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  • Charter study panel interviewsTownship Committee members

    Commission begins interviews of local officials By:John Patten    Mayor Anthony Ferrera and Township Committeeman Bob Wagner touted the committee’s working relationship during the Jan. 31 Charter Study Commission meeting.    Mayor Ferrera, Mr. Wagner and Township Administrator Kevin Davis were interviewed by the commission as it undertakes its study of the township committee and other forms…

  • Health questions likely at forum on NPDC-site redevelopment

    Tuesday session planned By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The demolition of the buildings in the former North Princeton Developmental Center — now known as Skillman Village — is certain to be a major topic of discussion next week at a special public information session Tuesday.    Over the past few weeks, many parents and residents have…

  • Poet taps into students’ creativity

    Lamont Dixon tunes children to their emotions By: Bill Greenwood    As Lamont Dixon stood before a group of 10 students from Joan Zozulin’s second-grade class at Barclay Brook School, he seemed to control their every movement.    "Let me see sadness," he asked, and the children all frowned and feigned crying.    "Let me see anger," he…

  • Two plead guilty in paintball attack

    By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — Two men pleaded guilty this week in connection with a November paintball attack on a single-family house in Roosevelt that is home to about two dozen Jewish students.    Michael Baniowski, 18, of Monroe pleaded guilty to criminal mischief for shooting more than 50 paintball rounds on Nov. 20 at the…

  • Winter deepens Cupboard’s need

    Sudden cold means more need help By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG —The Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg Deacons’ Food cupboard hopes to give the 85 to 95 families it serves a chance to survive this winter and stay healthy. But they need your help.    "This time of year is a horrendous hardship for these people," said Susan…

  • Carman electric in pool

    WW-P South senior prepares for final state swims By: Justin Feil    When the less experienced swimmers from West Windsor-Plainsboro South look at Mike Carman, they see one of the fastest swimmers in all of Mercer County.    It would be easy for them to dismiss Carman’s level as unattainable, but doing so would fail to acknowledge…

  • Olexson bares heavy weight of Monroe tradition well

    By: Ken Weingartner    There was a time when Penn State was commonly referred to as "Linebacker U" for its ability to routinely produce football players like Jack Ham, Shane Conlan and LaVar Arrington.    Maybe Monroe Township High School one day will be called "Heavyweight High" for its tendency to come up with talented big men…

  • State report cards put area high schools on top

    Four in Packet coverage area are in top 10    If there is one conclusion that can be drawn from the flood of data issued by the state Department of Education’s school report cards this week, it may be that the four public high schools in the Packet’s coverage area have become a singularly unique nexus…

  • Princeton Borough joins Hillsborough Bypass opposition

    Measure follows those approved by Princeton Township and Montgomery Township By: Courtney Gross    More than two weeks after the Princeton Township Committee passed an identical resolution, the Princeton Borough Council joined in opposing the expansion of Route 206 in Montgomery, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Bypass, at its meeting Tuesday evening.    The resolution claims the…