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  • Community Calendar

    MOMS Club    Thursday, Jan. 11 — MOMS Club will meet at 9 a.m. Come to meet with other stay-at-home or part-time working moms in the community. Open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Bordentown, Fieldsboro and Mansfield. Refreshments are served and children are always welcome. For more information, call (609) 324-3849. ‘Quaker Beginnings’    Thursday, Jan. 18…

  • RHS ice hockey off to a very happy new year

    By: Sean Moylan    "We’re 2-0 in 2007. We’re undefeated in the new year," laughed Dan Bergan, the head coach of the Robbinsville High varsity ice hockey team.    While the Ravens certainly out-skated and out-played both Nottingham and Saint Rose for quality triumphs last week, neither win came easy.    In fact, the Ravens were a bit…

  • Board approves changes in GPA

    Changes to be in place for next school year By: Bill Greenwood    Five changes regarding the way South Brunswick High School students’ Grade Point Averages are calculated will be implemented in time for the 2007-2008 school year.    Superintendent Gary McCartney announced Monday that those changes will include changing the definition of what an A and…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Jan. 11, 2007. Jensen’s video link wasn’t appropriate To the editor:    Chris Jensen, chairman of the Hillsborough Charter Study Commission, saw fit to construct a decidedly Anti-Christian, Anti-Christmas, post on the Internet site nj.com/forums/Hillsborough.    As a citizen and a Christian living in this township, I cannot express strongly enough my total…

  • Scout’s trail will benefit senior center

    Eagle Scout service project to connect senior center’s recreation area and Reichler Park By: Bill Greenwood    People using the South Brunswick Senior Center won’t have to walk around the building to get to Reichler Park for much longer.    That’s because of the efforts of South Brunswick High School senior James Kaminski, 17, who decided to…

  • Town sign ranked among best in the world

    By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — Florence Township’s municipal sign, located on the lawn of the Municipal Building on Broad Street, was recently judged seventh out of the top 10 municipal signs in the world by a trade magazine.    The sign, which stands about 5 feet high and 4 feet wide, features a scenic picture of…

  • School board to reconsider holiday guidelines

    Kim Newport: "I think it’s important that the board and staff carefully review together what we are doing in light of voluminous case law on the topic" By John Tredrea    The recent intense public outcry over holiday guidelines at Bear Tavern Elementary School has led the school board to re-evaluate its approach to the matter.…

  • South begins coming together

    By: Ken Weingartner    Joe Dougherty isn’t a scientist, but he knows chemistry.    After several weeks of work in the South Brunswick High wrestling room, the lab, so to speak, the young Vikings have combined elements in a way the longtime coach believes favorable.    "I’m a firm believer in team chemistry and the chemistry thing is…

  • Property Transfers — January 10, 2007

    The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…