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  • Penales, Ahmed win shot; 4×200 also tops at relays

    By: Sean Moylan    Picking up where they left off after a glorious winter indoor track season, Hightstown High’s Romel Penales and Zacharia Ahmed dominated the field to win the shot put event at this past Saturday’s Huskie Track Relays at Matawan.    "We did well. We won the 4×200 and the shot put and placed second…

  • Obituaries

    Week of April 20 George L. Hurley    UPPER FREEHOLD — George L. Hurley, 58, died April 12 at Princeton Medical Center.    Born in Toms River in 1948, he was a longtime resident of Cream Ridge and Long Beach Island.    A 1971 graduate of Rider College, Mr. Hurley joined the firm of Howell & Bogdan in…

  • PU football concludes spring practice

    Tigers look to answer questions By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University football team got its first taste of what its defending Ivy League champion squad will look like this fall with the last three weeks of spring practices.    The final product still seems far, far away, but the Tigers have pushed beyond last year’s achievements…

  • Florence Sookerman

       Florence T. Katz Sookerman, 92, died Wednesday, April 11.    Born in Paterson, she resided in Bayside, N.Y., before moving to Monroe 33 years ago.    She is survived by her husband, Abraham Sookerman; two sons, Brian Sookerman and wife, Linda, of Monroe, and Richard Sookerman of Huntington Station, N.Y.; a daughter, Nina Stanton of Medford Lakes;…

  • Kenneth Williams

       Kenneth "Kenny" C. Williams, 62, of Oak Hill, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 11, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, W.Va.    Born in Lochgelly, W.Va., he moved to New Jersey more than 35 years ago.    He retired from John C. Dolph in South Brunswick. He was an Army veteran.    A son, Kenneth C. Williams Jr. and…

  • A gala benefit for ballet

    Applause, Applause for a teacher extraordinaire By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Mary Pat Robertson is more used to applauding the efforts of others than receiving ovations herself. On Saturday night, however, the cheers were for her.    Ms. Robertson was the honoree of the 22nd annual gala benefiting the American Repertory Ballet (ARB) and the ARB’s Princeton Ballet…

  • Virginia shootings hit close to home

    Many links between Princeton University and Virginia Tech By: Clare Abramowitz and Chip McCorkle    In the wake of the shooting at Virginia Polytechnic Institute on Monday, Princeton residents and university students and faculty are still grappling with the tragedy that left 33 dead.    Early Monday morning, Virginia Tech senior Cho Seung-Hui shot two classmates dead…

  • Yoga and stress reduction

    Princeton yoga center, Capital Health join forces    The Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (PCYH) in association with the Capital Health System will present a new eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) beginning Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m.    A free introductory session will take place on Monday, April 30, also at 7:30 p.m.    The…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Hayes is good and serious By: Justin Feil    With every year, the Montgomery High School girls’ lacrosse team has gotten more serious about the sport.    Not coincidentally over the last four seasons, so has Shannon Hayes. Now a senior, she has come a long way since taking up the sport as a freshman.    "It was…