Category: archives

  • Footprints: Brookville developed in 1860

    By: Iris Naylor    A map of Stockton in 1860 shows a row of houses and the Baptist Church on North Main Street, a few scattered businesses on Bridge Street and nothing on South Main Street between Bridge Street and Brookville but the eight-sided schoolhouse.    William C. Veghte had just leased the brand new store on…

  • No decision yet for Arts Council

    Money plays a big role in possible move from Princeton. By: Jennifer Potash    A decision on the future site of The Arts Council of Princeton may not occur for a few more weeks and financial concerns are a factor.    "We don’t have a consensus and we’re still discussing our options," Suzanne Goldenson, chairwoman of The…

  • Plainsboro sees need to alter NJ bike route

    The High Point to Cape May Bike Route is planned to pass through the township, but local officials think some changes are needed. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee would like to join more than 50 other municipalities in supporting the state Department of Transportation’s proposed High Point to Cape May Bike Route,…

  • Malaika Carpenter’s Love of Writing Preserves Memories

    Malaika Carpenter has a special gift for writing that is of her own. By:Robert Sgobbo Malaika Carpenter is an ambitious fifteen-year-old who attends South Brunswick High School. Carpenter describes her favorite hobbies as working in art, but most of all writing. "I like experimenting with different mediums, in both art and writing. In art I’m…

  • Plainsboro sees need to alter New Jersey bicycle route

    The state is planning a High Point to Cape May route that passes through the township. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee would like to join more than 50 other municipalities in supporting the state Department of Transportation’s proposed High Point to Cape May Bike Route, but it has concerns about the practicality…

  • State police probe does not back claims of young campers

    Investigations of abuse at Princeton-Blairstown Center are continuing. By: Jennifer Potash    A New Jersey State Police probe of allegations that counselors at the Princeton-Blairstown Center physically abused several young campers from Princeton has not substantiated those claims, a spokesman said.    Sgt. Al Della Fave of the State Police said the detective conducting the investigation is…

  • State orders Plaza nursing center to cease admissions

    An investigation is underway of reports of serious deficiencies. By: David Campbell    PLAINSBORO — The state has directed The Plaza Regency Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at the Forrestal Center to cease all admissions while it investigates reports of serious deficiencies at the facility.    Management of the 180-bed center, formerly known as the Forrestal Skilled…

  • Man dies in early morning crash

    Accident on Route 1 in South Brunswick claims life, backs up traffic for hours in all directions. By: Nick D’Amore    A 30-year-old man died following a car accident at the intersection of Route 1 and Promenade Boulevard 5:23 a.m. Tuesday.    John Maynard of Coaldale, Pa., was driving his Ford F150 pick-up truck south on Route…

  • New approach offers potential for real reform

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 31    Campaign-finance reform is one of those issues that once aroused passions and now evokes yawns. So much has been written and said about the subject — and so little done, at least recently — that even the most zealous reformers have moved on to other causes: childproof handguns, global warming, abolishing…