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  • Girls fall one spot shy of advancing

    By: Kyle Moylan    The Allentown High School girls’ cross country team is unquestionably the sixth best in Central Jersey Group III. Unfortunately, only the top five teams get to advance to the overall Group III championships, which will be held at Holmdel a week from Saturday.    This is the second year in a row Allentown…

  • For Nov. 2

    By: Jack Williams    WASHINGTON – Jack Williams, 51, of Robbinsville died Tuesday, Oct. 24, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. Williams recently retired after 31 years with Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Newark.    He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Ancient Order of Hibernians and the…

  • West Amwell has only contest in election

    Two vie for one seat in township By: Mae Rhine    The only contest in the area in this year’s general election is in West Amwell where Peter Buchsbaum is battling Frank Smith for the one available three-year seat on the three-member Township Committee.    Voting will take place Tuesday in all municipalities. Related stories: • LOCAL…

  • Greater good must prevail in PHS expansion

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 31 By: Packet Editorial    NIMBY – the not-in-my-back-yard syndrome – has a way of rearing its head in the strangest places at the strangest times.    One expects to encounter NIMBY in places where prisons, garbage dumps and other less-than-desirable land uses are proposed. Or when a business that sits on an idyllic…

  • Author to have book-signing

       LAMBERTVILLE – Author and resident Sue W. Kramer will be autographing copies of her novel, "Lynette," at the Morning Star Gallery Saturday, Nov. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m.    The gallery is located at 7 N. Main St. behind the Mercantile Coffee House.    Ms. Kramer’s novel tells the story of Lynette Wyckoff, a woman who…

  • Board wants input on high school

    Meeting at Pond Road Middle School on Nov. 14"We hope it is at this meeting where the community jumps on board," said Washington school board President Michele Siekerka. By: Frank C. D’Amico    WASHINGTON – When the school district decided to move forward with plans to build a high school, it said public input would be…

  • GOVERNOR PUSHES OPEN SPACE TAX

    Washington voters to have say on proposed hikeGov. Whitman called the 56-acre Windsor Farm on Windsor Road "the perfect place" to promote the referendum, which seeks to increase the township open space levy by 4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The current rate is 1 cent per $100. By: Frank C. D’Amico    WASHINGTON –…

  • Governor’s Alliance has annual volunteers awards banquet

    By: Sue Kramer    EATONTOWN – From anti-club drug posters that read "WARNING! Narcs can dance" to information on child abuse, the Governor’s Alliance Summit not only gave municipal alliances new resources for their fight against alcoholism and drug abuse but honored valued volunteers who get the message out to the public.    Susan Boer of the…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Nov. 2 – Potato leek soup, roast…