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  • Three hopefuls for board seats

    Two incumbents and a first time candidate seek the three open school board seats in Cranbury. By: Lacey Korevec        Two incumbents and a newcomer are shooting for a spot on the Cranbury School Board.    Incumbents Julie Hardaker and Joan Weidner are seeking their second three-year terms and newcomer Wendi Patella is hoping for her…

  • Love and Let Live

    New Jersey Opera Theater brings Puccini’s beloved ‘Turandot’ to the stage in Princeton and New Brunswick. By: Megan Sullivan    Love makes people do crazy things.    In Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot, the young Prince of Tartary is willing to risk his life in pursuit of the unattainable Turandot, daughter of the Emperor of Peking. Any man…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 2

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 2 Readers agree on library parking To the editor:     In its Feb. 23 editorial, The Princeton Packet rightly notes that Princeton taxpayers are "entitled to candor and full disclosure" from our elected officials. The details of the dispute between township and borough officials over subsidized parking for library patrons…

  • Handful visit Hillier lobby to view West Windsor redevelopment display

    Information also available at municipal building By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Since West Windsor’s first redevelopment workshop, between five and 10 residents have dropped by Hillier Architecture’s lobby to review the firm’s "project progress bulletin board."    Officials at the architecture firm and the township want that number to grow.    Gwen McNamara, assistant manager of…

  • Borough jitney service coming in 2008

    Service to be free, at least in the beginning By: Courtney Gross    When Princeton Borough’s jitney begins its expected service in early 2008 it will be offered at no charge — at least at first.    But that free ride for the commuter-friendly service is subject to change, borough officials said, depending on the success, demand…

  • Craft show set for next week

    10th annual Cranbury Craft Show set for March 10 through March 11 at the Cranbury School. By: Lacey Korevec    Allentown resident Diane Feigenbaum knows just the right way to dry flowers like hydrangea to create the perfect floral arrangement.    Dale Pilling, of Marlboro, makes sterling necklaces, bracelets and earrings using pliers and wire to create…

  • Nativity of Our Lord plans expansion

    Applegarth Road church plans for bigger church, convent and more parking. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Linda Schilling, a parishioner at the Nativity of Our Lord Parish on Applegarth Road, loves her parish. However, she could do without the church’s recent overcrowding issues.    "You have to get there at least 15 minutes ahead of time…

  • Montgomery GOP seeks Township Committee candidates

    By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Republican Municipal Committee is seeking candidates to interview for seats on the Township Committee.    Three of the five committee seats will be on the ballot in the November election.    One seat is for an unexpired term of one year, while the other two are for the full…

  • Unselfish ‘Beast’ relieves Rams’ wrestling burden

    Amponsa garners first regional title By: Sean Moylan    If anyone ever wondered why Kenny Amponsa is loved by his teammates, it’s because he feels the same way about them.    This past Saturday night at Moorestown High School, Amponsa, affectionately nicknamed "The Beast" for the ferocious way he wrestles, became the first wrestler in the history…