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  • Hightstown, East Windsor crews, volunteers aid in WTC mission

    Several emergency crews and volunteers from the township and borough were on hand to help search and aid victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. By: Michael Arges and Scott Morgan    "Ground zero" is becoming "Ground Hero" as EMTs, firefighters and other volunteers from around the area and around the country are thronging to Manhattan…

  • Public gets use of PNC Parking

       A lease agreement with PNC Bank, allowing public parking in its lot on Main Street, was approved by the Township Committee and signed by Mayor Michael Mayes on Monday. By:Casha Caponegro    A lease agreement with PNC Bank, allowing public parking in its lot on Main Street, was approved by the Township Committee and signed by…

  • Jamesburg to sell unused property

    Most of the lots are either too wet or too small to be of value, except to neighbors. By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — Twenty-five borough-owned lots, all smaller than the minimum size required for development or on wetlands, are scheduled to be to be sold at a public auction.    The Borough Council Wednesday adopted a…

  • Put attacks in context

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    This is to applaud the thoughtful and thought-provoking letter from Cynthia Richards published in the Windsor-Hights Herald of Sept. 21, 2001. I believe every act — criminal, terroristic or otherwise — arises in a context and that our best interest might lie in informing ourselves of the context…

  • Raiders take charge early in first victory

    Notch 28-7 win over Watchung Hills By:Rudy Brandl    WARREN – Danny Phillips returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and the Hillsborough High football team never looked back in Friday night’s 28-7 victory at Watchung Hills.    Phillips scored on two four-yard runs later in the first half and Steve Hess hit paydirt on…

  • Falcon football team looking to cut turnovers

    By: Ken Weingartner Ken WeingartnerThe Packet Group Handle with care. That phrase might be imprinted on every football used by Monroe High the remainder of the season. The Falcons have committed 15 turnovers as they’ve opened the campaign 0-3. "The offense moves the ball, then shoots itself in the foot," Monroe coach Jim Griffin said.…

  • Fontanez makes presence known on field

    PU freshman is rookie of the week as women’s soccer stays unbeaten By: Justin Feil    Kristina Fontanez has taken a new approach to meeting people at Princeton University. The freshman is playing outstanding soccer for the women Tigers, who improved to 4-0 with a 3-0 win over Stony Brook on Tuesday, and people are starting…

  • Don Pablo’s

    Part of a nationwide chain, this Langhorne, Pa., eatery offers a festive spot for celebrations and a north-of-the-border interpretation of Mexican cuisine. By: Sally Silverman Don Pablo’s 2763 E. Lincoln Highway (Business Route 1) Langhorne, Pa. (215) 269-4976 Food: Satisfactory Service: Friendly but very, very slow Cuisine: Casual Mexican and Tex-Mex Prices: Inexpensive Ambiance: Festive,…

  • ‘Fear itself’ is taking over from reason

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 28 By: Packet Editorial    "The only thing we have to fear," President Franklin Delano Roosevelt told the nation as he assumed the presidency on March 4, 1933, "is fear itself."    We could use some of FDR’s wisdom today.    In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, many Americans are frightened, not…