Category: archives

  • Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT: sexy, economical arachnid

    The 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT is one of the fun cars of the year, and could be one of the best bangs for the buck you’ll find in 2006-07. The 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT uses its 260 horsepower and 258 pounds-feet of peak torque to blast from zero to 60 mph in just…

  • An October celebration

    Monroe community to come together at recreation center By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The Monroe Township Department of Recreation invites residents to take pride in their community by participating in the 13th annual Octoberfest on Sunday.    The free event, which will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Monroe Township Community Center, marks the…

  • Power will be in local man’s hands

    Cranbury resident to assume control of PSEG By: Candice Leigh Helfand    CRANBURY — A local resident is set to take on the very large job.    Ralph Izzo, an employee of the Public Service Electric & Gas Co. since 1992, will become the new president and chief operating officer of PSE&G’s parent company, the Public Service…

  • Kara eyes financing

    Plans to finish housing By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Kara Homes Inc. says it wants to borrow $5 million to finish construction of the houses it has already sold, including those in two township developments.    The East Brunswick-based developer filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Oct. 13 asking the court to allow…

  • Monroe’s win streak ends heroically

    By: Sean Richards    The Monroe Township High School girls tennis team’s impressive eight-match winning streak is over, but even in defeat the Falcons were heroic.    Facing division-leading J.K. Kennedy of Iselin in a key Greater Middlesex Conference collision Monday, the Falcons took to the courts with heavy hearts.    The reason was the team no longer…

  • Montgomery Players to stage 1940 comedy

    By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Players will present "The Philadelphia Story" by Philip Barry at 8 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4 at Montgomery High School.    The 1940 Broadway comedy inspired the award-winning movie of the same title, starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart.    The action of the play takes place on the…

  • Thomas’ speed aids North field hockey

    Knights remain unbeaten with win over South By: Justin Feil    Before this fall, Holland Thomas made her mark at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North on the track.    Last spring, she blazed to a medal in the 100 hurdles at the Meet of Champions. Now this fall, she is doing her part to push the Knights field…

  • Holt, Stender best choices for Congress

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 20 By: Packet Editorial    Eight years ago, when Rush Holt was first elected to Congress, he was a wet-behind-the-ears scientist-turned-politician better known for his mastery of physics than of policy, more adept at thinking deep thoughts than at speaking in public, who had the good fortune to run against an incumbent whose…

  • Diggin’ what he’s Doin’

    Singer-storyteller John McCutcheon will bring musical stylings to East Brunswick. By: John Saccenti    It was a few years ago, and musician John McCutcheon was performing in a fishing village — "More like a town, actually" — in Prince William Sound, Alaska.    The guitarist, folklore singer and teller of stories had been there a few times…