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  • Facing increased costs, Princeton first aid squad seeks help

    Fund drive will continue until Jan. 31, when the squad hopes to have collected $188,000 By: David Weinstein    Now is the time for all Princeton residents and businesses to come to the aid of their volunteer ambulance corps.    Or, simply, now is the time to donate some dollars to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue…

  • Cardinals snag thriller from Pirates

    Lawrence evens record with 17-14 victoryThe Lawrence Cardinal football squad gave itself a chance at a winning record Saturday, by spoiling West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Homecoming. By: Steve Feitl    The 17-14 win over the Pirates, was the first Lawrence win over WW-P in over a decade and brought the Cardinals’ record back to 4-4.     "We’re…

  • Local churches offer alternatives for Halloween fun

    Is Halloween "the High Holy Day for Satan worshippers"? Or should it be reclaimed for Christ as the prelude to All Saints Day, a day to remember great Christians of the past? By:Michael Arges     Pastors and churches in the Hightstown/East Windsor area are divided on this question, with pastors of some churches viewing the…

  • New school days, bills in wake of mold cleanup

    By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – The Township Board of Education has approved the four remaining make-up days for the Orchard Hill Elementary School, which opened five days late this fall because the building was being treated for mold.    The cost of cleaning up the mold will exceed $380,000, according to Business Administrator James Strimple.    The…

  • Repka, HHS boys top in Mercer cross country

    ‘I put a lot more pressure on myself this year. Everyone was asking me if I was going to come in first or second. There wasn’t any other option.’ Chris Repka, Mercer’s cross country champ By: Kyle Moylan        Although he dropped from first to second in the standings, Jeremy Klapper was quick to point…

  • Annual Halloween party to raise cash for day care

    By:Brian Shappell    A barn decorated as a Haunted House is the place to be tonight (Friday) in Cranbury — and don’t be caught without your costume.    The third annual Halloween Bash will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Brunskill’s potato barn on 76 Cranbury Neck Road.    The event, for adult partygoers,…

  • Reject state’s ballot questions; vote ‘yes’ locally

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 27 By: Packet Editorial    In addition to choosing candidates for federal, county and municipal offices in the Nov. 7 election, New Jersey voters are being asked to approve two statewide public questions, and voters in Princeton Borough, Princeton Township, West Windsor and Plainsboro must decide local questions as well.    The Packet recommends…

  • Carl Breuer

    By: Staff    HIGHTSTOWN – Carl Breuer, 94, died Oct. 21 at Meadow Lakes.    Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he graduated from Princeton University in 1929.    Son of the late Dr. Max Carl and Camilla Preusser Breuer, he is survived by his wife, Catherine Macphail Bruer of Ottawa; a daughter, Anne Corson of Arlington, Va.; a son,…

  • Teacher contract talks may need help of mediator

    MONROE — The township Board of Education and the Monroe Township Education Association could be headed toward state mediation in an attempt to settle their disagreement on a new three-year contract. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The township Board of Education and the Monroe Township Education Association could be headed toward state mediation in an attempt…