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  • Forrester campaign returns to focus on the issues

    National security and Social Security are prime concerns of voters he says during interview at The Packet. By: Jennifer Potash    Until Monday, Douglas Forrester, the former West Windsor mayor now seeking election to the U.S. Senate, introduced himself to voters as "the guy running against Bob Torricelli."    With Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli’s departure from the…

  • Borough road work comes to an end

    Construction work for the downtown revitalization project finished Tuesday night. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Despite rain last weekend, road construction in the downtown business district ended Tuesday evening. South Main Street and Route 33 (Franklin Street) have reopened to through traffic.    The intersection of Stockton Street and South Main, however, remains partially closed due…

  • Body slams for a good cause

    Charity event slated for Oct. 12 By: Rebecca Tokarz    Powerful body slams and high-flying, off-the-top-rope elbow drops can be seen when the American Championship Wrestling Alliance takes over South Brunswick for a charity event.    Bell time for the second annual show is set for 1 p.m. Oct. 12 and will be held in the parking…

  • ‘Visas for Life’

    Exhibit at Rider University celebrates heroes of the Holocaust. By: Michael Redmond Staff photos by Robyn C. Stein "Visas for Life: The Righteous and Honorable Diplomats," now on view at the Rider University Art Gallery in Lawrence Township.    "There are lots of books about the murderers" of Europe’s Jews during World War II, Eric Saul…

  • School building contracts delayed

    Formal deals with the architectural firm and construction management group are expected to be finalized soon. By: Chris Karmiol    Since the passage of the school building proposal last week, East Windsor Regional School District officials and board members have been breathing easier.    The real work, for the district’s chosen architectural firm, The Prisco Group of…

  • Viking boys drop a shootout

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury School boys soccer team only played one game over the past week, but scored enough goals to last a month.    Unfortunately, they did not score enough to win the game, as Millstone took an 8-5 win over the Vikings on Monday. That left Cranbury’s varsity with a 3-2 record entering…

  • Cooperation called best sprawl defense

    Montgomery panel searches for best improvement plan for Route 206-Route 518 intersection. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — In the search for optimal options for the improvement and development of the Route 518-Route 206 intersection, a homegrown smart-growth expert told township residents they need only band together and everything will be illuminated.    "We have the solution.…

  • PDS soccer showing steady improvement

    Panther boys to face steady string of Prep B foes By: Bob Nuse    The Princeton Day School boys’ soccer team has to be considered a work in progress. And as far as the Panther players are concerned, it’s progress that is being made in the right direction.    Not only did PDS graduate 13 seniors from…

  • Seniors shortsighted on referendum

    To the editor:     Monroe’s plans to expand the townships school system are something that is being deliberately ignored by the senior communities in the area.    I am sure that no one in the township wants to see increased taxes, but with the growing population in the township over the past several years, the school…