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  • Drought crisis is over but a threat remains

    Ten months of water-use restrictions end. By: David Campbell    Gov. James E. McGreevey on Wednesday lifted New Jersey’s drought emergency, ending 10 months of water-use restrictions. But he warned that future droughts are possible.    "While the short-term crisis is over, the long-term threat still remains," Gov. McGreevey said. "I am asking all New Jerseyans to…

  • Marian Martin Glaubitz

    Calling hours Saturday    Marian Martin Glaubitz, 91, of Hopewell Township, died Thursday at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, Pa.    She was a resident of Hopewell Township for the past 10 years.    Mrs. Glaubitz was born on the family farm on the shore of Lake Erie, Dec. 23, 1911. Her family grew grapes for Welch’s grape juice,…

  • Gas station robbed; attendant assaulted

    A school board member’s son allegedly was involved in the incident. By: Scott Morgan    EAST WINDSOR — Two township men turned themselves in to police shortly after assaulting a man at a Route 130 gas station Jan. 3, police said.    Detective Sgt. Bill Froehlich reported Tuesday that 20-year-old Jamestown Road resident Benjamin Grunwerg, son of…

  • Tax-free ride down Prospect simply unfair

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 10 By: Packet Editorial    If you ever wondered how it is that so many Princeton University graduates go on to enjoy such enormously successful (not to mention extraordinarily remunerative) careers, here’s a clue:    They’re smart.    They’re smart enough to get admitted to Princeton in the first place. They’re smart enough to absorb…

  • Elementary students may be moved; class sizes to rise

    To ease overcrowding at the Perry L. Drew School, some students who would attend that school may go to others. By: Mark Moffa    HIGHTSTOWN — Some elementary school students would be moved to different schools and many teachers would face larger class sizes next year, according to a proposal submitted to the school board Tuesday…

  • South Brunswick Macy’s to close

    Merchants in Route 1 mall concerned about the future. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Macy’s in the South Brunswick Square Mall on Route 1 will close its doors in March, creating uncertainty for the store’s 85 employees and as well as other merchants at the mall.    The decision to close the store came as a result…

  • Parents get say on structure of students in high school

    Debate continues over structure plans for SBHS. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Residents will get another chance Tuesday to talk about possible changes to the internal structure of the high school.    The school board is considering two plans that if approved could change the way students, teachers and administrators at the high school are organized, and a…

  • Former Pennington mayor takes council seat

    Lytle and Baker take oaths and Di Falco gets presidency again. By John Tredrea    Democrat Edwin "Weed" Tucker is back in the mix of local government.    Mr. Tucker, who was mayor of Pennington Borough in the late 1970s, was sworn in as a Borough Council member during Monday night’s annual reorganization meeting.    Mr. Tucker landed…

  • Hopewell loses opening dual meet

    Wrestling By: Mike Molaro    Bob Crognale knew he’d probably be surrendering key points via forfeit when his Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling squad opened its dual-meet season Saturday at home against Hightstown.    So the veteran Bulldog coach wasn’t too upset with the 61-15 setback to the Rams and felt that his guys performed admirably.…