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  • Humane Society to discuss non-lethal ways to handle deer

    The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at New Hope-Solebury High School. By: Linda Seida    SOLEBURY — Few sights can top the serene majesty of a white-tailed deer in a green field or a shaded wood.    But that same deer can inflict damage and death on the nation’s highways and back roads.    The problem,…

  • Worth the wait

    Delayed trip works out well for PU field hockey By: Justin Feil    For an international trip that looked like it might never happen, the Princeton University field hockey team was overjoyed by the outcome of its week spent in Argentina.    The Tigers were supposed to have traveled to Argentina during their spring recess, however, the…

  • Area police set Night Out observance for Aug. 7

    By: Nick Norlen    First responders in Montgomery, Plainsboro, Princeton and West Windsor townships will offer assistance of a different kind Aug. 7 — helping their respective communities celebrate National Night Out.    Now in its 24th year, the annual, nationwide event is held the first week in August and is designed to promote crime prevention and…

  • Morris takes latest honor to PU

    Princeton resident is lacrosse All-American By: Justin Feil    Nellie Morris was preparing for her next level of lacrosse, at Princeton University, when she got a surprise announcement to cap her high school career.    Morris was one of two Princeton residents along with Keely Langdon to be named to the High School All-America first team. Langdon…

  • Bakery tradition continues in Bordentown building

    A new bakery opens where there is a 150-year history of the trade By: Michelle McGuinness    When Nardoza’s Bakery had its grand opening this past weekend at 314 Farnsworth Avenue it revived a tradition that has survived in Bordentown for well over 100 years.    The building where the new bakery opened has remained a bakery…

  • Montgomery criminal check plan advances

    Following modifications, measure targeting adults having unsupervised contact with children introduced in split vote By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — After months of talking and tweaking, the Montgomery Township Committee on Thursday voted 3-2 to introduce a revised version of an ordinance requiring background checks of adults having unsupervised contact with youth on township property.    Committee…

  • MILESTONES

    Issue of July 24, 2007 MARKETING    Web development and print media firm JK Design has announced Jeremy Rech was recently hired as production artist. He will be responsible for Web-based materials and pre-press production for print, including creating layouts, performing quality checks.    Mr. Rech’s experience includes designing print materials and Web sites, typesetting and providing…

  • New Jersey has head start on cleaner air

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 24    When Gov. Jon Corzine signed an executive order committing the state to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by the year 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, a lot of residents doubtless greeted the news with their best New Jersey "yeah, right" — then hopped into their SUVs and headed…

  • Harry Potter takes Princeton by storm

    Downtown party draws thousands By: Katie Wagner    Palmer Square was the site of many mystical happenings on Friday night.    Children brewed potions, created magic wands, studied herbology and climbed Dumbledore’s staircase to learn their fortunes.    All of it was in celebration of the midnight unleashing of the final chapter in the wizard-boy Harry Potter’s adventures.…