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  • Missing township woman found

    Gladys Platt, 80, had been reported missing by her son Wednesday evening. By: T.J. Furman    EAST WINDSOR — Township police reported Thursday night that a township woman missing since Wednesday morning has been located and is safe.    Gladys Platt, 80, of South Drive in the Shady Rest Trailer Park was reported missing by her son,…

  • A season to remember for MHS bowling team

    By: Stacey Gorski    For the Monroe Township High School boys’ bowling team, it was a season to remember.    The Falcons finished with a 12-2-2 regular season record and a school record second in the White Division of the Greater Middlesex County league.    Though their post-season endeavors in the GMC tournament and the state sectionals were…

  • PHS boys cop their first MCT swimming title

    By: Justin Feil LAWRENCE — Levan Beridze isn’t too familiar with the history of the Princeton High boys’ swimming program. A native of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Beridze swam for a Maryland school last year before moving to Princeton this past summer to join his family. That move brought him to the Little…

  • Arts Council could takes cues from developer

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 15 By: Packet Editorial    The Arts Council of Princeton — which has been trying, without success, to build support in the John-Witherspoon neighborhood for plans to expand its building at the corner of Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place — has got to be engaged in a little soul-searching these days.    Specifically,…

  • Let the Good Times Roll

    Paul Plumeri mixes covers and originals on his new CD, Live in Seattle. The Paul Plumeri Band plays Conduit in Trenton Feb. 22. By: Matt Smith    On most weekend nights, Paul Plumeri and his Fender Stratocaster are igniting a club somewhere around Central Jersey or southeastern Pennsylvania. Maybe you’ve caught him at Havana in New…

  • Monroe is Blue Division wrestling champ

    By: Ken Weingartner    It has been a banner season for the Monroe High School wrestling team. Literally.    The Falcons, who won fewer than a half dozen matches a year ago, can look forward to raising a Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division championship pennant in the Monroe High gym.    Monroe, which brought a 10-4 overall record…

  • Former West Windsor mayor faces crowded Senate race

    Douglas Forrester wants to be the Republican to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Robert Torricelli. By: Jennifer Potash    WEST WINDSOR — Candidates running for the U.S. Senate often try to make a big splash when entering the race.    Former West Windsor Mayor Douglas Forrester, who would like to be the Republican to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen.…

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 15

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 15 By: Government has duty to represent citizens To the editor:    Princeton Township Committeeman Leonard Godfrey, at the end of his letter (The Packet, Feb. 1), concludes that "… no amount of posturing and murmuring mantras such as car whistles, birth control, reflectors, transportation or too many people will avoid…

  • Pastries sweeten school outreach effort

    The monthly program at Dutch Neck gives parents a chance to talk openly about problems in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District and get first-hand answers. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The cafeteria of the Dutch Neck School was bustling with activity Wednesday morning, but it was not from the usual commotion of the…