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  • Jan. 18, 2002

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, John Millroy, 30 Oak St, $140,000, 10/02/01 Basking Ridge, Ellen Buck, 2601…

  • A Tribute to ‘Rabbie’ Burns

    Scottish fiddler Bonnie Rideout will perform with her trio in Hightstown Feb. 23. By: Daniel Shearer    For a significant portion of the world population, Jan. 25 is a date for celebration. Each year, people of Scottish ancestry salute the birth of poet and songwriter Robert Burns (1759-1796) with elaborate "Burns Suppers," often including a toast…

  • WW-P drafts close-to-home school plan

    Proposal gives proximity highest priority in recommending school assignments for the lower grades. By: Gwen Runkle    Elementary students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District will be going to school closer to home come September, according to a draft redistricting plan unveiled by a school board subcommittee Tuesday.    The plan, developed by the Elementary Attendance Area…

  • Bette Snedeker Eisenmann

       SAN FRANCISCO — Bette Snedeker Eisenmann, 70, died Jan. 10 at home.    Born in Princeton, N.J., she was a lifelong resident before moving to San Francisco six years ago.    She was a graduate of Princeton High School and retired in 1996 after many years as a secretary for the aeronautical engineering department of Princeton University.…

  • HHS wins battle of first-place squads

    BOYS BASKETBALL: A 50-47 win over Colonial Division leader Hamilton broke the trend for the Valley Division-leading Rams this season. By: Neil Hay    Unlike previous games against Hun and Notre Dame that also had the makings of the same unsatisfactory ending, the Hightstown boys basketball team found a way to hold on at the end…

  • McCaffrey’s expansion cooking

    Addition to supermarket in Princeton Shopping Center is progressing rapidly and should be complete by the end of April. By: David Campbell    The expansion of McCaffrey’s supermarket is rapidly progressing and should be complete by the end of April, said McCaffrey’s Vice President Mark Eckhouse.    The anchor store at Princeton Shopping Center is adding 9,450…

  • AROUND CRANBURY

    A week for school spirit By: Lorraine Sedor    Robert L.Copeland, son-in-law of Rita and Edward Durner of South Main Street, and brother-in-law of Joan Wittman and Edward Durner Jr., both of Cranbury, has accepted the position of Superintendent of Schools for the Piscataway School District in Middlesex County.    Bob began his career with the Princeton…

  • Expansion in voters’ hands

    Few attend final Q&A By: Casha Caponegro    Three residents came out learn more about the school district’s plan to expand during a question and answer night at the Cranbury School Tuesday    Voters will be asked to approve a $7.3 million school expansion project during a referendum Jan. 22. The proposal includes a new gymnasium and…

  • Sending their love overseas

    The Red Cross Club of Hightstown High School has teamed with other area clubs to send 1,000 Valentine’s Day cards to U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany. By: Chris Karmiol    Hightstown High School’s Red Cross Club has assembled an army, of sorts, to spread Valentine’s Day cheer to American soldiers posted in Dexheim, Germany.    After sending…