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  • The Princeton Packet, Inc. Newspapers in Education program

    We believe that children, who currently only make up 25% of our population, represent 100% of our future. We strive to encourage life-long daily reading habits that will create informed, literate and educated citizens and promote self-sufficiency. NiE makes learning fun! Games and contests encourage kids to read and write, while building their self-confidence and…

  • Marion F. McKeever

       Marion F. McKeever, 83, of Monroe, died Monday, July 29.    Born in Easton, Pa., Ms. McKeever began her lifelong association with the YWCA as a teenager. As an undergraduate at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa, she participated in YWCA collegiate activities and began training in fieldwork. She worked as the Youth Director and later as…

  • Styling and sashaying at the hoedown

    The Masqueraders Square Dance Club is all about getting into a square and enjoying a good tip. By: Ken Weingartner "Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance." — Martha Graham    When Huey Lewis found a Top 10 hit in the mid-1980s with the pop song "Hip to Be Square," he…

  • Report: Ridge-area overlays violate state plan

    High density senior housing zones seen as inconsistent with ‘smart growth’ concept. By: David Campbell    A state planning committee report released Wednesday finds that zoning changes by Princeton Township promoting high-density senior housing on two environmentally sensitive Princeton Ridge sites are inconsistent with the State Plan, New Jersey’s blueprint for "smart growth."    Based on the…

  • MONROE: A symphony concert Saturday

    The Garden State Symphonic Band to perform in Monroe By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Garden State Symphonic Band, one of the leading professional concert bands in the country, will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts in Monroe Township High School.    Admission is free of charge. The…

  • Dem response was hyprocritical

    To the editor:     I disagree with Frank Gambatese on the issue of campaign spending. I take exception to his allegations that Republicans have not been honest in our approach to fund-raising.    His attempt to deflect the issue of his party’s overspending by referring to a previous Election Law Enforcement Commission fine was hypocritical, in…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Jose H. Vides, 34, of Bound Brook was charged with shoplifting on July 20 at 1:49 p.m., according to the police report.    Mr. Vides was stopped by Wal-Mart security after police allege he was attempting to steal an item worth $30.74.    Mr. Vides was released on his own recognizance, pending a municipal court appearance. ***…

  • Heat still has a grip

    The thermometer shot past the 90-degree mark every day this week, according to the National Weather Service. By: Lea Kahn    "You have to deal with the heat. It’s part of our life," said mason Andy Scheurer. He was standing beneath a grove of evergreen trees outside one of the dorms on The Lawrenceville School campus…

  • Urban kids learn to see the world through a lens

    Ask Octavia how she likes to spend her spare time, and she’ll tell you that she likes to draw pictures. She also likes to take photographs. By: Lea Kahn    Ask Octavia how she likes to spend her spare time, and she’ll tell you that she likes to draw pictures. She also likes to take photographs.…