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  • Monroe approves school tax hike

    Township voters now will get their say on the school board’s proposed $41.6 million budget. By:Al WIcklund    MONROE — Township voters now will get their say on the school board’s proposed $41.6 million budget.    The budget, approved by an 8-1 vote Wednesday, calls for a 7.3 percent tax increase, from $1.33 per $100 assessed valuation…

  • Cranbury school tab gets mixed reviews

    The Board of Education held a public hearing Tuesday on the $8.8 million spending plan. Voters will have their say on the budget during school elections April 17. By: Brian Shappell    Some residents said they are unhappy with a proposed increase in the school tax rate.    The Board of Education held a public hearing Tuesday…

  • Tigers begin defense of Ivy baseball title

    Princeton loses home opener to Rutgers but feels ready to win By: Justin Feil A year ago, the Princeton University baseball team went into the Ivy League season on the heels of a 17-6 defeat at the hands of Rutgers that left them 6-9. The Tigers then proceeded to go 13-7 against Ivy League teams…

  • Soaring taxes create a new generation gap

    PACKET EDITORIAL, March 30 By: Packet Editorial    When a group of angry senior citizens showed up at this week’s West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education meeting, the last thing they expected to get was a lecture on citizenship.    But that is what Superintendent John Fitzsimons gave them — and we can think of only one…

  • A baseball star makes a big hit on stage

    Princeton High School musical marks debut for talented leading man By: Carly Rothman    Crazy for You, Princeton High School’s 2001 Winter Musical, was a smash success, with sold-out performances on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, and a large audience for the Wednesday, March 21 show. But what surprised PHS as much as the…

  • Marjorie E. Chayka

       Marjorie E. Chayka, 72, died Wednesday at her home in Jamesburg.    Born in Canada, she previously lived in Old Bridge before moving to Jamesburg. She was a homemaker.    Her husband, Edwin, and son, Michael, are deceased.    Surviving are her daughter, and son-in-law, Marjorie and Stanley Sceigle, of Helmetta, and two granddaughters.    Arrangements were private under…

  • John Berenato

       HAMMONTON — John "JB" Berenato, 90, died Monday, March 26, at Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees.    Born in Hammonton, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Berenato retired as a crane operator from Local 825, Springfield, and had been an electrical inspector in Hammonton.    He was a longtime member of Hammonton Fire Co. 1, where he was…

  • Township’s new municipal complex faces more delays

    The project is now behind its original schedule by about a year. By: David Weinstein    Princeton Township’s new municipal complex at Witherspoon Street and Valley Road — originally slated to open at the end of 2000 — will likely be completed about a year late, according to Township Engineer Bob Kiser.    Work apparently resumed this…

  • Janis Claypoole Coss

       Janis Claypoole Coss, 53, died Sunday, March 25 at her home after a long illness.    Born in Plainfield, she lived in Metuchen for most of her life before moving to Monroe two years ago. She and her family also maintained a summer residence in Lavallette.    She graduated from University College at Rutgers University in 1970…