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  • Proud father’s worries focus on son’s dangerous mission

    Sydney Souter has a personal reason why he’s opposed to a resolution proposed by the Coalition for Peace Action. By: David Campbell    Snowden Lane resident Sydney S. Souter has a personal reason why he’s opposed to the Coalition for Peace Action’s resolution opposing war in Iraq, a resolution the Princeton Township Committee declined to consider…

  • School budget set for voters

    Cranbury Board of Education adopts new financial plan By: Matt Kirdahy    Princeton High School tuition and items needed for a new school expansion, including a custodian and utilities bills, are among the driving forces behind a proposed school budget.    The Cranbury Board of Education adopted a $11.56 million 2003-2004 budget on Tuesday that would increase…

  • GOP shouldn’t waste local opportunity

    PACKET EDITORIAL, March 28 By: Packet Editorial    All things considered, this seems like a pretty good time to be a Republican.    In Washington, Republican President George W. Bush is not only riding a wartime wave of popularity but also wielding an enormous amount of power, bolstered by GOP control of both houses of Congress. In…

  • Harry’s Brook water tests reveal no coal tar

    By: Jennifer Potash    The environmental cleanup of the underground coal tar at the Princeton Public Library and parking garage construction sites has not led to contamination of Harry’s Brook, borough officials say.    In a report submitted by Princeton Regional Health Officer William Hinshillwood to Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi, tests conducted by the Health Department on…

  • Making their pitches for improvement

    Batting practice pitchers are a treasured asset for baseball teams By: Bob Nuse    You can’t watch a Major League baseball game these days without hearing about the pitch count. It’s the third inning and the starter has already thrown 49 pitches. This guy can’t go over 100 pitches or that guy fades when his pitch…

  • Committee to change plans for Barclay land

    New application being sought for property By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee wants to make changes to an application to Middlesex County asking for the Barclay properties to be preserved as farmland.    Committee members approved a motion to withdraw and resubmit a Farmland Preservation application with the county for the two parcels by a vote…

  • HHS golfers still in need of getting in their swings

    Seven golfers are returning from the 7-15 team of last year. By: Neil Hay    Before he and his team parted company for the summer last year, Hightstown High School golf coach Dominic Mastroianni implored his golfers to play over the summer and into the fall, to enter tournaments, to get a job at a golf…

  • Journey Work of the Stars

    Pianist Fred Hersch and his critically acclaimed ensemble present ‘Leaves of Grass,’ a musical and visual tribute to Walt Whitman, at the Peddie School in Hightstown. By: Susan Van Dongen    Called a "poet of a pianist" by The New Yorker magazine, Fred Hersch has an affinity for verse, so it seems only natural that he…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 28

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 28 By: Faulty reasoning defeats resolution To the editor:     On Monday night, only two members of the Princeton Township Committee voted to consider the resolution against the war on Iraq, signed by approximately 1,000 township residents. We applaud the courage of Casey Hegener and Leonard Godfrey for their support.…