Category: archives

  • Russell on a roll in ice hockey

    PHS goalie becomes a premier puck stopper in three short years By: Rich Fisher    In mapping her athletic future, Britney Russell never really sat down and said "I think I’ll be a hockey goalie."    Then again, who would?    In fact, Russell was nudged into it from the get-go, and now she is nudging the Princeton…

  • Missing Plainsboro woman in need of medication

       PLAINSBORO — Sharon Johnson, 29, was reported missing Jan. 6.    Police said Ms. Johnson, who is black, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, was last seen wearing bluejeans, a brown suede jacket and black shoes at her residence in Plainsboro by her mother.    She also was…

  • Budget crisis trickles down to local level

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 25 By: Packet Editorial    Remember Ronald Reagan’s "trickle-down" economics? Take money away from the federal government and give it back to rich people and it would literally trickle down to middle-class and lower-income Americans, thereby stimulating the economy.    It was nonsense, of course. Even the chief proponent of this theory, David Stockman,…

  • Voters endorse school expansion

    Supporters cite crowding, growth By: Casha Caponegro    Many of the voters who approved Tuesday’s referendum to fund a $7.3 million expansion to the Cranbury School were parents with children currently in the school.    "I have two youngsters here and one in the high school now," said Tom Fisher, who voted "Yes" on the referendum. "It’s…

  • FORUM: McGreevey

    How should Gov. James McGreevey plug a $2.4 billion gap in the state budget? How should Gov. James McGreevey plug a $2.4 billion gap in the state budget?

  • School board dives into budget details

    Proposed $119.4 million budget represents a 6.2-percent increase for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. By: Gwen Runkle    With a chalk board close by and sharpened pencils in hand, members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education were ready to take a closer look at the district’s preliminary budget for 2002-2003 on Tuesday.    And…

  • La Mezzaluna

    Italian-food lovers rejoice with the return of chef Chris Stevens to Princeton. By: Pat Tanner La Mezzaluna 25 Witherspoon St. Princeton (609) 688-8515 Food: Very good Service: Good natured, but too much of it Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: SoHo wannabe Prices: Moderate (expensive specials) Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-10…

  • Video recaps 25 years of firefighting

    A documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 will air on Channel 27 Wednesdays from now through February. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — While most people do their best to avoid burning buildings, the men and women of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2…

  • Suzanne Louise Allen

       NEW YORK — Suzanne Louise Allen, 57, died Jan. 6 at home.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Freehold, N.J., before moving to New York 35 years ago.    She was an infant-care technician with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.    Daughter of the late Lewis and Katherine and sister of the late Lewis, she is survived by a…