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  • The Poet Lived Here

    Walt Whitman’s Camden home, where he spent the last years of his life, is a National Historic Landmark. By: Pat Summers PHOTOS: PAT SUMMERS Walt Whitman’s tomb.    Talk about easing into poetry appreciation. There was a time when "Walt Whitman" meant only a woodsy, spooky tomb in a Camden cemetery, as far as I was…

  • Few register for domestic partner status in area

    A total of 17 area couples have signed up in past month according to local registrars. By: David Campbell    A total of 17 area couples have registered so far under the state Domestic Partnership Act since the law went into effect almost a month ago, according to figures provided Thursday by local registrars.    As of…

  • County, state preserve township farm

    Mercer County and state Department of Agriculture purchase development rights to preserve the Bogatz farm in East Windsor. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — Twenty-five acres on Cedarville Road will continue to be farmed now that Mercer County has joined the state Department of Agriculture to purchase the property’s development rights.    On Monday afternoon…

  • Town eyes grants for sidewalks

    Township Engineer recommends application for funds By:Sarah Winkelman    The township has applied for state funding to help pay for new roads and sidewalks.    At the July 26 Township Committee meeting, Township Engineer Cathy Marcelli recommended the township apply for funding to continue building Liberty Way, north of Half Acre Road, and to install sidewalks along…

  • LETTER: Station upgrades urgently needed

    To the editor:    On behalf of the Cranbury Township Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 68, I vehemently urge all Cranbury Township Committee members to do "whatever it takes" to expedite the construction of the proposed new police headquarters. As many local residents and business leaders know, our current police "station" is a "temporary" modular trailer.…

  • Volunteers needed to help caregivers

    Satellite training course to begin September in Monroe By:Josh Appelbaum    MONROE—The Princeton Healthcare System will expand its hospice volunteer training program, starting eight-week courses in Monroe Township starting Sept. 30.    Volunteers will aid hospice caregivers, and provide comfort and reassurance for family and patients, according to Barbara Yost, executive director of Princeton HomeCare Services, a…

  • PPPL to host office for new international reactor

       The U.S. project office for a $5 billion international fusion experiment to be built in either France or Japan will be located at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced.    The experiment, known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor — ITER — will determine if nuclear fusion can be used…

  • President Bush has a friend in New Jersey

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 6    It’s doubtful that helping New Jersey is anywhere near the top of President George W. Bush’s priority list.    His Democratic opponent, Al Gore, carried the Garden State by a half-million votes four years ago, and most knowledgeable observers expect John Kerry to win the state handily this time around. Both of…

  • Two workers hurt in MUA accident

    Backhoe tire explosion causes injuries By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Two employees of the Monroe Township Municipal Utilities Authority were seriously injured after the tire of a backhoe exploded at the MUA building last week.    According to MUA General Manager Charlie Case, the men are receiving medical attention and appear to be fine.    The two MUA…