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  • Senior-housing plan wins initial approval

    Sharbell seeks to build 218 units in Montgomery Township. By: Jennifer Potash    MONTGOMERY — The township Planning Board paved the way Monday night for a major infusion of senior housing in the township.    The board unanimously granted preliminary site plan approval for the Sharbell Development Corp. project. The developer will return to the Planning Board…

  • War against teen drinking is overkill

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 14 By: Packet Editorial    At a time when the U.S. Justice Department is riding roughshod over the civil liberties of anyone remotely suspected of committing, aiding or abetting an act of terrorism, it may be hard to drum up much sympathy for the rights of West Windsor teenagers suspected of drinking alcoholic…

  • Gifts of Dreams

    Richard Preston sets his latest novel – this one virus-free – in a Maine fishing village. By: Ilene Dube Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski The author of the best-selling book The Hot Zone says he is always looking for new ways to tell stories.    For years, Richard Preston’s three children had been begging him to…

  • South girls fall in sectional semifinals

    Pirates prove they belong with narrow loss By: Mike Newman    Some might consider the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ soccer team a Cinderella story this year.    The Pirates entered the Central Jersey Group IV tournament as the 14th seed and advanced all the way into the semifinals. Just one piece of advice — don’t let South…

  • Lalli gets kicks with WW-PN football

    Former soccer player helps Knights to playoffs as senior By: Bob Nuse    When Matt Lalli first made the switch from soccer to football, he never envisioned himself becoming an impact player.    "I had played soccer my first two years of high school, but I decided I wanted to do something different," said Lalli, a senior…

  • Bus rapid tranist study for Route 1 advancing

    NJ Transit approves $614,000 contract. By: Gwen McNamara    Is Bus Rapid Transit right for the Route 1 corridor?    A transportation and regional planning consortium wants to find out, and on Wednesday hired a leading planning company to perform an analysis of the concept.    NJ Transit’s board of directors unanimously approved a $614,000 contract with STV…

  • That’s Amore

    Thick and crusty, thin and crispy, barbecue, white and tomato — TimeOFF pays tribute to some of Bucks County’s favorite pizzas. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Darlene Longosky holds one of her freshly made, ready-to-bake pizzas from Mom’s Bake at Home Pizza in Newtown, PA.    Pizza boxes across America make the claim…

  • State should mend holes in housing safety net

    GUEST OPINION, Nov. 14 By: Dennis C. Micai    Maria and her husband, Guillermo, both work at local supermarkets. They have two young children in preschool and daycare. After living nine years in an apartment in Princeton sharing the rent with a friend, they were forced to carry the monthly rent of $1,550 on their own.…

  • Princeton girls defeat North again before semifinal loss to Colts Neck

    By: Justin Feil    The Princeton High girls’ soccer team had just enough to get by a stingy West Windsor-Plainsboro North group in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey Group III state tournament Thursday.    The Little Tigers didn’t get as many shots off as the Knights did, but they were able to capitalize for a 1-0…