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  • Princeton Arts Council offering series of summer camps

       This summer, The Arts Council of Princeton will offer an array of engaging, weeklong summer camps in the visual and dramatic arts taught by experienced instructors in small classes. The individual weeklong camps, for ages 4 to 12, will begin in mid-June and continue until the end of August, with lots of fun and creative…

  • Split council approves builder’s settlement

    Third vote wins approval for plan to end one of two lawsuits against borough By:Roger Alvarado    The Borough Council Monday voted to pass a last-minute resolution entering the borough into a proposed settlement agreement allowing Brooks Townhouses, LLC, to build 10 townhouse units on its 1-acre site along 13th Avenue and Brooks Boulevard.    The council,…

  • Hopewell is county champion

    Spring track By: Jim Green    All the talk heading into this season centered on who the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls track team lost from its 2003 Group II championship team.    On Saturday, though, a new generation of Lady Bulldogs stars made a name for itself by doing something even last year’s great team…

  • Plan to study 6-acre zoning causes stir in Upper Freehold

    Two Upper Freehold Township group members relinquish positions in protest of 6-acre zoning proposal. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — That 6-acre zoning is an extremely sensitive topic in Upper Freehold was never more evident than over the last two weeks when two men quit positions on township groups in protest of renewed zoning discussions.…

  • Family holds on to memories

    Rare condition abruptly ends life of 32-year-old Chesterfield resident, Matthew Childs. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — On April 4, Matt Childs married his longtime sweetheart, Melissa Gombosi. On their honeymoon cruise, the couple planned their family — five or six kids whom they would raise in their house in Chesterfield.    Twenty-eight days later, on…

  • K. Hovnanian attracts families at Heritage Woods and Oakwoode

    The Manors at Heritage Woods and Estates at Oakwoode in Old Bridge attract families looking for new homes and custom decorating.    After reading the ads, looking at the brochures and listening to the sales people, a recommendation from a relative can be one of the strongest arguments for purchasing a home in a specific place.…

  • Professional wrestling event set for Saturday

    By: Sean Moylan    Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, are welcome to attend when TV Pro Wrestling Experience Over-The-Top Promotions World Wrestling Stars Alliance presents "Outback Invasion" at the Pine Village Inn this Saturday (May 15th) in Browns Mills New Jersey. Bell time is 7 p.m.    Local hero "Doc" Diamond, a Northern Burlington High…

  • SPECIAL

    Princeton Public Library (LINK) The Princeton Packet applauds those who realized and built a world-class library for a world-class community. The Packet family of newspapers welcomes Princeton’s Newest shining beacon, the Princeton Public Library. CONGRATULATIONS! – BROWSE THE MAGAZINE

  • Vikes give Tigers a tussle in GMCT

    By: James McKeever    Forget the seeds and throw out the team records.    Anybody who has followed the South Brunswick baseball team this season had a good idea that the Vikings were going to give South Plainfield all it could handle in Monday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament game.    The Vikings were seeded 14th and brought a…