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  • Marine inspires fundraisers

    Walk-a-thon, dinner to benefit sergeant from North Hanover By: Cara Latham    NORTH HANOVER — When students at C.B. Lamb Elementary School do a one lap walk from Schoolhouse Road and around the ball fields in the Green Acres park on Oct. 20, it won’t be because it’s part of their routine gym class.    Rather, they…

  • Lawrence claims a significant win

    GIRLS SOCCER By: Tim Falls    Winning loose balls helped the Lawrence High School girls varsity soccer team get its first win of the season.    The Cardinals edged Allentown, 2-1, last Thursday night at Mercer County Community College.    Jennifer Korkut scored the game-winner to stop end a streak of six straight losses.    "Jennifer took a nice…

  • Salvatore Ferrara

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Salvatore Ferrara died Oct. 3 in Princeton. He was 94.    Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Jordan of Belle Mead; a sister, Lean Koppel of Florida; and three grandchildren.    Funeral services were held Oct. 7 from Hillsborough Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service in Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway.

  • Learning the Lenapes

    Indian Fields holds assembly By: Bill Greenwood    The library at Indian Fields Elementary School filled up quickly on Monday, as a steady stream of second-grade students crowded around the man standing in front of a white screen by the slide projector.    He stood tall and proud, wearing a white shirt with elaborate bracelets around his…

  • Lawrence looks to cap its successful season

    GIRLS TENNIS By: John E. Powers.    With five games left in the season, the Lawrence High School tennis team still has quite a bit to play for, according to first-year head coach Mick Cimorelli.    The season has been a success. The Cardinals earned their first state tournament victory since 1999 last Tuesday when they knocked…

  • Shimmering Surfaces

    Painter Daniel Anthonisen looks for the drama in everyday life in his landscapes and portraits. By: Jessica Loughery    On a blustery day a few years back, artist Daniel Anthonisen wandered through a patch of woods near Tohickon Creek in Point Pleasant, Pa., with a friend. It had been raining and the creek water was well…

  • SBHS revamps award program

    High honors awarded to best students By: Bill Greenwood    Exceptional students at South Brunswick High School will soon find their hard work resulting in more than just good grades.    This year, the school has implemented a new honor roll system that will bestow high honors to any student who maintains a 4.0 GPA or higher.…

  • Submit Engagement Announcement

    Engagement Announcement Form The information on this form will be used to prepare your engagement announcement for our newspaper. You may complete the announcement form (see wedding and engagement announcements in our paper for suggested format) or mail your announcement form to:    The Princeton Packet, Inc.    Attn: Wedding Announcements    Lifestyles Department    300 Witherspoon…

  • Cardinals start showing strength

    FIELD HOCKEY By: Mike Molaro    Familiarity, it’s been said, breeds success.    The Lawrence High School field hockey squad is starting to embody that adage as its season heads down the stretch run.    With three regular-season games remaining along with the Mercer County Tournament that begins on Oct. 21, the Cardinals (3-7-2) are starting to put…