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  • School account could pay for repairs

    ‘That would mean that, when it was time to build the building, you would either have all the money set aside, or you would have to borrow less money through issuing bonds.’ David Shafter School district business manager By: Michael Arges        A change in the state law controlling school funding allows districts to save…

  • PDS’ Weed emerging as leader

    Panther QB optimistic about remainder of season By: Bob Nuse    Wilson Weed’s performance against Sussex County Tech a year ago was the epitome of experiencing the best and worst on the football field.    "Last year against them I threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns, but I also threw four interceptions," said Weed, the…

  • Packet Newspapers

    www.beaconnews.com Lambertville, Ringoes, New Hope and the surrounding Delaware River communities www.cranburypress.com Cranbury, Monroe Township, Jamesburg, and retirement communities: Clearbrook, Concordia and Rossmoor www.hillsboroughbeacon.com Hillsborough Township, South Somerville, Neshanic, South Branch, Flagtown, Belle Mead and Millstone Borough www.hopewellvalleynews.com Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington and Titusville www.lawrenceledger.com Lawrence Township and Lawrenceville www.manvillenews.com Manville www.messengerpress.com Allentown Borough,…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Thanks to blood donors and a bit of local history

    By:Lorraine Sedor         Harry Potter returns to the Cranbury Public Library tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. Trivia contests, lightning bolt “tattoos,” refreshments and entertainment by magician Ed Smoot are all on tap. Park your broomsticks at the door, please!     Barbara Danser, one of the organizers of last week’s First Aid Squad blood drive…

  • Visitors from ‘imagi’-nations attend Brookside olympics

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — Imagination and just plain fun were in a neck-and-neck race for the dominant characteristic of the Brookside School Olympics held Sept. 29.     The race appears to have ended in a tie with much of the fun coming from the children’s and staff’s use of imagination.     Guidance Counselor…

  • Hightstown High School holds 50th renunion

    By:Brian Shappell    Some residents from Cranbury will get the chance to see how much things change in 50 years.    Graduates of the Hightstown High School Class of 1950 will be attending their 50th reunion Sunday at the Cranbury Inn on South Main Street.    Graduates of the Cranbury School attended Hightstown High School through the early…

  • Kosovo assignment puts East Windsor man in charge

    East Windsor resident Mike Gilhooly is in command of the United Nations police force in Mitrovica, Kosovo By: John Patten        EAST WINDSOR – East Windsor resident Mike Gilhooly doesn’t have to read the newspapers or watch the nightly news to know how the struggle following Yugoslavia’s presidential election is going.    As the Deputy Regional…

  • Meet the Parents

    It’s unnecessary to meet the parents if you’ve already met the trailer.   [PG-13] By: Kam Wiliams    You all know, or you ought to know, that the primary reason a big Hollywood studio, like Universal, makes any film is to make money. In order to maximize profits, a studio will often run spoiling commercials and trailers which…

  • School superintendent search narrows to two

    Public introduced to one finalist in Montgomery By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – The Board of Education hosted a meeting Wednesday afternoon to introduce Dr. Jack Farr, one of two final candidates out of six interviewed for the position of superintendent.    Dr. Farr – superintendent of the Flemington-Raritan Regional School District in Hunterdon County for the…