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  • Big problems with cop deal in Rocky Hill

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 12 By: Packet Editorial    Tiny Rocky Hill appears to be asking for big trouble.    Given what can only be termed extremely reluctant acknowledgment by the state attorney general’s office that what it wants to do isn’t against the law, the little Somerset County borough has gone ahead and approved a troublesome interlocal…

  • Together again

    Francois happily welcomes former PAL mate Wagner to a young defensive unit By: Rich Fisher    As the Princeton High boys’ soccer team gets set to play the first high school game on Mercer County Community College’s turf surface tonight (Friday), the field won’t be the only thing new for Phil Francois.    The Little Tigers’ senior…

  • Sumo Sushi

    Say the word and a trio of sushi chefs at this Pennington restaurant will happily produce an imaginative and elegant tasting adventure, perhaps with a taste of monkfish liver. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill Sumo Sushi 12 S. Main St. (at the back of Pennington Court) Pennington (609) 737-8788 fax: (609) 737-8988 Food: Very good…

  • WW police ready to patrol on two wheels

    Department receives gift of Harley-Davidson motorcycle. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Alert to all lawbreakers: The township police department has a brand new crime fighting tool — a big, brawny motorcycle.    The motorcycle, a 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King with police package, was purchased and donated to the police department by the West Windsor Parking…

  • High school library closed because of mold

    Mold discovered last week in Hightstown High School library prevents doors from being opened to students. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Hightstown High School students will have to find another place to work on those research papers, as the school’s library has been closed since the beginning of the semester due to an infestation of…

  • Irving H. MacDowell

       Irving H. MacDowell, 84, of Monroe, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, Mr. MacDowell lived there for many years. He also lived in the North Brunswick area and in Monroe for the past 10 years. He was chief electrical engineer with DuPont in Parlin…

  • Fired PD sergeant sues Hightstown

    Former police sergeant Richard Warshany claims he was illegally terminated by Hightstown Borough. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — Former police Sgt. Richard Warshany has filed suit against the borough for illegal termination. He is suing to get his job back after he was fired in July for violating police rules and regulations.    According to the…

  • Princeton candidate’s forum has presidential tinge

       Colin Vonvorys, Republican candidate for Princeton Township Committee, will hold a town forum 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15 in the community room of the Princeton Township Municipal Building with special guests David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower.    A best-selling author, Mr. Eisenhower is the grandson of one president and the son-in-law of another. He is…

  • Borough Council approves ‘Building C’ design

    Concerns expressed over truck traffic. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday approved the design for the downtown development’s second mixed-use building located at Tulane and Spring streets, but expressed concerns about the traffic circulation for delivery trucks at the site.    Princeton Borough and developer Nassau HKT Associates agreed to build a parking…