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  • School board OKs budget

    Jamesburg school baord sends $11.26 million spending plan to voters. By: Matthew Rick The Jamesburg school board is sending its $11.26 million budget to the voters.    The board approved the spending plan March 29, after a sparsely attended public hearing. The plan, which will be on the ballot April 17, calls for a 3.6 percent…

  • Thumbs up for reforms

    Ordinances will requirements for members of land-use board and limit campaign contributions. By: Bill Greenwood MONROE — The Township Council approved a package of ethics reform ordinances Wednesday that a government watchdog group is calling among the most far-reaching in the state.     The ordinances, once they are signed by Mayor Richard Pucci, will tighten…

  • Former Plainsboro cop files harassment suit

    Steven Stryker says he was forced into early retirement By: Nick Norlen    PLAINSBORO — Legal proceedings have begun in a lawsuit filed by a former Plainsboro police officer who alleges that harassment forced him into early retirement, his attorney said Thursday.    The lawsuit filed Jan. 25 by Steven Stryker, who was a member of the…

  • Global warming heats up

    Cranbury public Library to sponsor programs on climate change, environment. By: Lacey Korevec The Cranbury Public Library wants residents to face the heat.     A two-part program titled "Global Warming — A Hot Topic" will be offered at the library on April 14 and April 17 to help residents learn about the issue of global…

  • Film company plans an ‘epic’ on Einstein

    Princeton University Press part of licensing agreement    Princeton University Press has joined with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a licensing arrangement with a film company to produce movie about Albert Einstein.    Polsky Films announced Tuesday that it has obtained exclusive film rights to Einstein’s life story.    Headed by Alan and Gabe Polsky, the film…

  • Letters to the editor

    Week of April 6 GI ‘petulant,’ ‘historically suspect’ To the editor:     Matthew Weingast is to be congratulated for serving his country. However his comments regarding the news media and war protesters are simplistic and short-sighted.    His assertion that protesters merely pay word service to supporting the troops, "so they can sleep at night and…

  • Pittas’ girls poised for solid 2007

    By: Sean Moylan    Last year the Peddie girls’ varsity lacrosse team was so young and inexperienced that many of the Falcon players basically learned the game on the field.    Nevertheless, that may have been a good thing because Peddie varsity lacrosse coach Jan Pittas likes what she’s seen out of her team in the preseason.…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 6

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 6 Borough plan needs scrutiny To the editor:     I respond to Mark Alexandridis’ thoughtful letter in The Packet’s April 3 edition. Phase I of the downtown development is not complete: Among other things, the pergola has not been erected, the garage repair work has not been finished, and the…

  • Back Porch

    Mrs. South Brunswicks new adventure By: Madeleine Johnson Annie Konopka, of Kendall Park, was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease more than three years ago. While the progressive nervous system disorder might have been a debilitating blow to some, Mrs. Konopka has seen the disease as a personal challenge, not an excuse.     She has held several…