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  • Newspapers in Education Professional Development Seminar

    Attention K-6 teachers! DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION FORM HERE!-> invitations.pdf This year we have offered the school systems in our areas the newspaper as a living textbook, now let us offer you ideas, materials, and training for how to most effectively use this wonderful teaching tool. DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION FORM HERE!-> invitations.pdf

  • Tigers’ Galicinao perfect against Penn again

    PU softball team concludes Ivy season with sweep By: Justin Feil There weren’t many signs in the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ lacrosse team’s 9-6 opening season loss to Hopewell Valley that the Pirates would be anything more than a young squad struggling to get accustomed to play at the varsity level.    Sandra Lebo admits…

  • John Putnam Silvester

    John Putnam Silvester, 81, of Hopewell Township died Sunday at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills. Born in Jamestown, N.Y., he was a longtime area resident. Mr. Silvester was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving as a B-17 pilot in the 301st Bomb Group. He worked as a sales engineer…

  • Arts Council has new expansion plan

    Princeton Borough officials are caught by surprise. By: Jennifer Potash    The Arts Council of Princeton is seeking another round at the Princeton Regional Planning Board for its expansion plans.    The organization’s revised application proposes to move the drop-off location, handicap access and delivery driveway from Witherspoon and Green streets to Paul Robeson Place, said Peter…

  • Proposed seminary garage gets good reviews

    Princeton Regional Planning Board supportive of plan. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Theological Seminary’s proposal for a parking garage received positive comments from the Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday.    "I think it is creative and meets their needs very well," said Chairwoman Vicky Bergman.    Citing the frustration of students, employees and visitors in searching…

  • BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Boil that drinking water

    Elizabethtown issues warning in wake of water main break. Return to normal service may take several days. By: Jeff Milgram    The Elizabethtown Water Co. told customers to boil drinking water for at least three minutes after a break occurred late Monday night on a major transmission main near its primary water treatment plant in Bridgewater.…

  • Pitching, defense have WW-PS 9-1

    Pirates’ baseball team moves to second round of MCT By: Bob Nuse Rich Gawlak is the first to admit that as a first-year catcher at the varsity level, it’s nice to have pitchers like the ones he’s been catching at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South this spring.    "They make it real easy for me," said Gawlak,…

  • Fiasco Week worthy of the good old days

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 1 By: Packet Editorial    Remember "That Was The Week That Was," the old TV show that looked back on the news events of the preceding seven days with a rich blend of biting satire and irreverent humor? Well, it’s a real shame there’s no comparable offering on the air these days to…

  • A cookware safari tackles Manhattan

    Expert guide Louise Wilkinson takes us on a whirlwind tour of her favorite Manhattan cookware treasure spots By: Pat Tanner    In the mid-1980s, while living in New Jersey but working at the City University of New York, Louise Wilkinson began to seek out the best buys Manhattan offers in housewares, cookware and specialty foods.    That…