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  • Letters-June 26

    LEF has fun-raiser To the editor:    June 10, over 200 residents of Lambertville and West Amwell congregated at Waterfront Park to watch the Trenton Thunder play the New Haven Ravens.    The Thunder lost 2-1, but the local crowd had a winning night.    The Lambertville Education Foundation planned the evening as a night of fun and…

  • June 24, 11:55 p.m.: Top Ten bad sitcoms

    Some real bad television that too many people watched. By: Hank Kalet    This week’s Top 10 installment will focus on the 10 worst television sitcoms. The key here is that the shows must have lasted several seasons.    So here goes:    1. "Perfect Strangers." Bronson Pinchot should never have had a career and I found his…

  • For those who aren’t vegans, pasture-fed organic meat

    IN THE KITCHEN:  Yes, meat (and poultry) — from Hopewell’s Simply Grazin’ Organic Farm — has finally come to the Whole Earth Center, a natural food store that most people associate with a meatless lifestyle. By: Faith Bahadurian Staff photo by Frank Wociechowski At the Whole Earth Center on Nassau Street, Mark Faille, right, of…

  • Princeton Packet Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year

    PHS’ Shatashvili at best in big matches By: Justin Feil    Ilia Shatashvili is the No. 1 player on the Princeton High boys’ tennis team, but there are times when other coaches and players wonder where his killer instinct is in some matches. To find it, watch him play a big match.    "I guess I prepare…

  • Wizards of Witherspoon

    Harry Potter book party draws fans to ‘secret’ locale. By: Jennifer Potash    Perhaps even J. K. Rowling couldn’t have come up with this bit of magic — transforming the Hulfish Street garage into a scene straight out of the Harry Potter novels.    Rain forced Jazam’s celebration marking the release of the latest installment of the…

  • Graduates not alone in facing uncertain times

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 24 By: Packet Editorial    As rites of passage go, there is nothing quite like high school graduation. It has a way of conjuring up a jumble of mixed emotions for all concerned.    For parents and grandparents, it’s a source of great pride, tempered by the realization that they’re about to lose their…

  • WW police continue search for driver of school bus

    Woman injured after bus forces her off road. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Township police have identified the type of school bus that cut off a 23-year-old Trenton woman earlier this month causing her to lose control of her car and crash off Old Trenton Road.    According to witness reports, the bus belongs to…

  • University hails court ruling on affirmative action

    Tilghman says decision will allow race to continue to be used as a ‘plus factor’ in admission process. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman applauded Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial preferences can be used in university admission decisions — its first ruling on the important civil-rights issue in 25 years.…

  • Protesting residents block off borough drainage work site

    Submerged in mud and water, Jefferson Road residents shower officials with complaints. By: Jennifer Potash    Jefferson Road residents literally stuck in the mud from a drainage repair project staged a protest early Monday morning that effectively shut down construction work on their street.    The residents say they are frustrated and incensed with Princeton Borough officials…