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  • Borough GOP appoints candidate

    James Jurgen chosen to replace withdrawn candidate for Hightstown Borough Council. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — In the 11th hour, the Hightstown Republicans chose a replacement Borough Council candidate for Arthur Wilton, who withdrew from the race Sept. 5.    The committee had until 4 p.m. Wednesday to appoint a candidate. They chose James Jurgens, a…

  • Rescue squad to unveil new truck

    Community event will be held Oct. 12.    The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad invites the public to a picnic where the nonprofit group will debut its new heavy rescue truck.    The rescue squad recently acquired the 2003 Pierce heavy-duty rescue truck, which squad officials say will enhance responses to what are called technical rescues,…

  • Zero the dominant number in Monroe’s tie with Barrons girls soccer team

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The best thing that can be said about a tie is that it’s not a loss, and that’s just the way the Monroe Township High School girls’ soccer team is looking at the 0-0 score of Wednesday’s home game against Woodbridge.    After 80 minutes of regulation, and two 10-minute overtime periods,…

  • Mayoral candidates have differing views on development

    Princeton Borough hopefuls differ over how future development should occur. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough is likely to grow and change over time, but the two candidates for mayor differ over how future development should occur.    Democrat Joseph O’Neill and Green Party candidate Steven Syrek met Tuesday with The Packet’s editorial board.    Mr. O’Neill, 69,…

  • ‘A bit of a ham’

    New pastor at Witherspoon Presbyterian loves to preach. By: Jennifer Potash    The Rev. M. Muriel Burrows, the newly installed pastor of the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, would like to see the church reach out to the community.    "I am very much interested in a multicultural ministry," she said in a interview at the church’s Witherspoon Street…

  • Letter: Park land swap plan endangers open space

    To the editor:     I read with astonishment a letter from Dr. Lloyd Kalugin regarding a 35-acre park in the Avenue K Outcalt section of Monroe Township. Dr. Lloyd Kalugin is an appointed official on the Monroe Township Planning Board. How could he not have known about this $3.5 million park?    I’m so glad he…

  • Opportunists are carried by Isabel’s winds

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 19 By: Packet Editorial    There’s nothing that brings out the true entrepreneurial spirit of America like a good hurricane.    Did we say entrepreneurial? Didn’t we mean humanitarian? Weren’t we going to applaud the selfless dedication of volunteer emergency and rescue workers, the altruism of blood donors, the generosity of public and private…

  • Cranbury ponders hotel tax

    One percent tax charge being mulled by Township Committee. By: Matt Kirdahy    It looks like when construction is completed on a Cranbury-South River Road hotel, a new tax could be there to greet its guests.    On Monday, the Township Committee said it would draft an ordinance to impose a 1 percent hotel tax on room…

  • Whole Foods mart coming to area

    Nationally known natural and organic food store is slated to move into the space formerly occupied by Pathmark and Zainy Brainy. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — The Windsor Green shopping center on southbound Route 1 is getting a bit greener.    Whole Foods Market, a nationally known natural and organic food store headquartered in Austin,…