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  • WW-PN rallies for third straight win

    Nicolosi enters game in time to be hero By: Justin Feil    West Windsor-Plainsboro High North’s Samantha Nicolosi was paying attention to the varsity softball game against Princeton High even as she pitched in the junior varsity game Wednesday.    She saw Princeton’s Eliza Stasi increase the Little Tiger lead to 3-0 with a triple in the…

  • Deer-feeder is defiant in face of stiff penalty

    Found in violation of Princeton Township ordinance, resident is fined $4,000. By: David Campbell    A municipal court judge on Tuesday found Roper Road resident Tamara Gund guilty on four counts of violating Princeton Township’s ban on feeding deer, sentencing her to a 30-day suspended jail term and fining her $4,000.    Township Attorney Edwin Schmierer said…

  • Ronan keeps busy between sets

    By: Ken Weingartner        Even though the Monroe High boys’ tennis team has seen limited action so far this season, John Ronan hasn’t been at a loss for things to do.    The junior is involved in numerous extracurricular activities, including band and drama, in addition to preparing for advanced placement exams.    "I’m pretty busy," Ronan…

  • Voter turnout is worse than embarrassing

    PACKET EDITORIAL, April 18 By: Packet Editorial    Back in February, when only four candidates filed petitions to run for four available seats on the Princeton Regional Board of Education — thus ensuring an uncontested election — we figured the attitude of Princeton residents could best be summed up in one word: apathetic.    After Tuesday’s showing…

  • ‘100 Homes for 100 Families’

    Princetonians aiding Martin House’s provision of affordable homes in Trenton. By: Dennis O’Neill    Strangers who drive through the Wilbur section of Trenton are apt to roll up their windows and push a little harder on the accelerator. The dilapidated buildings and vacant lots that mark the landscape of the state capital’s poorest neighborhood do not…

  • Township parents proud yet nervous as son serves

    Twin Rivers resident Isreal Vargas is serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq. By: Scott Morgan    EAST WINDSOR — Wednesday morning, Mercedes Vargas saw her son’s face on television. It was early and she’d not been watching all that closely. But there he was, loading a truck, enveloped in the dusty backdrop of an Iraqi…

  • For the April 18 issue

    Wilson P. McCue, Kenneth A. Duryee, Flora Trostler Feron, Edna G. Willis, Raymond J. Stachurski, Isabella Mendola, Lucille Taylor Grover, Geraldine S. Flemming. By: Wilson P. McCue    HIGHTSTOWN — William P. McCue, 93, of Hightstown died on Tuesday at The Medical center at Princeton.    Born in Hightstown, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. McCue was…

  • Letter: Thanks for support for last 18 years

    To the editor:     Thank you, Monroe. Thank you for allowing me to serve on the Board of Education for the last 18 years. I thank all of my friends and supporters who have voted for me and put their trust in me since 1985. I believe that the school system is much improved during…

  • Column: Golfers almost have to try this

    Princeton Open will test unique new ball By: Justin Feil    With the soggy start to the month, only the diehards have been getting out on the golf course. Next weekend, however, there’s a chance for anyone and everyone who’s ever thought of playing golf to get out, and weather won’t be an issue.    Princeton University…