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  • Holiday events pack coming weekends

    AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor    Last weekend, Cranbury Cub Scouts braved the chilly night air to camp at Quail Hill Scout Camp in Manalapan and celebrate Webelos Night.    An added attraction for the boys and their fathers was the Leonid meteor shower, said to be one of the most spectacular displays in many years.    Scout…

  • Stories to ponder when the snow falls

    HERE’S THE STORY by Michael Maugeri: The winter months bring with them not only cold temperatures, windy days and frozen precipitation, but grand myths as well.    When I was in high school, I wrote regularly to my pen-friend, Poonam, who lived in Bombay, India.    During a particularly severe winter, I gleefully sent her a picture…

  • Strings attached

    Close bonds help kids create music worthy of the White House. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Nathan Thomas has brought his students a long way from the supply closet.    That’s where the Montgomery School District orchestra teacher held his classes when he first signed on to build the district’s strings program seven years ago.    "When…

  • Police gather toys for tots

    The Hightstown Police Department has distributed boxes to local businesses in order to collect gifts for the Toys for Tots program through Dec. 12. By: Scott Morgan    With the sleigh bells fast approaching, it is time again to consider those less fortunate.    The borough Police Department and Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 283 are sponsoring their…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 23, 2001

    Janice B. Stonaker, Bernard Miller, H. Esther Pownall, Arthur J. Dickert, Helen M. Eccleston, Yoneko Sepp, Colette G. Conley, Maria Melucci Janice B. Stonaker Lawyer    Janice B. Stonaker of Princeton died Monday at The Medical Center at Princeton of pancreatic cancer.    She was a lawyer with a wide-ranging practice in municipal and land use law.…

  • Nov. 23, 2001

    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, Jeff Heite, 1101 Madaline Dr, $149,000, 08/29/01 Avenel, Muhammad Khan, 411 Remsen…

  • WW Council pitches move for batting facility

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The location of West Windsor Little League’s proposed indoor batting facility soon could be switched from R.J. Ward Field on North Post Road to Community Park on Princeton-Hightstown Road, thanks to some help from the Township Council.    At its meeting Monday night, the council approved a $1.6 million bond…

  • Electric firms eyeing Monroe for new plant

       MONROE — A number of energy companies have shown interest in the township as a possible site for a plant to produce electricity, said Mike Rogers, executive director of the township’s Municipal Utilities Authority. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A number of energy companies have shown interest in the township as a possible site for…

  • Themes of thanks: stars, stripes and peace

    Students celebrate Thanksgiving with some extra patriotic flare. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Wearing paper Pilgrim hats and American Indian headdresses, 35 English as a Second Language students at the J.V.B. Wicoff School on Plainsboro Road celebrated Thanksgiving with some extra patriotic flare Tuesday.    The event, organized by teacher Laurie Haas, has become a tradition…