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  • GOP Township Committee candidates attack Democrats over taxes, debt, openness

    Princeton Township Democrats Phyllis Marchand and Lance Liverman face challenge from Paul Kapp and Irene White. By: David Campbell    Debt management, property taxes and openness in local government were the primary topics of discussion among candidates for two seats on the Princeton Township Committee during an editorial board meeting with The Packet on Monday.    Incumbent…

  • Rider to host Holt-Spadea debate Thursday

       LAWRENCE — The major party candidates in the 12th Congressional District will meet for a debate Thursday at Rider University.    The noon debate will be held in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater and is sponsored by the university’s Institute for New Jersey Politics.    "We are pleased to host this debate and to have it during…

  • Kitts, young Tartans tied for tourney lead

    Stuart tennis team eyeing elusive Prep B crown By: Bob Nuse    Last year, Kathryn Kitts got a chance to experience winning an individual Prep B tennis title.    This year, the Stuart Country Day School junior would like to not only repeat as the Prep B first singles champion, but experience the feeling of winning a…

  • Sewer work closes section of Dey Road in Plainsboro

       PLAINSBORO — Dey Road between Plainsboro Road and Scudders Mill Road will be closed to through traffic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday because of work needed for the installation of sewer lines, township police announced.    The road will also be closed during the same hours next week, beginning Monday and ending Friday,…

  • PHS defense toughens in MCT win

    Kardassis keys solid effort in back from girls’ soccer By: Bob Nuse    Greg Hand has seen his Princeton High girls’ soccer team make great strides this season.    In Saturday’s 2-0 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament, the Little Tigers’ coach saw some things he had been hoping…

  • Suit challenging downtown development dies again

    Concerned Citizens’ effort to reopen case rejected. By: Jennifer Potash    Concerned Citizens of Princeton’s bid to halt the downtown redevelopment project appears to be at an end.    Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg denied Concerned Citizens’ motion to reopen the case on Friday.    Attorneys for the grassroots nonprofit organization argued for the case to…

  • False fire alarm ordinance tabled in Princeton Borough

    Questions of legality of some provisions force measure to go back to drawing board By: Jennifer Potash    A proposed ordinance that would slap hefty fees on property owners with monitored fire alarm systems that cause repetitive false alarms will go back to the drawing board.    The Princeton Borough Council was slated to hold a public…

  • After the Flood

    Odette’s restaurant and cabaret in New Hope, Pa., reopens after enduring the wrath of last month’s overflow of the Delaware River. By: Matt Smith TIMEOFF/MATT SMITH Bob Egan poses with the recently returned piano in the cabaret at Odette’s in New Hope, which opens this weekend with three sold-out performances by Ann Hampton Callaway (below…

  • Talking Turkey

    The Food Network’s Alton Brown, host of ‘Good Eats,’ discusses entertainment, food and education. By: Amy Brummer The Food Network’s Alton Brown, host of ‘Good Eats,’ discusses entertainment, food and education.    In a matter of weeks, the bird will be in the oven and cooks across America will be engaged in the annual challenge of…