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  • Early scores by SBHS something to flip over

    Gymnastic squad off to fast start By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The 2000 season is barely off the ground, but already four South Brunswick High School gymnasts have qualified to compete in this year’s state sectionals.    "We’re ahead of the game, as far as being prepared and being ready as a team," Lady Viking head coach…

  • Health panel won’t appeal smoking ruling

    By: Jennifer Potash    Having lost the battle in the legal arena to institute an ordinance banning smoking in all indoor public placess, the Princeton Regional Health Commission will now try to accomplish that goal in the legislative realm.    The commission on Tuesday decided not to appeal Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg’s decision to…

  • CRANBURY: District cancels fall clubs, sports

    Several offerings of the fall schedule of extra-curricular activities for Cranbury School students have been canceled. By:Brian Shappell    Several offerings of the fall schedule of extra-curricular activities for Cranbury School students have been canceled.    According to Chief School Administrator Robert Bartoletti, a lack of enrollment means the school will not offer “non-cut” intramural sporting activities,…

  • Whitman vetoes airport bill

    Critics contend veto doesn’t go far enough By:Eric Schwarz    The state should give municipalities a say before it pays airport owners to maintain their land as airports indefinitely, the governor said Thursday.    Gov. Christie Whitman vetoed sections of a bill the Legislature had passed in June that would give the state Department of Transportation wide…

  • Board reduces density in Kingston parcel

    A proposed change to the township Master Plan could mean fewer houses built in Kingston By:Matthew Armstrong    A proposed change to the township Master Plan could mean fewer houses built in Kingston    The Planning Board is proposing to rezone more than 5 acres at the corner of Ridge Road and Division Street. The change limits…

  • Hightstown boys’ soccer team off to 2-2 start

    By:Neil Hay        With everything going for it Wednesday afternoon, one might have expected the Hightstown boys’ soccer team to come up with a big effort against West Windsor-South.    The game was on the Rams’ field, it was a key CVC Colonial matchup and the Hightstown-South rivalry is as intense as it’s ever been.    So,…

  • One Palmer Square to get a new look

    Gone from the redesigned plaza will be its nonfunctioning fountain. By: Jennifer Potash    The plaza at One Palmer Square, a popular spot downtown to grab some sun on a lunch break or to take a rest from shopping, has a major renovation in store.    The changes include the removal of the fountain and a redesigned…

  • New high school merits support in Montgomery

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 22 By:    When you come right down to it, there is only one question Montgomery Township voters need to ask themselves before deciding whether to support or oppose the issuance of $66.5 million in bonds to build a new high school.    Is the price tag too high?    As far as we can…

  • Bedford places sixth in 100 meter backstroke

    Peddie grad still has chance for an Olympic medal as part of relay team By: Kyle Moylan        B.J. Bedford didn’t get a lot of television coverage or an Olympic medal, but the Peddie grad recorded the sixth best time in the world in the finals of the 100 meter backstroke at the Sydney Games…