Category: archives

  • Artists Unite

    Going strong for seven years, the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville showcases a broad spectrum of talent. By: Susan Van Dongen    Born in New York City but raised on a farm outside Vineland, artist Peter Petraglia appreciates diversity and understands how a variety of experiences can enhance a person’s life and artform.    As a charter member…

  • Plan launched to redesign key Plainsboro intersection

    By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Because of increased traffic at the intersection of Scudders Mill and Dey roads, the township administration has concluded that the intersection needs to be redesigned to improve safety and traffic flow.    And on Wednesday, the Township Committee authorized the appropriation of $350,000 to turn the redesign into reality.    The committee…

  • Chocolate and chile peppers: perfecto!

    IN THE KITCHEN by Pat Tanner:  If you’ve never had a sweet treat that combines the seemingly disparate ingredients of chocolate and hot chile peppers, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Illustration by Judy Martin    My epiphany came when I tasted the chocolate-chile ice cream of Walter Leffler, who is executive chef at The Hilton…

  • Time has come for Whitman to take new role

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Dec. 17 By: Packet Editorial    Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman is evidently letting it be known around Washington these days that she figures two years is long enough to pay her dues serving as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now she’s ready for another cabinet post, or an ambassadorship, or…

  • State grant for loop road seeks to improve 206 traffic

    Intersection with Cherry Valley Road is target of plan. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Township traffic-busters scored a quick victory in the fight against drive-time dejection this month.    The township received a $175,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation toward construction of a loop road designed to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion at…

  • The boys are back at WW-P South

    Wembacher has set fast example By: Justin Feil    Eric Wembacher has been with the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ swim team through thick and thin, but most often it’s been the thin, especially when it comes to his classmates.    "We’re really the last class affected by the high school split," said Wembacher, a senior with…

  • Airports playing key role for county businesses

    Despite presence of four major airports, many area businesses choose local services By: Madeline Bayliss    Landing companies and executives to relocate or stay in Mercer County depends in part on how they can take off for business outside the county.    Mercer County is sandwiched between two major air transportation areas: New York and Philadelphia. With…

  • Princeton Township OKs deer cull for third year

    Launch of an experimental birth-control pilot program uncertain By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee on Monday night unanimously endorsed a nearly $161,000 contract with Connecticut-based wildlife-management firm White Buffalo for a third year of deer management that may include an experimental birth-control pilot program.    The committee voted 4-0, with Committeewoman Casey Hegener absent, to…

  • Charter School’s long-range development plan approved

    Two new buildings planned for school’s campus By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday unanimously approved The Princeton Charter School’s master plan for long-range development of its Ewing Street campus.    The first phase calls for demolishing a building damaged by fire in June and replacing it with a new, 7,000-square-foot, two-story building…