Category: archives

  • MHS races to sectional softball title

    O’Neill’s run lifts Cougars to first crown since 1998 By: Justin Feil    EDISON — The Montgomery High softball teammate that knew Morgan O’Neill the best thought she’d make it home.    "Morgan, she’s faster than me," said Devin O’Neill, Morgan’s older sister and the MHS senior captain. "She’s real aggressive. I didn’t think she was stopping."…

  • Women’s work

    Fields once dominated by men are becoming the domain of women. By: Melinda Sherwood    In the past several decades, women have managed to break into just about every field imaginable, but only recently have they begun to outnumber their male counterparts in professions other than teaching and nursing.    Real estate, for example — a field…

  • Diverse solution

    One woman’s creative thinking is transforming Merrill Lynch — one client at a time. By: Gwen McNamara    When Subha V. Barry took a look at her coworkers at the Plainsboro office of Merrill Lynch several years ago, she noticed something strange — despite the area’s rapidly changing demographics, she was still the only non-white employee.…

  • Town braces for the calm after the storm

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 1 By: Packet Editorial    It’s hard to believe — after all the noisy revelry of Reunions Weekend, the traffic-stopping pageantry of the Memorial Day parade down Nassau Street on Saturday, the Class Day festivities all across the university campus on Monday, the big crowd expected to attend commencement ceremonies today and, punctuating…

  • Feminism: a success story?

    Professional women provide their views. By: Gwen McNamara    From the suffrage movement and fight for property rights in the 19th century, to the struggles for reproductive freedom and equality in the workforce in the 1960s, the feminist movement has achieved much for women.    But even as an increasing number of women attend college and work…

  • Library talk on cryptography begins technology series

    Expert promises a nontechnical approach. By: Jennifer Potash    No decoder rings are needed for an upcoming talk about the science of computer cryptography at the Princeton Public Library, but curious minds will be welcome.    The library kicks off the summer series of its popular Tuesday Technology Talks program at 7 p.m. today with a lecture…

  • Montgomery farmers’ market to begin second season

    Weekly sale at Princeton North Shopping Center gets under way on Thursday. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Friends Farmers Market will begin its second season on Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Princeton North Shopping Center, featuring produce, flowers, herbs, honey and bread.    The market, sponsored by Montgomery Friends of…

  • The perfect fusion: friends and food

    The "kitchen staff" of 10 is a group of longtime friends, five married couples, who have been gathering every few months for an evening of good food and drink, lively conversation and enjoyable company for going on 18 years. At the end of the evening, they will sit down and enjoy the fruits of their…

  • Her own boss

    Tired of climbing the corporate ladder or staying at home with the kids, women are opening businesses instead. By: Gwen McNamara    In 1990, Pennington resident Shelley Deneroff-Thompson left her job at a hectic advertising agency in New York City to raise a family.    When her youngest child entered kindergarten a few years ago she decided…