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  • Richard Ducsai

       Richard D. Ducsai, 65, of Monroe died yesterday, Jan. 13. At Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division.    Born in Perth Amboy, Mr. Ducsai lived there until moving to Monroe 30 years ago. Mr Ducsai was employed for the past 17 years as a laborer at Raritan Valley Workshop in East Brunswick.    He was predeceased…

  • Lavino finishes encourage girls’ track teams

    Teams impress with top-three finishes By: Justin Feil    The Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro South High girls’ teams are hoping that several top three finishes at the Lavino Relays on Saturday are only a sign of things to come this weekend in the state Group Relays to be held at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym.    Twice it…

  • Gym-exemption policy for PHS athletes revisited

    Phys ed time was once used for study hall, but no more. By: Jeff Milgram    Meetings of the Princeton Regional Board of Education’s Program Committee rarely draw an audience.    But it was standing room only Monday evening when the committee — which normally confines its activities to approving curriculum changes and new textbooks — discussed…

  • Judge: State law protects Boychoir School

    A setback for former students who claimed they were sexually molested. By: Jeff Milgram    A Superior Court judge has thrown out two lawsuits against the American Boychoir School, saying that as a nonprofit organization it cannot be sued because employees molested students "no matter how flagrant that conduct may be."    Judge Jack Sabatino ruled Jan.…

  • Plainsboro set to renew franchise for Comcast

    By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee has decided to renew Comcast Cable’s franchise agreement with the township.    Last week, the committee passed a resolution granting Comcast franchise renewal. The township administration is in the process of developing an ordinance to put the renewal into effect.    Several details, including the length of the franchise…

  • Plainsboro teen is throwing a big party

    The March of Dimes is lucky to have Rahul Bansal. By: Gwen Runkle    The March of Dimes is lucky to have Rahul Bansal.    Rahul, a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, has raised more than $30,000 for the organization over the past few years as a youth volunteer — and he is in the…

  • This won’t be a good year for promises

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 14 By: Packet Editorial    When Gov. James E. McGreevey delivers his second annual message to the Legislature and assembled dignitaries at the State House this afternoon, we presume he’ll be honest with his audience and acknowledge that the state of the state is not what it should be.    Financially, the state is…

  • Smart paint to be the ultimate cover-up

    Princeton resident plays part in camouflage research for military vehicles. By: David Campbell    Thanks to Professor Gordon Thomas and fellow researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology, watching paint dry may get a lot more interesting.    NJIT recently signed an $838,000 contract with the U.S. Army to develop a smart paint for military vehicles that…

  • Guilty pleasures

    Chefs ‘fess up to what’s eating them (junk food), and vice-versa By: Pat Tanner    Food stories and TV shows that reveal the cooking secrets of chefs are a dime a dozen. Rather than their cooking secrets, have you ever wondered, as I have, what restaurant chefs choose to eat after a long workday, when no…