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  • Court ruling seems to end marathon WW zoning dispute

    Court bars Rajeshwar and Roopa Yadav from filing more suits. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — A marathon legal battle between the township and a local couple over plans to subdivide a North Post Road property for seven homes ended Tuesday when a federal court ruled in the township’s favor.    Judge Garrett E. Brown of…

  • House struck by lightning

    Blaze damages home; residents escape injury By: Casha Caponegro    Lightning struck a Silvers Lane residence July 19, causing a fire that left the home severely damaged.    A blue tarp covered the roof of the house Wednesday, protecting the damaged home from the elements. Bricks, which fell from the chimney during the lightning strike, were strewn…

  • Updike on tap Monday

    By: Casha Caponegro    The Township Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to discuss the future of the Updike property.    Residents are encouraged to attend the hearing, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranbury School cafeteria, and voice their opinions on whether or not the township should acquire the…

  • The jury’s still out on car phones

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 26    A couple of years ago, when the cellular phone was still a relatively new phenomenon and few people had grown comfortable with wireless technology, a spate of automobile accidents – some of them particularly gruesome and well-publicized – gave rise to an organized movement to ban the use of cellphones while…

  • Aid sought for Princeton Township Police fitness center

       Princeton Township police and volunteers are seeking to raise $40,000 in donations from individuals and public and corporate sponsors for a fitness center in the new Municipal Building on Witherspoon Street.    "It’s not a lot of money, but in terms of the conditioning and the good health of our police officers, I think it’s a…

  • Montgomery 14s one win from state crown

    Three one-run wins propel all-stars to championship By: Bob Nuse    So much for the thought that the host team would be fodder for the District champions who gathered for the Southern New Jersey Babe Ruth State Tournament for 14-year-olds at Montgomery’s John McKnight Baseball Complex.    Montgomery picked up its third one-run win in as many…

  • Sneaky spiders cause some to contemplate ‘arachnicide’

    Freelancer Minx McCloud shares her experience with baby spiders By: Minx McCloud    Did you ever make a decision that you just knew was going to come back and bite you in the butt? It happened to me a couple of months ago.    I woke up one morning to find my bathroom ceiling covered with tiny,…

  • JAMESBURG: Budget adopted despite aid drop

    Town prepares on Monday to pass its 2002 budget By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The Borough Council is ready to adopt an amended 2002 budget Monday that carries a larger than anticipated in municipal purpose taxes.    The reason for the increase is $100,000 less than anticipated in extraordinary aid given to the borough by the…

  • Not just a job at swim club

    There’s more to being a lifeguard than sitting on a throne looking at swimmers By: Angel Chen    Trying to stay cool, working with friends and making some extra money. For lifeguards working at the Cranbury Swim Club on Old Trenton Road, that’s the recipe for a cool summer job.    Lifeguards say things run pretty smoothly…