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  • West Windsor council swiftly fills key positions

    Rae Roeder back on council; Barbara Evans named administrator. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — After the inauguration of Shing-Fu Hsueh as mayor and Jackie Alberts and Alison Miller as Township Council members Sunday, the council moved swiftly in its reorganization meeting to fill key positions and dispel any concern that it would not be…

  • Footprints: Fireworks came before Fourth in 1863

    By: Iris Naylor    Lambertville’s young people were used to fireworks on the Fourth of July and cannon fire and bells ringing.    But nothing had prepared the volunteers who went to fight for the Union for the fireworks that preceded the Fourth of July in 1863. The soldiers who happened to be in Gettysburg saw more…

  • A staple of Princeton, Urken’s to close doors

    A Witherspoon Street fixture for more than 60 years to go out of business. By: Jennifer Potash    A downtown fixture for more than 60 years, Urken Supply Co. on Witherspoon Street will go out of business by the end of the year, says owner Irv Urken.    A combination of stagnant business growth and a desire…

  • Montgomery triumphs in DKM suit on stucco

    Decision upholds township’s right to file notices of violation in case involving Cherry Valley Country Club development. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — The township last week won a lawsuit filed against it by DKM Residential, the developer of the Cherry Valley Country Club community, which claimed the township did not have the right to file…

  • ‘Painting jointly, with a lot of joy’

    West Windsor art show exhibits a unique viewpoint By: Michael Redmond    No, jFIVE is not a rock band or a rap group, although there are some parallels to be drawn.    jFIVE is a group of professional painters from three continents, all residing in the Princeton area. Each artist creates her own individual artworks, of course.…

  • Pacers and Trotters

    The Story of Harness Racing By Currier and Ives will be on view at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in New Brunswick By: Susan Van Dongen    Before baseball, football and basketball — and long before competitive skateboarding — harness racing was "America’s pastime."    In the mid- to late-1800s, "trotting" was the country’s favorite spectator…

  • Is buffer zone around hospital best solution?

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 3 By: Packet Editorial    It is hard to argue with the logic of the latest appellate court decision that sends the long-standing dispute over the use of several houses on Harris Road by The Medical Center at Princeton back to the Princeton Township Zoning Board.    The unanimous ruling, written by Judge Philip…

  • Editorial: Main Street program good for New Hope

       We applaud New Hope’s efforts to try to rejuvenate its downtown through the Main Street program.    The national program will help the borough come up with a plan to improve the district, thus drawing more tourists and more dollars to business — all without burdening taxpayers. That’s important for the financially strapped town.    The chamber,…

  • Once Upon a Time in India

    The historical drama Lagaan chronicles the fight of Indian farmers against British rule. By: Ravindra C. Yande    It’s not the typical kind of action-packed, fantasy-filled movie most Indian audiences in New Jersey are used to seeing. After shooting non-stop for more than six months, creating a village populated with more than 300 extras and getting…