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  • Out of Africa, into PHS lineup

    Hopkins’ return gives Little Tiger boys’ XC another Group berth By: Justin Feil    When Jason Hopkins reported to preseason training this fall, he was a little behind the rest of his Princeton High boys’ cross country teammates. But Hopkins had a good excuse.    "I was in Africa," said the Little Tiger junior, who is a…

  • For the Nov. 15 issue

    Jeannette DelColle Freccia, Alexander P. Mottley, David L. Mottley, Lawrence P. Mottley, William J. Walls Jr., Norman H. Cannon, Michael W. Cullen, Lajos Simon, Beryl Even Bove, Sharon D. Hammond Macre. By: Jeannette DelColle Freccia    MONROE — Jeannette DelColle Freccia, 88, died Saturday at home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived there before moving to…

  • Teachers spend ‘day off’ learning in the classroom

    MONROE —Teacher in-service days are a chance for students to sleep late and spend the afternoon watching television. By: Rebecca Tokarz    But, for teachers, in-service days are not leisurely, as they get up at the normal time and trek off to classes of their own.    Held three times a year, the sessions give educators the…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PHS’ Perera in elite company By: Justin Feil    It was nearly a year ago when Dilshanie Perera was working out by herself under the supervision of Princeton High head coach Andre Bridgett. The then-Little Tiger junior was trying to get ready for the Meet of Champions without the aid of any teammates, who had advanced…

  • Tilghman is named to Hall of Fame

       Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman is one of six inductees this year into the New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame.    She was selected for her scholarship in molecular biology and her leadership in higher education.    "She is renowned not only for her pioneering research, but for her national leadership on behalf of women in…

  • PHS cross country teams reach states

    Girls finish second, boys fifth in CJ III By: Bob Nuse    HOLMDEL — The Princeton High boys’ and girls’ cross country teams both came into Saturday’s Central Jersey Group III meet hoping to advance to the state Group III meet.    Neither team left Holmdel Park disappointed.    The girls, behind a third-place finish from Dilshanie Perera…

  • Something gets lost in translation …

    It’s hard to watch the Harry Potter movies after reading the books. Some things are just better left to the imagination. By: Elise Nakhnikian    I haven’t seen the Harry Potter movie that opens today, and I’m not sure I want to. Don’t get me wrong; the first one wasn’t bad. But watching it after having…

  • Edward J. Marchese

       Edward J. Marchese, 89, died Monday, Nov. 11, at his home.    Born in New York City, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then in Queens, N.Y., before moving to Monroe almost 13 years ago. He was a social worker with the Department of Social Services of New York City for many years before becoming their…

  • Nicholas Tanchak

       LAWRENCE – Nicholas Tanchak, 85, died Thursday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Lawrenceville a year ago.    He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Manhattan.    He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Ozone Park, N.Y.…