Category: archives

  • From South Brunswick High School to a Pulitzer Prize

    Anna Quindlen talks about life in South Brunswick. By: Hank Kalet    Anna Quindlen has a busy schedule. Anna Quindlen, author of nine books and a regular columnist for Newsweek, graduated from South Brunswick High School in 1970.    The 1970 South Brunswick High School graduate writes a regular column for Newsweek, is raising three kids in…

  • FORUM: Redistricting

    Should Dayton School be linked to Indian Fields School and Deans School to the new school, or should they remain linked to each other? Should Dayton School be linked to Indian Fields School and Deans School to the new school, or should they remain linked to each other?

  • George Bookard

    TRENTON — George A. "Booker" Bookard, 81, died Wednesday, June 20, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Cameron, S.C., he lived in Orangeburg, S.C., before moving to Trenton in 1947. He worked as a presser for Schoefield Cleaners in Orangeburg and retired from Allgood’s Cleaners in Trenton. He was a member…

  • Gaining confidence overseas

    As a freshman at The Hun School in the fall of 1992, Jordan Younger excelled as a speedy, wiry soccer player for the Raiders. By: Bill Alden    As a freshman at The Hun School in the fall of 1992, Jordan Younger excelled as a speedy, wiry soccer player for the Raiders.    But after the season,…

  • Diner reopens with new look, new management

    The owners of the Dayton Express Diner hope a face lift and new management means their Georges Road restaurant will increase business and impress customers. By:Craig Sernotti    The owners of the Dayton Express Diner hope a face lift and new management means their Georges Road restaurant will increase business and impress customers.    "Our focus is…

  • Police: Hockey brawl at Pro-Skate

       About 10 men were involved in a brawl in the stands at Pro-Skate on Cornwall Road during a hockey tournament Sunday at 9:46 p.m. The men dispersed before police could identify or arrest them.    Police said many of the remaining spectators were hostile to Pro-Skate staff members and policemen. Three officers stayed at the sight…

  • Our Towns

    Allentown Borough Bordentown City Bordentown Township Chesterfield Township Cranbury Township Delaware Township East Windsor Township Fieldsboro Borough Florence Township Hightstown Borough Hillsborough Township Hopewell Borough Hopewell Township Jamesburg Borough Lambertville City Lawrence Township Mansfield Township Manville Borough Millstone Township Monroe Township Montgomery Township New Hanover Township New Hope Borough (Pa.) North Hanover Township Pennington Borough…

  • Grads looking ahead to life

    Life after high school will send students in different directions. By:Amanda Bok    Life after high school will send students in different directions.    Some may become artists, dancers, writers or musicians.    Others may devote themselves to science, business, medicine or teaching.    But, whatever they choose to do, it all starts now.    What students do the first…

  • Journalism Camp Assignment—Week One

    Hello class, My name is Regina Tan and I work for The Packet Magazine. I’ve created the first pre-camp assignment for the journalism camp. I hope you enjoy it. This is an assignment that gives you the opportunity to be published in The Packet Magazine’s "Back-to-School" issue. (FYI: The Packet Magazine is a general interest…