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  • Planning chair to vote Democratic

    Letter to the editor By:     On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I will be voting for Amy Aughenbaugh for mayor of Hightstown Borough. As mayor she truly deserves our support for all that has been accomplished in her first term of office.    Working with Amy on the planning and zoning boards has been a successful experience.…

  • Cards offer a lifeline for kids

    Princeton Township Police offer young people a free ride home by taxi. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township police want Princeton’s youngsters to get home safely — and it’s only a phone call away.    With this in mind, the Police Department is making about 1,500 Student Lifeline cards available at Princeton schools, youth groups and…

  • East Brunswick edges MHS in county tournament field hockey opener

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School field hockey team came very close to pulling off a first-round upset in this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.    But at the end of Tuesday’s game held at third-seeded East Brunswick, it was the Lady Bears who squeaked by with a 1-0 victory to advance to…

  • Monroe girls soccer team reaches GMC semifinals

    By: Carolyn M. Harkto    So far, this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference girls’ soccer tournament has looked like a White Division reunion for third-seeded Monroe Township High School, but that is about to change.    Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Woodbridge (11) sends Monroe into Saturday’s semifinal match with Piscataway, a Red Division team. The Lady Chiefs, who…

  • Aware of Their Fate

    The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival offers a wide selection of movies that deal with prejudice, violence and the repercussions suffered during the Holocaust. By: Jim Boyle    The credits finish rolling. The theater lights turn on. The crowd files out of the theater and makes its way home. Most of them don’t give the movie they…

  • University drops to second in black student ranking

    The 98 black freshmen make up 8.4 percent of this year’s class, second only to Yale in the Ivy League. By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University has fallen to second place in the Ivy League in the percentage of black students in its freshman class, according to a study by the Journal of Blacks in Higher…

  • Frivolous suits needn’t drain town’s coffers

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 1 By: Packet Editorial    Every American has the right to challenge the government’s authority to carry out policies that run counter to the Constitution or otherwise violate the established law of the land. And the courts are the appropriate place to mount such a challenge.    So we have no quarrel with the…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Summit outlines steps toward stopping sprawl

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Governor McGreevey is committed to smart growth and the State Plan    "I am irrevocably committed to stopping sprawl."    This bold pledge was made by Gov. James McGreevey at his recent "Smart Growth Summit," held at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, and follows his campaign promise…

  • Resident backs Aughenbaugh

    Letter to the editor By:     As a resident of Hightstown for more than 25 years, I have had the privilege to serve under several mayors on special committees. It is my opinion that the past four years with Amy Aughenbaugh as mayor have seen a resurgence in the pride of the residents of Hightstown,…