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  • West Windsor candidates wary about transit village

    Two slates appear before Village Grande Civic Association By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — At a forum for West Windsor Township Council candidates Thursday, the last question asked was certainly not the least: Are the candidates on board for a "town center" that includes a transit village in Princeton Junction?    Two slates of candidates are…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 17

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 17 Borough project "double-speak" To the editor:     In his April 6 response to The Packet, Princeton Borough Councilman Martindell appears to confirm an earlier letter’s withering analysis of the borough’s uncompleted downtown redevelopment project. Ironically, Mr. Martindell is a veteran member of the one-party Borough Council which has brought…

  • SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS

    Winners denoted by asterisk. All results unofficial.                Plumsted    *Downs-734    *O’Donnell-734    McCaughey-636    Brevogel-589        Question 1 (Budget):    Yes-671    *No-810        Question 2:    Yes-569    *No-912        Question 3:    Yes-537    *No-893        Question 4:    Yes-630    *No-861        Question 5 (Nurse):    *Yes-758    No-730                Upper Freehold Regional    *Anthony (Allentown)-291    *Trent (Allentown)-227    *Calvitti (UF)-830    *Hogan…

  • Montgomery Township officials say asbestos monitors on track

    Community advisory board endorses effort By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The community advisory board for work occurring at the former North Princeton Developmental Center on Thursday gave input, and then endorsed the format in which asbestos monitoring information will be provided to the public and the school district.    Last week school district officials had expressed…

  • Lupo receives top student-athlete award

    WW-P South grid star earns DelVal scholarship By: Bob Nuse    Ryan Lupo will graduate from West Windsor-Plainsboro High South this spring with his name plastered all over the school’s football record book.    He’ll also leave with a number of awards for his outstanding play on the field.    But chances are none of the accomplishments for…

  • Montgomery plans gala Earth Day observance

    Event slated Sunday at Montgomery High School By: Greg Forester    The Montgomery Environmental Commission will be holding its second annual Earth Day Fair at the Montgomery High School Commons on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.    The event will include free computer recycling, folk and jazz music, food, kids crafts and games, environmental displays, door…

  • School budget and separate question both pass

    Tellier and Wulf win township school board races; Newport and Graf unseated By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s budget and a separate ballot question both passed in Tuesday’s school district election as Aaron Tellier and James Wulf of Hopewell Township won terms on the regional school board.    The voters approved a $57,264,391…

  • Montgomery Education Foundation sets Saturday fundraiser

    By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Education Foundation will be holding An Evening for Our Future fundraiser at the Cherry Valley Country Club on Saturday.    The second annual fundraiser will include a silent auction, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from 7:30 to 11 p.m.    Tickets for the event range from $100 to $250.    Proceeds…

  • West Windsor-Plainsboro voters approve school budget

    Marathe, Johnson and Walsh elected to board; new taxation system approved    Voters in West Windsor and Plainsboro approved the $147 million school district budget on Tuesday by a vote of 1,282 to 1,015.    They elected incumbents Hemant Marathe, Robert Johnson and Ellen Walsh to the Board of Education.    The question on changing the taxation basis…