Category: archives

  • A Web site that mixes high-tech, base deceit

    EDITORIAL, Aug. 17, 2000 By:The Packet Group    Need a good laugh to brighten your day?    Have we got a Web site for you!    Log on and you’ll be greeted by the following message: "Integrity, trust, passion, creativity, quality and sharing. They’re the values that guide us as a business and as individuals. So does a…

  • Utility pole, gas main broken on Sunnymead

    Driver breaks pole, repair crew breaks main By:David Learn    Residents of Sunnymead Road suffered a double-whammy this week first when a motorist ran into an electric pole and then when a work crew sent to repair the damage accidentally broke a gas main.    No one was injured in either mishap, although township police evacuated nearby…

  • Mayors uses convention to share ideas

    Pucci is delegate for Democrats in Los Angeles By: Al Wicklund    MONROE – Mayor Richard Pucci, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles this week, sees the convention as a starting point for a strong Democratic campaign for presidential candidate Al Gore and the rest of the party’s ticket.    "The election will…

  • Time to go down fighting Promenade

    To the editor:    I have been hearing all summer that we have to agree to the Krame settlement.    Let me explain this settlement in everyday terms. Let’s say you contract or settle with a developer to build you a home, easy to maintain, fitting into the community of your choice with about 1 acre of…

  • Marian H. O’Donnell

       HAMILTON – Marian H. O’Donnell, 70, died Aug. 8 at home.    Born in Carbondale, Pa., she lived in the Trenton area since 1966.    Mrs. O’Donnell was a homemaker.    An active member of parent-teacher associations, she was also a Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) teacher and member of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church.    She…

  • President to visit Hopewell Valley

    Stockman farm site of Wednesday fund-raiser for Holt By:Jeff Milgram    President Bill Clinton will make two stops in Hopewell Valley on Wednesday, Aug. 23 to bolster the re-election campaign of Rep. Rush Holt (D-12).    The director of Rep. Holt’s finance committee, Neil Upmeyer, said between 250 and 300 people are expected to pay $1,000 a…

  • Tractor-trailer mishap causes traffic snarl

    Canada Dry truck hits Route 31 utility pole By:John Tredrea    The driver of a southbound Canada Dry trailer-truck apparently fell asleep at the wheel on Route 31 just before 6 a.m. Friday, when his rig roared off the road along a guardrail and hit a utility pole in Pennington, near Broemel Place.    "After hitting the…

  • SBAA all-stars find 13 is a lucky number

    Win North Brunswick Tournament title    There was no need for triskaidekaphobia among the members of the South Brunswick Athletic Association 13-year-old all-star team.    The lucky 13s defeated Hopewell in the first two outings of a three-game championship series to claim the North Brunswick Tournament title.    In the first game, SB pounded Hopewell, 18-7. In the…

  • History comes to life at Buckelew Day

    Historical Society hosts annual festival By: Brian Webber    A wonderful chapter of lasting memories was written this past weekend on the grounds of Lakeview, the Buckelew mansion.    The Jamesburg Historical Association hosted its annual Buckelew Days, a festival honoring the founder of Jamesburg, James Buckelew.    The opening ceremony was highlighted by Jamesburg councilman, Otto Kostbar,…