Category: archives
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
MHS’ Wade has career in a night By: Bob Nuse Dupree Wade had the kind of season most football players can only dream about. And he did it one night. Wade, a junior at Montgomery High, rushed for 334 yards and scored six touchdowns last Friday night as the Cougars opened the season with a…
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A concert beneath the stars
Candle Light Concert to be held Saturday By:Josh Appelbaum Cranbury residents will be unfurling blankets and breaking out picnic fare while listening to live music Saturday night under the stars in Patti and Matt Long’s orchard on Cranbury Neck Road at the Cranbury Arts Council’s sixth annual Candle Light Concert. Providing additional light will be…
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Montgomery aims to purchase environmentally friendly products
Municipality takes a step toward going green. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY The township’s color is green, and now some of its products are, too. Montgomery has been encouraging the purchase of environmentally friendly products, commonly known as green products, and has recently purchased some for use at the Kid Connection, a private, nonprofit program…
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Souter bows out of race for Mercer freeholder
By: Jennifer Potash Princeton Township resident Ellen Souter, a Republican candidate for Mercer County freeholder, has dropped out of the race. Ms. Souter announced her decision on Tuesday citing family commitments. She is the Republican municipal chairwoman for Princeton Township and is a past member of Princeton Township Committee. Wednesday was the deadline for candidates…
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Hightstown football gets season off to good start
By: Kyle Moylan A win by the Hopewell Valley football team last Friday night would have been a great story. Everywhere but in Hightstown, that is. Hopewell was playing its first varsity game since 1932. Hightstown, however, was playing to get the season off to a good start, to build on the success of the…
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Montgomery liquor license sale postponed
A purchase could bump up the township revenue by hundreds of thousands of dollars. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY After discussing the possibility of selling one of four available liquor licenses as a trial to see how much the township could receive for it, the Township Committee made no decision on the matter Wednesday, instead…
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Residents must keep an eye on downtown plan
EDITORIAL Borough Council members last week cast votes that will prove to be very important for Hightstown’s future. Members unanimously opted to pass a Redevelopment Plan. After lengthy discussions and debate, and after half the council opposed the plan’s introduction, the governing body united to support this version of a plan that will reshape the…
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Survivor to talk about immigration policies during WWII
Jewish immigration to U.S. limited by authorities By:Sharlee Joy Dimenichi MONROE In discussions of World War II, Americans are often viewed as liberators, but some Holocaust survivors say that is only part of the picture. Before the United States and its allies freed the inmates who had survived Nazi concentration camps, U.S. immigration policies…
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Princeton Township wins open space grant
The $400,000 will likely be applied to Coventry Farm project. By: David Campbell Princeton Township recently was notified of a $400,000 matching grant from the state Green Acres program. Mayor Phyllis Marchand announced the township’s latest state open-space disbursement at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting. The mayor said the money has yet to be formally…
