Category: archives

  • Schwartz adds Cryan singles to doubles title

    WW-P grad is enjoying successful year By: Justin Feil    The first time that Michael Schwartz entered the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament, he and partner Troy Kim won the men’s B doubles championship in 1995.    What followed was a long hiatus from the Cryan and from competitive tennis before Schwartz found the game again…

  • Deadly delusion: Why the bridges go unrepaired

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 10, 2007    Between the lines of New Jersey reaction to last week’s tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul was the disquieting outline of the infrastructure suicide pact that seems to bind this state’s voters and legislators.    A statistical report from the New Jersey Association of Counties, which might otherwise elicit yawns from…

  • Kelsey

    Kelsey, a sweet and friendly 2-year-old Shepherd mix female, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Kelsey" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html By:

  • Regional rematch is a Bear

    Montgomery 11s fall to late Delaware rally By: Justin Feil    The stage is set for quite a grudge match if the Montgomery 11-year-old all-stars can meet up with Bear, Del., in the Cal Ripken Mid-Atlantic Regionals next summer. It could be the third straight summer they play in regionals.    Last year, Montgomery defeated Bear, 4-3,…

  • PU grads mold future goaltenders

    Fiander, Halpern, Bertoli make camp fun, valuable By: Lisa Zola-Delibro    Some things just go together like music and dancing, children and laughter, moms and "Eat your vegetables."    In the hockey world two players go together, having a huge impact in youth hockey today. Princeton University graduates Craig Fiander, Director and Founder of Textbook Goaltending, and…

  • Festival plans are under way; new twists on tap for Cranbury Day

    By: Michelle McGuinness       Cranbury’s favorite holiday will return this year with some new twists.       Cranbury Day, sponsored by the Cranbury Business and Professional Association, is scheduled for Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on North Main Street, and will feature some new events along with the old favorites residents have come to expect.…

  • Monroe reauthorizes probe into school sight’s history

    Preliminary results should be in by the end of the month By: Bill Greenwood       MONROE – The Township Council has reapproved contracts for additional archaeological research at the proposed Thompson Park site of a new high school.       The contracts were first awarded at an emergency meeting held July 16, but were approved again on Monday…

  • Rosedale Park event canceled

    Reset for Aug. 17    The scheduled opening of the newly renovated Rosedale Park and the "Movie in the Park" planned for tonight (Aug. 10) has been canceled due to inclement weather.    Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes will welcome residents and their families to the newly renovated Rosedale Park in Hopewell Township at 6 p.m.…

  • Chabad House wins approval for Applegarth Road synagogue

    Rabbi Yehuda Spritzer: It really was about time that something like this took place By: Bill Greenwood       MONROE – The Chabad House of Monroe wants to build a new synagogue.       The Chabad House received final approval July 31 from the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the 10,000-square-foot building, which will be built on a 3.73-acre…