Category: archives

  • Landowner sues township over zoning

    A dispute over adequate provision for assisted living facilities By: Courtney Gross    A Princeton Township resident has filed suit against the township, claiming that a 10-month-old ordinance prohibiting assisted living facilities in certain zones did not receive proper public notice and violates the Princeton Community Master Plan.    The suit, schedule for oral aguments in Mercer…

  • HHS boys advance in state playoffs

    Raiders set to challenge Freehold next By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team started its second season the same way it opened the first one back in December – with an impressive road victory.    Having lost eight of their last nine games, the Raiders didn’t exactly enter East Brunswick on a hot streak…

  • Test Engagement

    By: You may complete the announcement form (see wedding and engagement announcements in our paper for suggested format) or mail your announcement form to:    The Princeton Packet, Inc.    Attn: Wedding Announcements    Lifestyles Department    300 Witherspoon Street    Princeton, NJ 08540 Send this form and photo via EMAIL: Send your photo as a .TIF or…

  • Cultural Mecca

    Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a haven for art, music, shopping and fine dining. By: Ilene Dube    Growing up in Brooklyn, I knew much of the borough like the back of my hand. I would ride my bicycle to Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Park and along the Ocean Parkway bridal path to…

  • Life Skills creator among county’s ‘Outstanding women’

    Diane Handwerk to be recognized at annual dinner By:    Hillsborough resident Diane Handwerk, Life Skills coordinator for the Hillsborough school district, was named one of Somerset County’s Outstanding Women.    The award is made by the county Commission on the Status of Women. On March 9, 13 women, including Ms. Handwerk, will be honored at a…

  • HHS athletes, team win major titles

    O’Connor, McLaughlin, Mangini, hockey team prevail By: Rudy Brandl    One Hillsborough High team and three individual athletes won major championships Saturday all over the state.    In Toms River at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions early in the afternoon, HHS senior Taryn O’Connor captured the state title in the shot put. O’Connor didn’t match her…

  • Two mayors toss barbs in library parking flap

    End of subsidized parking for library patrons results in some finger pointing By: Courtney Gross    A resident’s complaint this week about the loss of subsidized parking for Princeton Public Library patrons brought a few sparks but very little light to the issue, as township Mayor Phyllis Marchand and borough Mayor Mildred Trotman again stopped short…

  • Conduct of West Windsor’s ‘charrettes’ debated

    Some say process set up to examine redevelopment area does not comply with standard procedure By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Despite what organizers have said is a process intended to find common ground for a proposed redevelopment in West Windsor, there was little agreement on the definition of "charrette" itself in the days before…

  • Cranbury School District mulls policy changes

    Board targets attendance, discipline and cyber bullying. By: Lacey Korevec    Disciplinary measures, student absences and what to do about cyber bullying were discussed Tuesday, when the Board of Education introduced a series of policy revisions.    Vice Principal Christine Capaci gave a 40-minute PowerPoint presentation that outlined the policy changes and how they will affect students.…