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  • Yeehaw!

    Residents dust off their boots, hats as rodeo rides into Montgomery. By: Jill Mathews    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery residents traded in their black suits and polished business shoes for a more laid-back attire of jeans, cowboy boots and hats for the annual Montgomery Rodeo over the weekend.    A packed stadium cheered as the event kicked off…

  • Princeton Packet Softball Player of the Year

    Heller continued to improve for Cougars. By: Justin Feil    Amanda Heller has taken the same philosophy into her last two seasons of Montgomery High softball.    "I’m trying to come into every year topping the last one," said the Cougars’ junior pitcher. "I’ve had great seasons in past years."    Next year, the task to top this…

  • June 15, 2004

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel Jose Dejesus 508 Butler St "$250,000" Avenel Juan Goyco 9 Dartmouth Ave…

  • Not-guilty plea entered on behalf of sergeant

        MONTGOMERY — An attorney for a former Montgomery police sergeant entered a not-guilty plea on his client’s behalf on attempted third-degree burglary charges on Thursday, said Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest.     Former Sgt. Joseph Yanicak, 40, was charged two weeks ago with ordering a subordinate to break into a lieutenant’s office in search…

  • Markets give community feel to unused lots

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 15 By: Packet Editorial    As a rule, parking lots are not what you would call inviting places.    Convenient? Yes. Necessary? Yes. But inviting? Hardly. When they’re busy, parking lots are unsightly repositories for row after regimental row of idle motor vehicles. When they’re not busy, they are barren wastelands of asphalt with…

  • Bills seek to ease regulatory burdens

    Legislature urged to take slack off small businesses. By: Gwen McNamara    For a small business, it’s often the little things that add up to be the most costly.    That’s why the New Jersey chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business is calling on the state Legislature to act on two pieces of stalled legislation.…

  • MILESTONES

    June 15, 2004 FINANCIAL SERVICES    Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. has appointed Diane DiCanio Stein as an investment specialist at the Princeton Investor Center. She has more than 15 years of private banking experience in the financial services industry. As a resident of Princeton Junction, Ms. Stein will offer her financial expertise to both her…

  • Littlebrook forever!

    Princeton High School seniors reunite where it all began. By: Diane Landis Hackett    On a clear afternoon in early June, with little more than 10 days until graduation, 30 Princeton high school seniors gathered in front of their former elementary school to reminisce about more innocent times, when foursquare games and the ABCs were their…

  • Study indicates Route 206 far from being bike-friendly

    Stretch of highway in Montgomery focus of study. By: Jill Mathews    MONTGOMERY — Walking or bicycling along the southern part of Route 206 can be a dangerous venture in Montgomery, but the township is looking at ways to make the area more pedestrian-friendly.    The Pedestrian Committee, a subcommittee of the Transportation Advisory Committee, held a…