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  • 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…

  • Dayton raid ends in prostitution arrest

    Day Spa in Liberty Mall is raided by police for second time in seven months. A 48-year-old woman is facing charges.    A 48-year-old Fort Lee woman is in jail on prostitution charges after police raided a Dayton massage business Thursday.    Police raided the Day Spa in the Liberty Mall on Thursday afternoon, the second time…

  • Student from township helping legislators in Delaware

    By: Dick Brinster    Jonathan Rifkin’s role as a research fellow for the Delaware Legislature might not sound so interesting.    But the 27-year-old East Windsor resident and University of Delaware graduate insists it’s about much more than simply crunching numbers.    "Politics is an unusual mix of policy, relationships and drama," he said this week by telephone.…

  • Sunday walk backs effort on arthritis

       WEST WINDSOR — The Arthritis Walk in Mercer County will take place Sunday at Mercer County Park.    Participants will begin walking at 10 a.m. to show support for those battling the disease.    At 9:30 a.m., political leaders, physicians, and members of the Arthritis Foundation will speak about the devastating affects of arthritis. Speeches will be…

  • OBITUARIES, April 20, 2007

    Hazel Rivers, Josephine D’Andrea, Paul E. Honer, Emma A. Rozas, Winifred Murphy, Rosemarie LaPointe Hazel Rivers Lifelong Princeton resident     Hazel Almeada Lewis Rivers, a longtime Princeton resident, died Wednesday at Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care. She was 97.    Born in Little Rocky Hill in Franklin Township, she lived most of her life in…

  • Montgomery gains trees, loses tree expert

    Ewa Zak lauded as township readies weekend Arbor Day observance By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — Ewa Zak, who has chaired the township’s Shade Tree Committee for 20 years, has stepped down as the township gets ready to celebrate its 21st Arbor Day this weekend.    Ms. Zak has led efforts to foster a green and environmentally…

  • Rocky Hill council in agreement on police contract

    Extension would run through the end of the year By: Greg Forester    ROCKY HILL — The Rocky Hill Borough Council on Monday moved to allow Mayor Ed Zimmerman to seek an extension of police coverage from South Bound Brook to the end of 2007 in Rocky Hill’s next contract for police coverage.    Following the current…

  • Program on elimination of racism slated Tuesday

    By: Courtney Gross    Myriad local organizations are sponsoring an observance of the National Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism on Tuesday in the Liberation Hall at Princeton University’s Carl Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding.    Moderated by Township Committeeman Lance Liverman, the event will include a keynote address from Dr. Leon Bass, a retired…

  • Heavy rain, but little damage

    Locals spared worst of storm By: Bill Greenwood    A weekend nor’easter battered the area, causing flooding that forced road closings and school cancellations in Monroe and Jamesburg and a precautionary evacuation in Monroe.    Total rainfall for the New Brunswick area from Sunday to Tuesday was 7.82 inches, eclipsing the 7.04-inch total from Hurricane Floyd in…