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  • Princeton High School principal to retire

    Sandra DeLuca plans August departure. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton High School Principal Sandra DeLuca will retire in August after two years on the job.    In a brief letter to Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn, Ms. DeLuca said she wanted to retire effective Aug. 1.    "I’m moving to California," Ms. DeLuca said Monday. A former prosecutor, Ms.…

  • Good year over for MHS softball

    Cougars fall to Carteret in CJ II semifinal By: Justin Feil    A day after lightning and rain ended Montgomery High’s bid to advance in the Central Jersey Group II state tournament, Carteret made it official with a 6-1 win Thursday.    The Cougars were not their sharpest, at the plate or in the field, and it…

  • Hospital cited for faulty paperwork

    Medical Center says emergency room procedures now in compliance. By: David Campbell    Following initiation of a state investigation arising from faulty paperwork last fall, The Medical Center at Princeton’s emergency-room procedures have been found preliminarily to be in compliance with federal "anti-dumping" legislation that prevents hospitals from turning away patients who cannot pay, according to…

  • Cougars so close no more

    MHS baseball wins first SCT title By: Bob Nuse    BRIDGEWATER — The Montgomery High baseball team has had its share of close calls in the Somerset County Tournament.    There was a trip to the finals in 2001, followed by a semifinal appearance last year. But never before had the Cougars been as close as they…

  • Candidates in mayoral race face finish line today

    Polls close at 8 p.m. in contest between Democrats Joseph O’Neill, a borough councilman and Reed Gusciora, a New Jersey Assemblyman. By: Jennifer Potash    Two Princeton politicians, each with a distinct style, today hope to garner enough voters to become the Democratic candidate for Princeton Borough mayor.    Princeton Borough Councilman Joseph O’Neill and New Jersey…

  • Medical makeover

    To remain competitive, hospitals are reinventing the way health care is delivered. By: Melinda Sherwood    With shrinking reimbursements from insurance companies, aging technology and growing demand from patients, hospitals around the nation are ailing and in need of a good dose of medicine — and two hospitals in Mercer County may have found a way…

  • Election results

    Hightstown Councilman Eugene Sarafin was routed by incumbents Lawrence Quattrone and Dave Schneider in the borough’s Democratic primary. By: Staff    HIGHSTOWN — Democratic incumbents Lawrence D. Quattrone and Dave Schneider soundly defeated Eugene Sarafin in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election.    Mr. Quattrone and Mr. Schneider will face GOP candidates Andrew Keller and Arthur Wilson in the…

  • OBITUARIES, June 3, 2003

    Enoch J. Durbin, Grace M. Loetscher, Salvatore M. Baldino, Frank P. Benz Jr., Robert Rock, Irma S. Seitz, Julia C. Soons. Enoch J. Durbin Retired university professor     Enoch J. Durbin of Princeton died May 27 at home. He was 80.    He was a Princeton resident 50 years.    He was a professor in the mechanical…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 3

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 3 By: Satire contained offensive falsehoods To the editor:     I am writing in reference to the Guest Opinion by Michael Hamilton that appeared in The Packet May 20. The "opinion" purported to satirize Princeton Township’s deer-management program by announcing a fictitious squirrel-management program that will supposedly be implemented this…