Category: archives
-

Area towns schedule holiday tree pickups
Holiday tree pickup programs are under way in Packet-area communities. Princeton Public works crews in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township are presently picking up trees left at the curb. Residents are asked to remove all decorations and ornaments. Montgomery The Montgomery Township Department of Public Works will begin curbside tree collection Monday. The Montgomery collection…
-

Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Schneider makes the cut for MHS By: Bob Nuse When Josh Schneider got cut from the basketball team in middle school, he didn’t give up on the sport. In fact, it made him work even harder. "I got cut from the middle school team, so I didn’t play with the school team back then," said…
-

Column: Justin Time
Get on the run into ’07 By: Justin Feil It started a little early for 2007. On a run on the towpath Saturday, a friend and I noticed something. It was crowded. Unusually crowded, even for a Saturday. Though just Dec. 30, it was the start of the resolution runners. Not the ones that were…
-

DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: ‘Evolving standards of decency’
Saddam Hussein’s execution raises questions about the death penalty in America By: Hank Kalet The timing was almost eerie. A state commission appointed to review New Jersey’s capital punishment statute issues a report essentially calling the death penalty indecent and barbaric, just days after the Iraqis sent their former dictator to the gallows. Saddam Hussein,…
-

Underground Railroad focus of Historical Society of Princeton lecture
By: Courtney Gross Even if it only served as a way to access larger, more metropolitan areas in other states, many believe New Jersey played an integral role in the formation and implementation of the Underground Railroad. And that is just what will be discussed at the Historical Society of Princeton’s annual meeting and Lewis…
-

Their fear for other teens drives effort for youth center
By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR The drug-induced death of his teenage stepson has been difficult for Glenn Johnston to overcome, but fear of the future is a driving force behind his family’s attempt to establish a youth center. "I get nervous when my daughter goes out at night because of the uncertainty of what…
-

It’s a girl … and the first baby of ’07
New Year’s first birth blesses Princeton Township family By: Jake Uitti With most people, the birth of a new son or daughter is something to be thrilled about no matter what day of the year it happens. But when the new arrival is the first in the area to be born in the new year,…
-

Help set the Post’s agenda
Help set the Post’s agenda OK. It’s your turn. Tell us what you think. Either click here, or click on the link below.
-

