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  • Luxury townhome models open

    Elegant homes offered at Montgomery Hills    Three elegantly-decorated model homes recently opened at Montgomery Hills, a new community of luxury townhomes being developed just minutes from Princeton in prestigious Montgomery Township.    The fully-decorated models feature distinctive two-bedroom designs with lofts and a limited number of three-bedroom plans that have appealed to a wide variety of…

  • Monroe thespians ready for the stage

    Mighty Oak Players to perform "Catch Me, If You Can" this week. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A mystery, "Catch Me, If You Can," staged by the Mighty Oak Players, will have a four-performance run, starting on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Monroe Township High School’s Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center.    The Players will have…

  • Township considers annual community event

    East Windsor’s Economic Development Committee is reviewing a proposal to start an annual ‘community day’ event in the fall at Etra Lake Park. By: T.J. Furman    EAST WINDSOR — The Economic Development Committee is reviewing a proposal to begin an annual community gathering in the fall at Etra Lake Park.    Mayor Janice Mironov, a member…

  • Falcon field hockey gets a look at ‘Howell’ it’s done

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School field hockey teams got a change of scenery this week as they traveled down to Howell for some out-of-conference games. The Lady Falcon varsity squad lost 3-0, but they got to see how the game is played in an area that takes the sport seriously.    "(The…

  • Anderson Hamilton

       EWING — Anderson C. "Jabo" Hamilton, 51, died Sunday, Oct. 14, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He attended Trenton public schools and had been a member of the Cavalier Drill Team and Soul Travelers Skating Club. He worked many years as a truck driver for Trenton Dressed Poultry and…

  • Another rally targets better wages at university

    There’s been progress for low-wage workers, but not enough say the rally’s leaders. By: Steve Rauscher    Princeton University’s low-wage workers have made some headway in attaining higher wages and better benefits since May, but the Worker’s Rights Organizing Committee says it is not enough.    Close to 90 people turned out to a WROC-organized campus rally…

  • Fireplace safety begins with clean chimney

    More than 30,000 residential fires originated in fireplaces, wood-burning stoves and chimneys By: Steven Spearie    The warm glow from a fireplace can have practical and aesthetic qualities. But unmanaged chimneys and unattended fires can spell trouble.    According to statistics from the U.S. Product Safety Commission, more than 30,000 residential fires originated in fireplaces, wood-burning stoves…

  • Peddie playing better than 4-9 mark

    FIELD HOCKEY: Dominating performances in three straight games led to only one victory for the young Falcons squad. By: Neil Hay    You would think three dominating performances would translate into three wins. You would think.    But when the team is the young Peddie field hockey team, the best that could come out of these game…

  • Marchand, Hegener top township field

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 19 By: Packet Editorial    In the race for two seats on the Princeton Township Committee, two candidates stand head and shoulders above the field — incumbent Democrat Phyllis Marchand and her running-mate, Casey Hegener. We support both for election Nov. 6.    Ms. Marchand has been subject to especially vitriolic attack in this…