Category: archives

  • Many plans for borough’s next four years

    CAMPAIGN CORNER by Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh: The mayor outlines the issues she hopes to address if she is re-elected to another term in office.    Hightstown’s Memorial Day celebrations have given me cause to not only reflect with pride about our historic community but to look forward to our future with the work-in-progress of our revitalization.…

  • Crowley wins triple jump at CJ III meet

    By: Justin Feil    Princeton High’s Alison Crowley has already put herself among the superior athletes in Mercer County, and she is now among the elite in Central Jersey.    Crowley won the Central Jersey Group III triple jump at Monmouth High School Saturday, finishing ahead of teammates Emily Blackman, who was second, and Claire Marchetta, who…

  • Joseph Hawley

       Joseph Clark Hawley, 67, died Sunday, May 26, at his home in Jamesburg.    He worked for E.R. Squibb and Sons in East Brunswick and retired from Bristol-Myers Squibb. He previously served in the Army. He was a coach of the Jugglers in the North Brunswick Youth Soccer program for many years. He also was a…

  • Time’s up for talk about school plans

    Princeton Board of Education’s Facilities Committee decides it is now too late to make any more changes to $81.3 million project. By: Jeff Milgram    They’ve fielded countless questions and complaints about parking, open space and athletics.    They’ve sought input, listened patiently and included many of the ideas into the design of the $81.3 million school…

  • Before traveling abroad, prepare for health risks

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Sausan A. Hilmi    As the summer travel season approaches and you begin to finalize your itinerary, spend some time reviewing your health needs and preparing for any health threats you may encounter along the way.    In addition to researching exotic locales, update your immunization record, fill prescription medicines and obtain copies…

  • Democrats not the only one at the party

    EDITORIAL: Voters registered as unaffiliated with either party could make the difference in Tuesday’s mayoral primary in Hightstown.    It’s been a strange journey through the primary election season in Hightstown.    And the final irony may be that the Democratic mayoral primary could be decided by people who — today — are not registered Democrats.    It…

  • Peddie grad to hit books, herd cattle

    Nick Tsang’s collegiate experience promises to be much different from most others. By: Chris Karmiol    Although Nick Tsang, a recent graduate of The Peddie School, has spent the last four years knee-deep in academic pursuits, he may spend the next two years knee-deep in other things.    Milking cows and herding cattle are two of the…

  • DISPATCHES: Remembrances of a fallen friend

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Some regrets and memories following September’s tragedy.    Mukul Agarwala was a rare sort.    He was one of the funniest people I knew back in high school, a real easygoing kid with a quick wit and sharp mind. We were friends from middle school through high school and then, after graduation, like…

  • Middle East column was wrong

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Three weeks ago, Hank Kalet, managing editor of several Packet Group publications, published an editorial on the cycle of violence in the Middle East ("Middle East violence cycle needs to be broken," May 3, 2002, Page 14A). I believe that his underlying premise, that the cycle of violence…