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  • Don’t make unfair system even worse

    PACKET EDITORIAL, April 5 By: Packet Editorial    On the surface, the argument seems so reasonable.    With Gov. James E. McGreevey proposing in his 2002-2003 budget to freeze state aid to all local school districts at this year’s levels, school officials and legislators representing fast-growing suburban districts are crying foul. It’s unfair, they charge, to hold…

  • HHS topped by talented Steinert team

    BASEBALL: The Rams were competitive with perennial state contender Steinert, but dropped a 6-3 decision Monday. By: Neil Hay    In John Mariano’s book, there is no such thing as a moral victory.    That said, on a day when his Hightstown High School baseball team did not play at its best, the home team Rams were…

  • It’s time to celebrate at township library

    MONROE- Birthday party honors 13 years By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Residents have seen the Monroe Township Library grow from its humble beginnings in the lower level of the municipal building to its present facility.    On Monday, they saw their young library — located at its own site in the municipal plaza for the past…

  • Guest Opinion

    Islamic Society promotes education, understanding By: Imam Hamad Ahmad Chebli    The Islamic Society of Central Jersey is responding to the recent heightened interest in Islam by working to help the community understand its history and current activities.    God is at the center of Islamic life. The first pillar of the faith is to believe that…

  • Town shopping for answers

    CRANBURY- Many want stores that serve locals By: Casha Caponegro    Businesses that address the needs of residents would be preferable to those that bring outsiders into Cranbury.    This was the general consensus of residents when asked what businesses they would like to see on Main Street in the future.    But business owners said that for…

  • Taking a chance on Main

    CRANBURY- Businesses like Cranbury’s small-town feel By: Casha Caponegro    Opening a small business can be a risky endeavor for anyone.    It can be especially difficult in a small town, such as Cranbury, which doesn’t always get an abundance of traffic from outsiders looking to shop on Main Street.    Chryssanthi Chisholm, who owns Bread and Life…

  • Depth should help Monroe golf team

    By: Redd E. Patrick    As Pete LoPresti begins his first official season as the head golf coach at Monroe High School, he will count on a group mixed with youth, experience and up-and-coming talent.    As he begins to build the program, LoPresti will take things one step at a time.    "I think we should be…

  • Column: Justin Time

    Hoops season lives on through Ivy alumni By: Justin Feil    If you didn’t get your fix of college basketball, and now you’re starting to feel that sort of deep depression that you always hear studies being advertised for on the radio after Maryland wrapped up the national title Monday, there’s still hope.    It might be…

  • WW-P school board candidates exchange views at forum

    Five West Windsor residents and two Plainsboro residents are seeking election on April 16. By: Gwen Runkle    Six of the seven candidates running for seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education sounded off on everything from diversity and school equality to field trips and textbooks at a candidates forum Tuesday night.    But while they…