown on Friday, but the Little Tigers also had to regroup for a MCT opener at…

  • Violence study in schools has mixed results

    Violence and Vandalism Report shows increase in violence and decrease in vandalism, substance abuse and weapons-related offenses in the East Windsor Regional School District. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — School violence increased substantially last year while incidents of vandalism, substance abuse and weapons-related offenses fell, according to a report released this week by the East…

  • Election Day crowds expected

    Officials urge voters to get to the polls early. By: Leon Tovey    With Tuesday’s general election less than a week away, the chief county election official is urging voters to be informed and get to the polls as early as they can.    James Vokral, administrator of the Middlesex County Board of Elections, said Monday that…

  • DISPATCHES: A reform to allow every vote count

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet What if the Electoral College does more harm than good?    It’s time the Electoral College was put permanently out of session.    The Electoral College system is absurd on its face and undemocratic in its application, with potentially disastrous consequences for the country, as the 2000 election proved. That’s when Al Gore…