Category: archives
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Barclay farms go to auction
Property will be preserved and maintained in agricultural production By: Lacey Korevec The township has set a date to auction off the Barclay North and South farms after a long dispute that was resolved by a state Superior Court ruling made in Cranbury’s favor, On June 16, the 190 acres of farmland west of North…
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Princeton Township restaurant gets site plan approval
An "fine dining" eatery at the corner of Route 206 and Leigh Avenue By: Courtney Gross A fine dining restaurant was equipped with all the necessary elements to receive an endorsement from Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board on Wednesday. The restaurant, known as "elements," is slated for the intersection of Leigh Avenue and Route…
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Peddie wins MAPL softball title again
By: John Chester One defended. Another to defend. Championships for the Peddie School softball team, that is. Peddie is the champion of the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) for the second year in a row. And the Falcons began defense of the New Jersey Independent Schools Athletic Association Prep A championship yesterday. Peddie is after its…
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Plainsboro resident taken for $56,000 in scam
Police point to fraudulent lottery operation in Jamaica By: Nick Norlen PLAINSBORO Over the course of six months, a Plainsboro man was scammed out of $56,000 by a fraudulent lottery operation out of Jamaica, police said. Plainsboro Police Lt. Thomas DeSimone said the Deer Creek Drive resident came to police Tuesday to report that…
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New Jersey should end death penalty
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 11 The state Senate on Thursday began considering legislation that could remove New Jersey from the long list of states with a death penalty on the books. In what is likely to be a long discussion over the effectiveness, fairness and morality of state executions, the Senate Judiciary Committee will review two…
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Rocky Hill bicycle race gathering support
Racing teams and sponsors lining up for June 30 event By: Greg Forester ROCKY HILL Cyclists and sponsors have been committing to the Rocky Hill Cycling Classic in droves, according to officials organizing the June 30 bicycle race through Rocky Hill, Franklin Township and Montgomery. Representatives from the entities organizing the event Tom…
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Clara Jenette Smith Sked
Clara Jenette Smith Sked, 84, a 36-year resident of Abington, Pa., who lived in Hopewell for the past three and a half years, died May 6. Born in Trenton, she was a graduate of Hopewell Central High School, Class of 1941. She was retired from Abington School District, where she was a dental assistant and…
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Cougars caught in SCT semifinals
MHS softball looks to rebound for conference, states By: Justin Feil BRIDGEWATER The Montgomery High School softball team has been in enough big games to know that it only takes a few plays to make the difference. After all the dust settled at North Branch Park on Wednesday, after some close calls and some…
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Mary Griggs
Mary Welsh Griggs, 92, died Friday, May 4, at Meadow Lakes in East Windsor where she resided. Born in New Brunswick, she resided in Cranbury for 36 years before retiring to Boynton Beach, Fla. At the death of her husband, she returned to the area to reside at Meadow Lakes in 2002. She retired from…
