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  • Borough may change to safety directorinstead of replacing retired chief of police

    Sgt. James Eufemia takes charge as acting chief By:Mark Moffa        HIGHTSTOWN — Sgt. James Eufemia, who has been with the borough’s police department for 20 years, was appointed acting police chief last week by Chief Kevin Hopkins.    But the future of the police chief position is in jeopardy as the Borough Council considers plans…

  • Sol Libsohn

    By:Staff    PRINCETON — Sol Libsohn, 86, of Roosevelt passed away Jan. 21 at the Medical Center of Princeton.    Born in New York City, he resided in Roosevelt since 1947. Mr. Libsohn was a photojournalist.    Father of the late Laura Spiegel, husband of the late Jean Libsohn, and brother of the late Alex Libsohn; he is…

  • Making character count

    Monroe students learning how to do the right thing By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Barclay Brook Elementary School is trying to build a better world a few classes at a time.    "Our goal is to teach what good character is," Kathy O’Rourke, school guidance counselor, said Wednesday.    Ms. O’Rourke said the school has had its…

  • Succession a prescription for paralysis

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 26 By: Packet Editorial    (Second of two parts)    Within the next few months, the state Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to adopt sweeping new regulations setting standards for the discharge of arsenic, lead, PCBs and other substances into surface water. The regulations are comprehensive, complicated and highly contentious.    The DEP also…

  • SPORTS TAKES

    By:Staff PAL sets softball, baseball sign-ups    East Windsor PAL will be holding baseball and softball sign-ups for the 2001 season from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 27 at the Airport Road Complex.    PAL is open to boys and girls, with divisions covering individuals from 5 to 16 years of age.    For more information, call…

  • Plainsboro plans to help schools battle smoking

    School policy against tobacco use may be enforcable in municipal court By: David M. Campbell    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee plans to introduce an ordinance empowering the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District to enforce its no-smoking policy in Township Municipal Court.    The committee met Wednesday night with Superintendent of Schools John Fitzsimons; Michael Zapicchi, principal…

  • Chabad teen event set for tonight

    By:Michael Arges        EAST WINDSOR — The Chabad of the Windsors, an outreach program focusing on non-observant Jews, is planning a special event for local teens tonight.    The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., offering an informal Sabbath get-together for teens aged 14 to 17.    "We’ll play games with them, we’ll sing, we’ll…

  • Discounts available only to Packet Publications subscribers

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  • Cranbury native hangs up his badge

    Retires after 23-year stint with U.S. Marshals Service By: Brian Shappell    Peter G. Nagurny’s most important search Wednesday was to find something interesting to do on the Gulf of Mexico’s coast.    That is because he has just retired from the U.S. Marshals Service after 23 years of chasing the "bad guys" around the United States,…