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  • Cards drop opener to Princeton

    Lawrence girls tennis By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School girls tennis coach Sue Bunn knew she wasn’t going to be able to take much away from her team’s opening match.    The Cardinals started the season Tuesday with a home match against perennial Colonial Valley Conference power Princeton. Understanding that it would take a monumental upset…

  • Obituaries for week of Sept. 9

    Jean Kayitmaz    Jean Kayitmaz, 78, formerly of Smithtown, N.Y., died Aug. 26 at Saint Joseph’s division of the Morris Hall Home for the Aged, Lawrenceville.    Born in Manhattan, she lived in Smithtown for more than 50 years before recently moving to Lawrenceville. She worked as a supervisor for the New York City Housing Authority in…

  • Herbst takes over team full of talent

    By: Rich Fisher    When one of South Brunswick High’s all-time greats is impressed by the current pack of gymnasts she now coaches, it should be enough to make one think this could be a memorable season for the Vikings.    SBHS has again looked to its past to serve as caretaker for the present, as 2000…

  • Erika Young, 18, killed in Route 22 accident

    Mother recalls well-liked and considerate daughter By:Roger Alvarado    The mother of Erika Young, the recent Hillsborough High School graduate who died in a car accident Friday, is remembering her daughter as a warm, affectionate, well-liked and well-meaning person who touched everyone she came in contact with.    "Everybody just loved her and has fond memories," Sandra…

  • Area districts welcome new staff, programs for school year

    The following is a roundup of school news for districts in The Messenger-Press coverage area.    Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of school news for districts in The Messenger-Press coverage area. New principal joins school    UPPER FREEHOLD — When students walk into Upper Freehold Regional Elementary-Middle School for the start of the new year…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Triangle School officials reported that a skylight located on the school’s roof was smashed at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 22.    School officials also said that a nearby antenna had been knocked to the ground. The incident occurred sometime overnight between Aug. 21 and 22.    Police estimated the total damage to be $600. * * *…

  • Tree City ordinance adopted

    Upper Freehold will participate in the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    UPPER FREEHOLD — The question of whether the township will become a Tree City has finally been answered.    The Township Committee last week adopted a revised ordinance that allows Upper Freehold to participate in the National Arbor…

  • It’s time for opinions on proposed Merrill Lynch settlement

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    As most Hopewell Township residents should know by now, Merrill Lynch and some Hopewell Township officials have worked out a proposal that — if approved by township leaders by the end of October — will remove the threat of a Merrill Lynch lawsuit over the downzoning of 440 acres of Merrill…

  • September 7, 2004—Part 2

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…