Category: archives

  • Letter to the editor

    For the Jan. 31 issue By: Mayor thanks those who helped To the editor:     On Friday, Jan. 24, four buildings in the Westerlea Arms Apartments in Hightstown experienced lack of heat since around 10 o’clock of the previous night. Thirty-two apartments had temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This condition was caused by…

  • Orchard Hill principal moving on

    Paulette Bearer will become a principal in a school district in Union County. By: David Campbell    MONTGOMERY — Orchard Hill Elementary School Principal Paulette Bearer submitted her resignation to the Board of Education this month to become a principal in a school district in Union County.    Ms. Bearer plans to leave Montgomery at the end…

  • Kadabra proves magical to local owner

    East Windsor resident Jimmy Takter’s 3-year-old trotter is a finalist for Horse of the Year. By: Ken Weingartner    EAST WINDSOR — Jimmy Takter has worked magic with a number of horses during his career in harness racing.    So perhaps it’s no surprise that it has happened again — with Kadabra.    Mr. Takter, a 42-year-old native…

  • TANGENTS: Having a happy—if imaginary—Super Bowl party

    Tangents by John Saccenti: Suffering from Super Bowl fever By: John Saccenti    A bag of chips, some humus and pita, Cokes, pretzels and dip. Throw a couch and a television remote into the mix and, like millions of other Americans, I was ready for a little Super Bowl action.    I was a football-lovin’, commercial-watching, halftime-show-critiquing…

  • Column: Myslik’s memory inspiring

    Former PU coach will be remembered by many By: Paul Oliu    Editor’s note: Paul Oliu is an assistant soccer coach at Princeton University and a friend of the late Rob Myslik, who passed away last week from injuries sustained in an auto accident. A celebration of Rob’s life will be held at the Hun School…

  • Majority of today’s homebuyers seek professionalism of realtors

    Realtors and brokers are bound by a National Association of Realtors code of ethics    The real estate industry is facing two extremes today: the lowest mortgage rates in 30 years, and a demand for housing so great that even the smallest homes are fetching the highest prices.    It’s no surprise to John Burke of Gloria…

  • Skaters create a striking winter scene

    Brainerd Lake provides frosty fun By: Jamie Simpson    The scene was reminiscent of an old Currier & Ives picture. The quaint town of Cranbury, nestled between the hustle and bustle of busy central New Jersey life, was brimming with ice skaters, all enjoying the glistening, frozen surface of Brainerd Lake.    In the middle of the…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Edwards not hesitating to score for WW-PS By: Justin Feil    Natasha Edwards saw her first significant varsity action last season with the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ basketball team. And though she enjoyed a solid junior season, there were times when Edwards looked somewhat hesitant when asked to score at for the Pirates.    Those days…

  • PU tips off Ivy year tonight

    Tigers host Harvard, Dartmouth in first weekend of ‘real’ season By: Justin Feil    There is a change in practice for the Princeton University men’s basketball team. It’s ever so slight, but it’s there.    The Tigers are getting ready for the start of the Ivy League season.    "There’s just kind of a sense of urgency," said…