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  • Montgomery down to two candidates

    Finalists for superintendent post will visit district again By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – The township Board of Education has chosen two finalists for the position of superintendent.    Board President Linda Romano said the board interviewed four candidates recommended by its consultant Monday and Tuesday and subsequently chose two as finalists. She said the board will…

  • Stuck with stucco problem, Montgomery takes action

    Many residents of the Cherry Valley Country Club community are up in arms over damage to their homes caused by the application of a synthetic stucco. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – A synthetic stucco product linked to the damage of homes across the country is wreaking havoc on homes in the Cherry Valley Country Club…

  • Hightstown J.V. girls’ soccer boots home winning season

    Season ends with 7-5-2 record By: Neil Hay        In her first year as a teacher at the high school – and first as a coach – Mary Ann McLaren guided the Hightstown girls’ junior varsity soccer team to a winning record.    Not just that. McLaren believes the Rams were among the best jayvee soccer…

  • A Cranbury student asks, ‘Why am I unwanted?’

    A top student at Princeton High sees Cranbury as a scapegoat. By: Jeff Milgram    Paul Kafasis is every parent’s dream.    With a 3.7 grade-point average at Princeton High School, out of a possible 4.0, and a score of 1,590 on his Scholastic Achievement Tests, out of a perfect 1,600, the 17-year-old has applied for early…

  • Permit for controlled deer hunt is delayed

    Princeton Township’s next opportunity to win a state OK is Dec. 12. By: David Weinstein    The first New Jersey municipality to receive state approval for the hiring of deer-culling sharpshooters is not Princeton Township.    Instead, at the Fish and Game Council’s Nov. 14 meeting, Millburn Township in Essex County was given the state’s first go-ahead…

  • ‘Notification’ doesn’t belong in Constitution

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 24 By: Packet Editorial    First the good news: In their zeal to nullify a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, supporters of a measure that would require minors seeking abortions to first notify their parents failed early this week to muster the three-fifths majority they needed in the Assembly…

  • Siblings awash with joy over new sport

    CRANBURY — Cranbury’s Granger and Sadie Abuhoff aid Lawrenceville’s water polo team. By: Rich Fisher    Granger and Sadie Abuhoff are your average, everyday kids from Cranbury, graduating from the Cranbury School and playing sports like soccer, basketball and water polo.    Hold on.    Water polo?    Yup, you read right. The Abuhoffs are doing the Cranbury Swim…

  • FORUM: Master Plan

    What kind of changes would you like to see in the township’s Master Plan? What kind of changes would you like to see in the township’s Master Plan?

  • Teacher talks are ongoing across state

    MONROE — 72 New Jersey school districts are still trying to negotiate new contracts with employees. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — As the week began, the Monroe Township School District was one of 72 New Jersey school districts still trying to negotiate a new contract with its employees.    “It started with 186 school districts whose…