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  • April 5, 3:20 p.m.: Baseball is back

    The boys of summer have taken to the field. By: Hank Kalet    Baseball is back, baby.    I know it’s cold and windy outside, weather better suited to the annual Thanksgiving game between North and South Brunswick high schools than a game between the Phillies and Pirates on an early April afternoon in Pittsburgh.    But it’s…

  • Maintenance

    One position MAINTENANCE PERSON/SECURITY GUARD    The Princeton Packet seeks a Building Maintenance/Security Guard to work full-time night shift (including weekends and holidays). Security experience helpful, but not required. Must be reliable, trustworthy, have good judgement and able to perform light maintenance; some lifting required. H.S. diploma or equivalent, and excellent communication skills in English required.…

  • Pitching, defense give Hun tie

    Raiders softball expects hitting to come around By: Bob Nuse    No matter what else happens during a game, the Hun School softball team knows it can rely on its pitching and defense.    So even though the Raiders managed just one hit and failed to score in Wednesday afternoon’s season-opener against Peddie, they still came away…

  • Miranda returns as Little Tigers manager

    By: Bob Nuse    John Miranda isn’t your typical new coach.    For one thing, he’s not exactly new. But at the same time, he’s new to just about all of his players on the Princeton High baseball team.    Miranda coached the Little Tigers from 1996-2001 and was all set to coach them again in 2002, but…

  • Monroe softballers need to make contact

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School varsity softball team has a motto for the coming season: "Put the ball in play."    "We’re going to be fine on the mound; we’re going to do okay playing defense," Falcon coach Keith Hudak said. "We can run the bases a little bit. But we’ve got…

  • Report on parking around PHS due near end of month

    Study committee says it needs more time. By: Jennifer Potash    A report on parking solutions for the area surrounding Princeton High School will be delayed about three weeks.    Princeton Borough Councilwoman Wendy Benchley, a member of an ad hoc committee comprising representatives from the Borough Council, Princeton Township Committee, Princeton High School and citizens, said…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Artist reception tonight at gallery

    AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: "pieces of Past" display, library museum passes and more. By: Lorraine Sedor    A meet the artist reception will take place this evening (Friday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gourgaud Gallery for the April exhibit of works by Dr. Daniel Goldberg.    Dr. Goldberg, a Cranbury resident and psychologist working…

  • Police: Man lured girls into his car

    Hightstown police arrest a Jamesburg resident for allegedly luring young girls into his vehicle for the past two months. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Police arrested a 26-year-old Jamesburg resident March 25 who allegedly had been luring young girls into his vehicle for the past two months.    Luis Enrique Bautista was parking his car near…

  • Montgomery adopts $58.5 million school budget

    School taxes projected to increase about 9 percent. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education unanimously adopted a $58.5 million budget for the 2004-2005 school year Tuesday night.    Board members Susan Edwards and Susan Carter were absent.    Of the $58.5 million budget, $45.2 million will be voted on by residents and raised through…