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  • State official lauds Town Center concept

    Planner tells West Windsor task force it’s on the right track. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — So far, the Town Center Designation Task Force, a subcommittee of the township Planning Board, is heading in the right direction, at least according to Carlos Rodrigues.    Mr. Rodrigues, the special projects manager of the state’s Office of…

  • Princeton Township to test emergency alert system

    By: David Campbell    Princeton Township is expected to run tests on its emergency phone alert system in the next two to three weeks, Theodore Cashel, township emergency management coordinator, said Monday.    The system has been in place for about a month, and will be officially on-line when tests are completed, Mr. Cashel said.    "It was…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Miller, Powers claim council seats

    Both parties may appeal Lawrence election results By: Lea Kahn    Republican Township Councilman Rick Miller has been re-elected to a third term, and newcomer Michael Powers, a Democrat, has been elected to his first term on Township Council by the slimmest of margins. Both terms are for four years.    Mr. Miller appeared to be out…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 2

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 2 By: Schundler has vision for future To the editor:    The McGreevey campaign tactics are totally negative and have distorted the record and proposals of the Republican candidate. Bret Schundler promises to lower taxes and raise educational performance and as governor he will.    Polls and pundits can be misleading. Now…

  • Plainsboro resident among crash victims

    Edward States of Plainsboro, one of the plane’s pilots, was an active member of Trinity Church. By: Jennifer Potash    One of the pilots of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in Queens, N.Y., Monday morning, had strong ties to the Princeton area.    The flight, from John F. Kennedy Airport to Santo Domingo in the Dominican…

  • Princeton Township OKs deer sharpshoot for 2nd year

    Tempers flare following Monday night vote. By: David Campbell    Professional deer-hunting sharpshooters will return to Princeton Township following unanimous approval of two resolutions Monday night by the Township Committee.    The committee voted to approve the township’s deer-management plan for the winter, and a new contract agreement with the Hamden, Conn. wildlife management firm White Buffalo.…

  • John Bunda

       MORRISVILLE, Pa. — John A. Bunda, 86, died Monday at home. Born in Duquesne, he lived in Morrisville for more than 47 years.    He retired in 1980 as a firebrick layer with USX Fairless Works after 30 years.    Son of the late John and Mary Bunda, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Lichman…

  • Our elections still bedeviled by the details

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 13 By: Packet Editorial    Think back to a year ago at this time. The polls had been closed for nearly a week and we still didn’t know who our next president would be. Voting irregularities we could never have imagined — dangling chads and butterfly ballots — became part of our everyday…

  • Options abound for building borough garage

    Council gets advice on setting up public-private partnerships. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council heard a plethora of options Saturday about using public-private partnerships to finance and construct a downtown parking garage.    The special session, sought by Councilman Joseph O’Neill, was intended to provide the council with different options for financing and building the…