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  • Mario Caruso

       HAMILTON — Mario J. Caruso, 85, died Sunday, Sept., 2, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he was a lifelong Hamilton resident.    He was an Army veteran of World War II.    He retired 20 years ago after many years with Trenton Transit and its successors.    Mr. Caruso was an…

  • Attitude is up, numbers are low for Princeton football

    For Ray Strelecki, improvement doesn’t always mean more wins. By: Bob Nuse    Ray Strelecki knows the first place people will look in order to see if the Princeton High football program is improving is the won-loss record.    But as a coach, he knows improvement doesn’t always mean more wins.    "We had 21 guys go to…

  • Aviva Sussman

       Aviva Sussman, 76, of Pennington died Monday, Sept. 3, at Greenwood House, Ewing Township.    Born in Hightstown, Mrs. Sussman was a former resident of Lawrenceville for 30 years and lived in Pennington the past three years.    She was a graduate of Rider University and was a teacher at Allentown High School for 20 years before…

  • Out of the pools and into the schools

    Districts brace for new programs, higher enrollments By: Jeff Milgram    New Jersey is going back to school this week.    Public school enrollment throughout the state, projected at more than 1.3 million, follows a decade-long trend of gradual annual increases, but still falls short of the all-time high of 1.4 million students enrolled in 1973-1974, the…

  • Stuart is ready for 22nd year with WW-PS football

    Tom Stuart can still approach each new season with a fresh outlook. By: Bob Nuse    Even after 21 years as a head coach football coach at West Windsor-Plainsboro High, Tom Stuart can still approach each new season with a fresh outlook.    "There are always new schools to play and new coaches to go against," said…

  • It’s a crime how statistics can be abused

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 4 By: Packet Editorial    If it’s true that figures lie and liars figure, there are few opportunities for lying — or at least grossly distorting — that are more inviting than the release of annual crime statistics.    Every year, the State of New Jersey issues its Uniform Crime Report, offering a detailed…

  • Roxanne Valley

       Roxanne Elizabeth Valley, 43, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Philadelphia, she attended schools in Philadelphia, Willingboro and Bordentown. She lived in Washington, D.C., before moving to Lawrenceville.    She worked as a paralegal and administrative assistant in Washington.    She is survived by a daughter, Christian Noel; her…

  • Scout council accepts United Way discrimination policy

    The Central New Jersey Council gets donation after pledging to abide to policy on gays. By: Jennifer Potash    An area Boy Scouts Council accepted an $81,000 donation from the United Way of Central Jersey and will abide by the charity organization’s policy prohibiting discrimination against gays.    The Central New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts of…

  • Maureen Doornbosch

       EAST WINDSOR — Maureen O’Brien Doornbosch, 36, died Wednesday at her parents’ home in West Windsor.    Born in Long Island, N.Y., she lived in Fair Lawn several years before moving to East Windsor nine months ago.    She and her husband co-owned Bulb Barn Co.    Mrs. Doornbosch received a degree in graphic arts design from Montclair…