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  • Tighten rules, lose loopholes in truck plan

    GUEST OPINION Chad Goerner    NJDOT Commissioner Kris Kolluri has recently explained (The Packet, Feb. 2) what his department sees as myths and facts about proposed regulations governing truck access. I truly admire the NJDOT’s effort to keep 102-inch-wide "standard" trucks and double-trailer combination trucks on the National Network. We in Princeton share that objective. But…

  • Priscilla Vanech

       Priscilla "Pat" (Schell) Vanech, 77, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the home of her daughter in Harrington Park.    Born on Oct. 2, 1929, Ms. Vanech lived in Jersey City before moving to Monroe 12 years ago. She taught in the Jersey City School System and was a guidance counselor at Dickinson High School…

  • Borough speeds effort on trucks

    Big rig opposition widespread By: Courtney Gross    To the Princeton Borough Council, and many other municipalities along Route 206, it’s not a matter of how long they have been a part of the state’s trucking network accommodating 102-inch wide and double-trailer trucks, but that they are still there.    Revisiting, once again, trucking regulations proposed by…

  • Patrol officer injured in accident

    Other driver was uninjured By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — A township police officer sustained a minor injury after his cruiser collided with another vehicle on Cranbury-South River Road on Wednesday morning.    Patrol Officer Richard Livingston, 25, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was treated for cuts to his…

  • Montgomery school board to discuss budget

    Fees for music programs and athletics among revenue-raising programs under examination By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education is expected to discuss the new school budget as well as possible bond refinancing at its regular meeting at Montgomery High School on Monday.    While most board sessions are held Tuesdays, this week’s meeting was…

  • EDITORIAL: New campaign rules will aid election reform

    Ethics-friendly ordinances on the agenda    Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci wants the township to be a model for ethics reform around the state.    A set of five ordinances are expected to be on the Township Council’s agenda later this month that officials say would ban pay-to-play and increase government transparency by regulating political contributions and clarifying…

  • Hun hockey gets jolt of Joe

    Seniors helps Raiders reach state final By: Justin Feil    Joe Deane has been at The Hun School the last four years, but next Wednesday will be a first for the senior forward and his teammates.    The Raiders will play Morristown-Beard 4 p.m. Wednesday at Princeton Day School in the Prep B state championship. Hun advanced…

  • TANGENTS by John Saccenti: Uncovering a world of art

    Cranbury Arts Council grows over the years By: John Saccenti    It was about 10 years ago when I first met them. We were in the lobby of the Cranbury Inn and Marty Hayden and Sue Leson spoke to me, sometimes both at once, about some new group they were putting together.    It seems Ms. Hayden…

  • Monroe residents file tax suit

    A group of homeowners in some of the township’s newer residential subdivisions say that the township’s assessment ratio is resulting in disparities. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Four homeowners in the Regency and Renaissance developments have filed suit against Monroe seeking a townshipwide property-tax revaluation and adjustments to the township’s current assessment ratio.    The residents…