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  • Family leave: fair or frivolous?

    Area professionals comment on governor’s plan. By: Gwen McNamara    Between soccer practice, Girl Scouts meetings and that big project at the office, working parents may find it tough to strike the right work-life balance.    To help, Gov. James E. McGreevey recently announced a new paid leave plan he believes will give parents more flexibility to…

  • Miller-led WW-PS surprised by MC track title

    Junior distance star wins Most Courageous Runner By: Justin Feil    Lisa Miller anchored the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ 4×400 relay to a fifth-place finish to sew up officially the Mercer County Championship title Sunday, but the junior distance specialist really won it earlier with a gutsy last-minute win.    After winning the mile to start…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 10, 2004

    Mary E. Valentine, Alberta Younge, Elizabeth D. Alley, Marian W. Fedorko, John S. Seeley, Erick Morterud, Dr. Joseph S. Shapiro. Mary E. Valentine Teacher and volunteer     DURHAM, N.C. — Mary Eleanor "Nellie" Valentine died Feb. 3 at home.    Born in Pittsburgh, she was a longtime resident of Princeton prior to moving to North Carolina.…

  • Penns Neck plan could displace some Rt. 1 businesses

    It could be a decade before ground is broken, according to the DOT. By: David Campbell    The state Department of Transportation’s recent unveiling of its preferred roadway alternative to the Millstone Bypass begs the question: What will have to be displaced in order to clear a path for the anticipated right-of-way?    DOT spokesman Michael Horan…

  • Drugstore application is denied; auto garage to remain

    West Windsor zoning board’s vote on Eckerd plan falls short of approval. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Al’s Auto Repair garage will stay — for now.    The third time didn’t prove to be the charm for a proposal to raze the garage and build an Eckerd drugstore on Princeton-Hightstown Road in its place.    The…

  • MILESTONES

    Feb. 10-12, 2004. ENGINEERING    Lawrenceville resident Gregory A. Kelly has been named metro district manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc., the U.S. infrastructure arm of Parsons Brinckerhoff. He replaces the retiring Michael Francese.    In his new position, Mr. Kelly will be responsible for managing PB’s operations in New York and New Jersey, supervising…

  • Multimedia maven

    Video, CD-ROM and DVD distributor taps into growing demand from schools, libraries. By: Gwen McNamara    Adaptability has served Dean Stevens well.    Mr. Stevens, president of Vide-O-Go, a multimedia distribution company in Plainsboro, began his business 15 years ago as a retail store in Princeton Forrestal Village, catering to the corporate market.    "We were limited VHS…

  • So much for living within state’s means

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 10 By: Packet Editorial    Let’s see if we’ve got this right:    Gov. James E. McGreevey spends most of his first two years in office complaining to anyone who will listen how the state treasury has been virtually bankrupted by the irresponsible fiscal policies of his predecessor, Christine Todd Whitman. Specifically, the Democratic…

  • Trenton Area Soup Kitchen has big plans for spring

       For over 20 years the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen has been serving the needs of the hungry by providing hot meals, as well as services to improve quality of life and encourage self-sufficiency.    On April 24, TASK will be holding the first major fund-raising event in its history, "Keeping the Bowl Full: 20 Years of…