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  • Drop HIV rates with change in needle policy

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 11 By: Packet Editorial    As Gov.-elect James E. McGreevey was introducing his nominee for health commissioner, Dr. Clifton R. Lacy, at a press conference Tuesday, the subject of needle-exchange programs came up. The governor-elect surprised many observers, who know him to tread lightly into controversial areas, when he declared that the time…

  • Hopes high for problem-plagued project

    Montgomery Hills’ first construction phase left buyers angry; but the new developer says that’s all in the past for the second phase. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Wannabe homeowners are browsing through — and buying — townhouses in the newly completed second phase of Montgomery Hills, despite the troubled history of the development’s early days.…

  • Hess’ boys rebound from tough loss to top AHS

    BOYS BASKETBALL: The Rams dropped a close contest to undefeated Notre Dame last week. By: Neil Hay    This was the kind of loss that could have a negative impact on a team’s season. Or it could go a long way in showing what a team is really made of.    How well the Hightstown High School…

  • Savage effort does it for PHS

    Junior leads Tigers past WW-PS By: Bob Nuse    Noah Savage had been hoping to feel healthy enough to help the Princeton High boys’ basketball team start to win. Apparently he was feeling pretty good on Saturday.    Savage made five of his eight shots, including three three-pointers, to finish with a game-high 19 points as the…

  • Monroe swears in new police chief

       MONROE — For the second time in its history — and for the first time in 34 years — Monroe Township swore in a police chief Monday. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — For the second time in its history — and for the first time in 34 years — Monroe Township swore in a police…

  • Peddie still on top of game after holiday break

    GIRLS BASKETBALL: In their first game since before Christmas, the Falcons defeated Edison Monday by a comfortable 68-39 score. By: Neil Hay    Rested, relaxed and ready to go, the Peddie girls’ basketball team returned to action Monday afternoon against visiting Edison.    It was the first game for the Falcons since winning two of three in…

  • Accident claims Cinnaminson woman’s life

    According to police, an improper left turn from Route 130 onto Dutch Neck Road caused the accident Tuesday afternoon. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — A Burlington County woman was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Route 130 and Dutch Neck Road, police said.    According to police, Evelyn…

  • Churches loses a good friend

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Benjamin S. Bucca of Rossmoor is remembered by friends and family as a generous man who was a dynamo working for causes and institutions he believed in.    Mr. Bucca, 80, died Friday, Jan. 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    One of those who remember Mr. Bucca…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 11

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 11 By: Take a new look at PHS expansion To the editor:    Since November 1999, when the Princeton Regional Board of Education presented its plans to expand Princeton High School, the stock market has plummeted, the economy has gone into recession and the United States has gone to war. Yet…