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  • Pennington Market’s ‘Fight Cancer Day’ set for Tuesday

    The market will donate 5 percent of its total sales for the day to the American Cancer Society. By John Tredrea    The Pennington Quality Market (PQM) will join forces with the American Cancer Society (ACS) on Tuesday (April 29), when the market will hold its 10th annual Fight Cancer Day.    On Tuesday, PQM will donate…

  • News of Other Days

    April 24 edition 100 years ago    Last Saturday night, Thomas Maley, of the Fieldsboro House, caught two roe shad that weigh 20¼ pounds — about the largest pair ever seen in the area. The run of shad this week has been remarkably large and the fish of extra size. The catch in one night at…

  • Vikes’ softball team zipped by Gadziala after victory over Edison

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School varsity softball team faced an un-Bear-able pitcher in Tuesday morning’s 10-0 loss to East Brunswick at home.    EB senior hurler Dara Gadziala struck out seven, gave no free rides and scattered three hits in the five inning game as the Bears ran their record to 6-1.…

  • Letter: Television great addition

    To the editor:     On behalf of the township Senior Advisory Council and all who participate in activities at our Senior Center, I would like to thank Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, Assemblyman Gary Guear and former Assemblyman Anthony (Skip) Cimino for finding funds for the new 52-inch Panasonic television set that is now used at the…

  • Township planners approve dental office

    Complex will be set on Franklin Corner Road. By: Lea Kahn    Township planners gave the green light Monday night to a dentist’s plans to remodel and expand a two-story house at 51 Franklin Corner Road, at the corner of Mill Road, into new offices for Lawrenceville Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery .    The Planning Board granted…

  • Week of April 24

    Thomas E. Mullen    UPPER FREEHOLD — Thomas E. Mullen, 53, died April 16.    Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Edison before moving to Cream Ridge 20 years ago. He was a self-employed painter.    Son of the late James and Margaret Vetter Mullen, he is survived by two brothers, James R. and William R. Mullen…

  • Hopewell Valley schools chief to retire Aug. 1

    Bill Hills and Steven Wood elected to lead school board. By John Tredrea    Robert Sopko, who has spent the last four years as superintendent of schools in Hopewell Valley, has announced his retirement after a 40-year career in public education.    The school board, after thanking Dr. Sopko for a job well done, accepted his letter…

  • BOOMER IS HERE!

    Boomer from the Trenton Titans was here at The princeton packet to talk to the kids. Full story is coming soon!

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A manager at the Adesa Auto Auction lot reported discovering a 1988 Mercedes on the auction site that had been listed as a stolen vehicle on April 14.    Upon investigation, Manville police discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen in 1999 in New York City. When New York police were notified of the vehicle’s location,…