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  • School expansion stirs controversy

    School board vice president Bruce Ettman called a plan proposed by Bob Laverty to build a new southern elementary school ‘deceitful’ and ‘elitist.’ By: Chris Karmiol    Board members and residents voiced heated opinions surrounding potential solutions to school overcrowding at Monday’s East Windsor Regional school board meeting at the Grace N. Rogers School.    To accommodate…

  • Hobbit Heaven

    The Brothers Hildebrandt celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien at Barnes & Noble in West Windsor. By: Susan Van Dongen ALT="Gregory Hildebrandt Jr., author of "Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years," posed for his father and uncle as they painted "At the Prancing Pony.""> COLOR="black">Gregory Hildebrandt Jr., author of Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years, posed…

  • Powers picks up 2 votes in recount

    The next step will be a decision by a judge on the fate of approximately two dozen absentee ballots that arrived at the Mercer County Board of Elections Nov. 7 and Nov. 8. A recount of the paper ballots cast in the disputed Nov. 6 Township Council election has widened the lead of Democrat Michael…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 30

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 30 By: Palmer Square wants to complete its project at Hulfish North site To the editor: I am writing to clarify several issues related to Palmer Square’s development of its Hulfish North site. In your editorial dated Nov. 9, The Packet stated that the reason Palmer Square did not proceed…

  • Lynne Cheney’s challenge: learn nation’s history

    American history seen as one of most important weapons in war against terrorism By: Jeff Milgram    One of the most important weapons in the domestic war against terrorism is the teaching of American history and principles, Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, told an audience at Princeton University on Thursday.    "I began thinking…

  • WW affordable-housing case now up to Supreme Court

    Optimistic township officials confident their case was presented clearly. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — In the aftermath of Tuesday’s historic appearance before the state Supreme Court, township officials are uncertain whether the justices ultimately will issue a narrow ruling — dealing only with the facts of the long legal battle between West Windsor and…

  • A busy Christmas season begins

    AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor A very special birthday party was held on Nov. 18 at the United Methodist Church. The Methodist Women hosted a party for one of its members, Ethel Stahl, who celebrated her 90th birthday. Following the 11 a.m. service the entire congregation was invited to join in the festivities in the…

  • Audit shows borough is ‘in good shape’

    By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council did some financial housekeeping Tuesday as the municipality prepares to close out the 2001 books.    The council unanimously approved the 2000 financial audit and accompanying corrective action plan.    Councilman Roger Martindell, who is chairman of the Borough Council’s Finance Committee, said the audit shows "the borough is in…

  • Providing a unique approach to living with autism

    The Eden Institute, headquartered in Princeton, seeks to teach lifelong skills to people living with autism. By: Mark Moffa    Ross Adler may hold a job someday. That will be a major accomplishment.    Ross is autistic. Like the more than 500,000 Americans with the developmental disability, he was born with a disorder that does not allow…