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  • EDITORIAL: Coming up big for local pantry

       A few weeks ago, the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church Deacon’s Food Pantry was nearly forced to close its doors.    Bare shelves and a growing number of people in need — 55 families, 12 single mothers, 15 seniors and 10 or so walk-ins at last count — meant that if donations didn’t start coming in, the pantry…

  • Ference gets better with age

    CVCC crown is golfer’s first By: Bob Nuse    When Peggy Ference first joined Cherry Valley Country Club four years ago, she considered herself a pretty good golfer.    But she was nowhere near the golfer she has become since those early days at the club.    "When I joined Cherry Valley, my handicap was 18 and now…

  • Health screenings at senior center

    CentraState sponsors event By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Monroe senior citizens will get a variety of free health screenings and information when the Senior Center hosts its second health fair of the year on Thursday.    From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Monroe Senior Center, in the lower level of the municipal building, will hold a…

  • Campaign coverage puts readers first

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 20    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates, and with an eye toward providing the best service to our readers, The Packet has a set of ground rules for coverage of local election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, The Packet commits to certain elements of news coverage. We are committed to writing…

  • University lecturer wins Iowa Poetry Prize

       Susan Wheeler, lecturer in the Council of the Humanities and creative writing at Princeton University, has been named one of two winners of the 2004 Iowa Poetry Prize.    Awarded annually by the University of Iowa Press, the prize is one of the leading national poetry awards. The acclaimed competition is open to new as well…

  • After-school sports teams in jeopardy

    Fund-raising shortfall endangers programs By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    JAMESBURG — School opens in about two weeks and the fate of the borough after-school athletics program is still unknown.    Mayor Tony LaMantia said he has raised $2,000 in donations to fund the program and he hopes more contributions will be forthcoming.    "We’re still working on it and…

  • Montys 12s Ripken run ends with one-run defeat

    Loss to Raleigh dashes final hopes By: Justin Feil    ABERDEEN, Md. — The Cal Ripken Baseball run ended for the Montgomery 12-year-old all-stars in heartbreaking fashion.    Montgomery fell to Raleigh, N.C., 3-2, Thursday in its final scheduled game of the World Series’ American Division. Raleigh advanced to the single-elimination portion of the World Series with…

  • High school helper

    Volunteers make summer program work By:Sarah Winkelman    Every summer, the Cranbury Public Library enlists the help of high school volunteers to assist more then 100 children during the summer reading program. Without their help, the library staff says, running the summer reading program would be next to impossible.    "They really help out the regular librarians,"…

  • Station to move forward

    Committee plans to accept bid Aug. 30 By:Sarah Winkelman    The Township Committee’s decision to move forward on the construction of a new police station was greeted by cheers and clapping at Monday’s committee meeting.    The committee plans to accept the low bid for the construction at its Aug. 30 meeting at 8 p.m. at Town…