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  • PHS football squad has brighter future

    By: Bob Nuse    One night after seeing his team end its season with a win, Princeton High football coach Steve Everette got a glimpse of what the future may hold for his building football program.    "I’m at the Pop Warner banquet and we have over 80 kids here," Everette said Sunday night. "We’ve got a…

  • Two Cranbury farmers consider nixing county preservation

    Say developers have offered more than county for property. By: Matthew Kirday    The township could see two key pieces of farmland in the west of the village go to developers.    Both farms — the 131-acre Simonson farm on Cranbury Neck Road and the 88-acre Barclay farm on Ancil Davidson Road — have applications in the…

  • Familiar feel bodes well for PU men

    Tigers tip off season by hosting Colgate tonight By: Justin Feil    There is a bit of a sense of déjà vu for Princeton University’s John Thompson when he looks at the men’s basketball team. And he really hopes that’s the case.    It was only three years ago that he and the Tigers pulled a bit…

  • Monroe girls soccer rallied for another great season

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The books are closed on the fall 2003 high school sports season, and for the second year in a row, the Monroe Township High School girls’ varsity soccer team can be proud of its successes.    The Lady Falcons repeated as the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Champions, advanced to the semifinals…

  • DISPATCHES: Baseball must address steroid issue

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: It is an issue of trust with the fans. By: Hank Kalet    Baseball is entering what could be a dark period.    It’s biggest star — and probably the best player of the last half-century — has been ensnared in the kind of scandal that could damage the sport for years to…

  • El-Nokali returns to town as PDS coach

    Former Princeton U. player takes over boys’ hoops program By: Bob Nuse    After spending his playing days as a point guard at Princeton University, it seemed only natural that Ahmed El-Nokali would eventually get into coaching.    "I’ve always wanted to get into coaching," said El-Nokali, who graduated from Princeton in 2002 after spending his senior…

  • Residents can vote by proxy

    Twin Rivers residents can vote in person, by mail or by proxy in board of directors election on Dec. 11. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — Twin Rivers residents will have four ways to cast their ballots in the Dec. 11 board of directors election.    The election uses a weighted voting system, whereby each household…

  • How long is 40 years? Now we truly know

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 21 By: Packet Editorial    Tomorrow is one of those dates that reminds many of us how old we are.    For the Great Generation, the comparable date was Dec. 7, 1981. For Generation X, the comparable date will be Sept. 11, 2041. For the Baby Boomer Generation, it’s Nov. 22, 2003.    It’s the…

  • Crosstown 62 facing higher costs

    Princeton Human Services Department faces a more than 15 percent fare increase for popular senior citizen transport service. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Human Services Department’s contract with A Princeton Taxi for the popular Crosstown 62 senior transportation programs expires Dec. 31 and the department may face higher costs for the service.    A Princeton Taxi, the…