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  • ‘Gem’ of a park opens in Princeton Township

    Greenway Meadows Park exhibits both an active and passive side. By: David Campbell    Fine summer weather and the hum of cicadas in biblical proportions ushered in the grand opening of Greenway Meadows Park on Saturday morning.    The rolling lawns and cultivated landscaping features, which include a stately Sycamore allée and a stunning view of the…

  • Arts Council’s ‘Plan B’ more than tinkering

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 25 By: Packet Editorial    Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: We still support The Arts Council of Princeton’s plan to upgrade and improve its facility at the intersection of Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place in Princeton Borough — even if we’re not entirely sure what this plan entails at the moment,…

  • Top teams ends state tourneys for locals

    PHS, WW-PN lax ousted by Moorestown; WW-PS boys fall to Ridgewood By: Justin Feil    There are no consolation games in the boys’ state lacrosse tournament, but it might seem so when West Windsor-Plainsboro North hosts Princeton High 4 p.m. today.    Both the Knights and Little Tigers were eliminated from the Group II state tournament by…

  • Garage suit returns to court

    Appeals panel hears arguments on redevelopment law. By: Jennifer Potash    TOMS RIVER —The downtown garage is open and construction of other buildings in the development is under way, but the attempt by a citizens’ group to halt the project continued in court Monday.    The Appellate Division of Superior Court heard arguments in Ocean County on…

  • Gengel vaults to new record at CJ III meet

    PHS soph, teammate Crowley are lone area gold winners By: Justin Feil    Hit with a string of bad luck, Natalie Gengel is just now starting to get where she wants in the pole vault.    The Princeton High sophomore won the Central Jersey Group III pole vault with a new girls’ school record 9-feet, 9-inches Saturday…

  • Extra work pays off for MHS softball

    Jensen’s opposite-field hit helps Cougars advance in states By: Bob Nuse    If Sarah Jensen ever needed to be convinced that hard work does pay off, she found out firsthand last week.    Jensen, a senior on the Montgomery High softball team, spent extra time last Wednesday working on a drill to hit the ball to the…

  • MHS baseball rebounds from state loss

    Cougars sweep Saturday doubleheader By: Bob Nuse    After the Montgomery High baseball team was eliminated from the North Jersey, Section 2 Group III tournament with a quarterfinal round loss to North Hunterdon, head coach Peter Mueller was curious to see how his team would react the following day.    The Cougars had a doubleheader scheduled against…

  • Saturday parade will mark Memorial Day in Princeton

       The Spirit of Princeton Committee is inviting the public to cheer along during the annual Memorial Day parade on Saturday.    The parade down Nassau Street, from Princeton Avenue to Princeton Borough Hall, kicks off rain or shine at 10 a.m.    The program wraps up with a ceremony at the Battle Monument at Borough Hall at…

  • Operatic Efforts

    By: Matt Smith    Scott and Lisa Altman eat, sleep and breath New Jersey Opera Theater, the fledging nonprofit company the Plainsboro couple founded in 2002.    "She and I both do this full-time," says Mr. Altman, who serves as artistic director. "It’s very, very scary. As a matter of fact, we’re donating our time."    Both are…