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  • Shell’s game

    PHS senior leads field hockey team to win over WW-P North By: Justin Feil    Alyssa Shell had hoped to be a factor for the Princeton High School girls’ field hockey team this season.    She got off to a quick start in the Little Tigers’ season-opening 5-1 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro High North. The senior forward…

  • Elite group forms ‘Princeton Future’

    To address development issues of downtown Princeton Borough. By: Jennifer Potash    A veritable Who’s Who of area architects, CEOs and civic leaders have banded together to form Princeton Future, aimed at addressing the development issues of downtown Princeton Borough.    The group is led by Robert Geddes, a noted architect and former dean of the Princeton…

  • Gold’s Gym/Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Montgomery’s Ghazi is a scorer in first game By: Justin Feil    Liz Ghazi insists that she is not a goal-scoring machine.    The Montgomery High School sophomore’s first varsity start, however, has everyone, including her coach, fooled.    "I’m hoping to get her near the goal this year," said Cougar head coach Jeremy Beardsley. "She’s a good…

  • GIRLS SOCCER: DeFilippis era underway

    By:Carolyn Hartko    The 2000 season is barely off the ground, and already Monroe Township High School booter Erin Schobert has registered two hat tricks. Schobert led the Lady Falcon defense in back-to-back wins over J.P. Stevens last Saturday (3-0) and John F. Kennedy on Monday (8-1). The two victories are also the first on the…

  • Enrollment surge kicks off talk of need for new school

    266 new students nearly double projected figure By: Michael Arges        A 266-student enrollment increase this year may signal the need for a new school building in the near future for East Windsor Regional School District, Chief School Administrator David Witmer told the school board Monday.    "With a 200-student increase in one year, in two…

  • Official says West Nile virus to stay

    By: Mark Moffa        WEST WINDSOR – Mercer County officials confirmed last week the first documented case of West Nile virus in the county, in a dead crow found in Princeton.    And health officials also note that while the public should not panic, people should take precautions against exposure to mosquitoes, thought to be the…

  • Flower sale to aid Historical Society

    By:Brian Shappell    The approach of fall means its time to roll out new plants and flowers — at least in Cranbury.    The annual Plant and Flower Sale, held by the Historical and Preservation Society is under way. This year, the traditional sale of chrysanthemums will be expanded to also include ornamental cabbage and kale, according…

  • Alternative school finds right approaches for struggling students

    By: Michael Arges        Amy Bonner was a square peg who do not fit into the round hole of the traditional high school routine and curriculum at Hightstown High School.    But she did find a good fit at Mercer County’s Alternative High School, which is housed on the campus of Mercer County Community College. It…

  • A taste of the country comes to Monroe

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — Rain-free weather, free admission and a lineup of information-packed, taste-pleasing and entertaining concessions attracted more than a thousand residents and out-of-town visitors to Sunday’s 12th annual Country Fair at Thompson Park.     The fair was conducted through the joint efforts of the Monroe Township Mothers Club and the township…