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  • Area girls’ soccer 2-for-3 in CJ state tourney

    Princeton, Montgomery win; WW-P South loses 1-0 decision By: The Packet Staff Princeton    The Princeton High girls’ soccer team has tried to approach every game the same this year.    So the fact that Thursday’s game with Red Bank was the opening game of the Central Jersey Group III tournament didn’t make much difference to the…

  • Borough candidate supports Bennett

    Election forum letter To the editor:    It is more than experience that makes John Bennett the choice for voters in next year’s 12th Legislative District. It is a proven record of caring for New Jersey and making prudent decisions in the state Senate to cut our taxes and provide tax relief, to reduce governmental spending,…

  • Jean J. Pochart Wszolek

       EWING — Jean J. Pochart Wszolek, 82, died Friday, Oct. 26, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in New Bedford, Mass., she was a longtime Trenton and Ewing resident.    She was co-owner of the Polish Grocery on Princeton Avenue in Trenton, working with her parents and, later, her husband. She retired in…

  • El Meson Café – Freehold

    First-rate Mexican fare mingles with more unusual selections at this family-run restaurant and grocery in Freehold. By: Pat Tanner El Meson Café 40 W. Main St. Freehold (732) 308-9494 Food: Very good Service: Adept; no-nonsense Cuisine: Mexican-American, with some surprises Ambiance: Casual, family-friendly storefront Prices: Inexpensive, mostly Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Thur.…

  • Szewczyk impresses on GPU issue

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I am impressed with the manner in which Paul Szewczyk conducted himself with regard to the borough’s proposed purchase of the GPU building.    Like many residents, I read articles in the newspaper but didn’t take an active interest in this important community issue until several months ago. What…

  • Shootout win puts Hun in Prep A final

    Girls’ soccer team to face Peddie By: Justin Feil    At 2-7 more than halfway through the season, a Prep A championship seemed a long shot for the Hun girls’ soccer team. The Raiders are ecstatic to find themselves in Sunday’s 2 p.m. title game at Gill St. Bernard’s after a 4-2 shootout win over Princeton…

  • Regina Ditmars

    Regina Ditmars, 80, of Pennington, died Thursday at home. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She retired in 1983 after 25 years as a nurse at the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf in Ewing. She was a first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and served…

  • WW candidates split on benefits of ratables

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — As time quickly winds down before elections Tuesday, things continue to heat up between the two candidates in this year’s Township Council race.    Incumbent Rae Roeder, a lifelong township resident and president of the Communications Workers of America Local 1033, a union that represents 6,500 state workers, is facing…

  • Housing plan on ‘open’ land riles local environmentalists

    Princeton Borough Council wants to remove a small parcel from a list of preserved open-space lands so it can be part of a senior housing development. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council and local environmentalists are battling over a small parcel of land the borough wants removed from a list of preserved open-space lands…