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  • Cougars end year with loss

    Offseason work is key for football By: Bob Nuse    It’s really hard to say just what kind of season the Montgomery High football team had this year.    On one hand, they posted first-ever wins over Warren Hills and Somerville.    On the other hand, they only won one other game and finished 3-7.    But, on yet…

  • New rules for leaf collection have merit

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 28 By: Packet Editorial    A year ago at this time, nearly every New Jersey city, borough and township was gearing up to adopt something called a stormwater management plan — which newspapers around the state duly covered and the citizenry duly ignored.    The mere mention of the subject matter — stormwater management…

  • John W. Drake

       John W. Drake, 82, died Sunday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Princeton, Mr. Drake was a resident of Skillman, where he worked the family farm his entire life. A 1943 graduate of Princeton High School, he enjoyed the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and trapping, and he raised chickens and produced eggs.…

  • Morning accident injures three, closes down Witherspoon Street

    By: Courtney Gross    An accident involving an ambulance on its way to the University Medical Center at Princeton and a van left three men injured and shut down Witherspoon Street for several blocks on Monday morning.    Following the accident, the van’s driver, Erik Tarnopoll, 41, of Morrisville, Pa., was charged with operating a vehicle under…

  • Boys Soccer Player of the Year

    Scheer made big impact in spite of size By: Bob Nuse    At first glance, Jon Scheer isn’t an imposing figure on the soccer field.    But it doesn’t take long for opponents to realize there is a lot of talent packed into that 5-foot-4, 135-pound frame.    "He’s a really good soccer player," said West Windsor-Plainsboro High…

  • WW-P South pair shares soccer final four berth

    Shemming, Williams end just shy of matchup By: Justin Feil    Kristina Shemming and Lindsey Williams were girls’ soccer teammates for two years at West Windsor-Plainsboro High South.    Both have gone on to play collegiate soccer, Shemming at The College of New Jersey and Williams at Virginia Wesleyan.    While they have gone their separate ways, the…

  • PU, Robertsons slated to appear in court

    Superior Court judge will hear oral arguments in lawsuit over endowment. By: Jake Uitti    Officials representing Princeton University and the Robertson family, the two parties fighting for control of a $650 million endowment given to Princeton University by Charles and Marie Robertson, are scheduled to appear in court today and Wednesday to present oral arguments…

  • Lawrence bank startup moving ahead

    By: Lauren Otis    First Choice Bank, which is seeking a charter to operate as a community bank in Lawrence Township, appears to be well on the way to achieving that goal.    First Choice has closed its subscription for investors, having raised close to $12 million from almost 500 shareholders, and appears to be on the…

  • Quark Park to host final event before it closes down for good

    By: Courtney Gross    When strolling along Paul Robeson Place for the past several months, Princeton-area residents encountered an unusual synthesis of art and science.    Often thought to be dissimilar concepts, Quark Park, the outlandish area behind the Hulfish Street garage full of sculptures and other artwork inspired by science, embodied the partnership between area scientists…