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  • Transfer of Witherspoon House ownership OK’d by council

    Split vote reveals difference of opinion on possible risks By: Kara Fitzpatrick    After nearly a month of deliberations in the public eye and earlier closed-session discussions, the Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday narrowly approved the transfer of Witherspoon House — part of the first phase of the downtown redevelopment project — from developer Nassau HKT…

  • Montgomery 10s go deep to head south

    Region champs off to World Series By: Bob Nuse    The players on the Montgomery 10-year-old all-star baseball team are probably too young to care whether it’s true that chicks dig the long ball.    But after using a power display that hadn’t been seen all year in the semifinals and finals of the Cal Ripken Mid-Atlantic…

  • Kenneth H. Eckelman

       Kenneth H. Eckelman, 65, died Friday, July 21, at his group home in Canal Pointe in West Windsor.    Born in St. Louis, Mr. Eckelman resided with his family for most of his life in St. Louis, MO, Denver, CO, Minneapolis, MN, Staten Island, NY and Kingston before moving to his group home in 1997.    Sone…

  • Upsets theme of hoop playoffs

    McLaughlin helps SMB top No. 1 George’s By: Bob Nuse    In a league filled with current and former college players, the Princeton Recreation Men’s Summer Basketball League playoffs are starting to look like an upset-filled version of March Madness.    On Monday night, sixth-seeded Where2ball.com started the upsets when it knocked off third-seeded Merrill Lynch. Then…

  • ‘Very midsummer madness!’

    Princeton Rep is back with a Shakespearian romantic romp By: Michael Redmond    It’s Christmas in July for the Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival, which is staging "Twelfth Night, or What You Will," one of the Bard’s screwball comedies, through Aug. 27 in the Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater in Princeton’s Community Park North.    The play’s title, which has…

  • Pucci sets ethics panel

    Seven-member panel appointed to reform ethics By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Mayor Richard Pucci appointed a seven-member panel this week that will look at reform of government ethics and campaign finance.    The panel includes representatives from the legal profession, the media, former municipal office holders and civic advocacy groups. While the mayor left it up…

  • Wild Oats still closed as basement flood repairs go on

    Hopes for a reopening this week are dashed By: Hilary Parker    The lights may be on, but that’s all that’s on at Wild Oats Natural Marketplace — closed for a week now since a pipe valve burst in the store’s basement early July 21, flooding it almost to the ceiling.    The building is still operating…

  • Can Legislature actually change tax landscape?

    PACKET EDITORIAL, July 28 By: Packet Editorial    With citizens from all walks of life and all four corners of New Jersey clamoring at the top of their collective lungs for property-tax relief, the New Jersey Legislature finally kicks off its long-anticipated but much-delayed special session on this troubling topic today.    Nobody is entirely sure how…

  • Outdoor dining standards eyed

    Guidelines being set for outdoor dining By: Jessica Beym    Guidelines for outdoor dining are on track for township approval but the process may take a bit longer than expected.    The Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance Monday that would allow all downtown restaurant owners to set up street-front tables between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.…