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  • Hightstown edged in states, 3-2

    BOYS TENNIS: Ninth-seeded Hopewell Valley bounced the eighth-seeded Rams in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III tournament. By: Neil Hay    It was one-and-out Friday for the Hightstown tennis team, whose foray into the state tournament was a brief one.    The Rams, seeded eighth in Central Jersey Group III, enjoyed the home…

  • Borough traffic panel wants an alternative to Route 206

    Resolution calls for a bypass around Princeton. By: Jennifer Potash    A Princeton Borough advisory committee is calling on the state to build a new alignment of Route 206 in order to bypass as much of Princeton as possible.    Residents have long complained about the heavy truck and auto traffic on the highway, known as Stockton…

  • Washington school board accepts budget cuts

    But board president says district will not adhere to Township Committee’s suggested items to cut. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The Board of Education will not appeal the Township Committee’s decision to reduce its budget, but the district does not plan to accept the governing body’s recommendations regarding items to cut.    The Township Committee opted…

  • Letters to the editor, May 17

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 17 By: Take a new look at Palmer Square To the editor:    An open letter to the community, to the mayor and council of the Borough of Princeton and to Palmer Square Management:    With active neighborhood and community participation, Princeton Future has for some time been looking at Princeton’s downtown…

  • Red Cross offers terror-response plan

    An effort to help the average citizen get informed. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — When the national Office of Homeland Security recently created a color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System, the objective was to give the public an easy way to identify five levels of threat or risk of a terrorist attack.    But while the…

  • There’s no getting around all this traffic

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 17 By: Packet Editorial    First it was Hodge Road, then Mercer Street, then Prospect Avenue. Then came Rollingmead and Harrison Street. Now it’s Hamilton Avenue.    Residents of these Princeton streets may not be able to decide, even among themselves, whether they want speed humps or neckdowns or islands or raised sidewalks or…

  • Princeton psychic accused of bilking client

    Plainsboro woman lost $183,000 in cash and jewelry, police say. By: Jennifer Potash    A Princeton Borough woman who provided commercial psychic services was charged Monday with bilking a client of $183,000 in cash and jewelry.    Christine Evans, 32, of Nassau Street was charged with theft by deception.    Ms. Evans, known as Yanna, and her husband,…

  • Cranbury History Center invites public to open house

    By: Casha Caponegro    Residents might not know it, but an extensive history of Cranbury is just a short walk away — at 6 S. Main St.    The History Center, formerly known as the gristmiller’s house and which served as the police station from 1968-1985, contains accessible information on people and events throughout Cranbury’s history.    "I’m…

  • Postal carriers come up big for pantries

    By: Nick D’Amore    Local letter carriers came through for the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church’s Deacons Food Cupboard.    "We received a huge amount of food, it’s wonderful. We’re still trying to sort it out because we are overflowing with food," said Janet Curtis, chairwoman of the Welfare Committee of the Board of Deacons for the Jamesburg Presbyterian…