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  • Obituaries

    Ruth Holsten Tash    Ruth Holsten Tash, 101, of Miami died Friday at Sinai Plaza Nursing Home.    Born in Bronx, NY, she was formerly a resident of Dayton, Hightstown, Milltown and North Brunswick before moving to Florida.    She was a member of the South Miami Methodist Church.    Wife of the late Louis Tash; she is survived…

  • Gallagher ready to be Post 148 leader

    By: Sean Moylan    In these current days when many of the most talented athletes run off and play for private schools to ensure college and media visibility, Allentown’s Logan Gallagher decided to do it the hard way and play baseball at Allentown High School and locally with the Hightstown Post 148 American Legion team.    "The…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: ‘Specter’ of a fight looming

    US Senator crusades for Constitution By: Hank Kalet     I never thought I’d call U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter heroic, but his decision to take on the White House over its use of signing statements to skirt the law makes him, well, heroic.     The Republican senator from Pennsylvania, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary…

  • Property Transfers — July 26, 2006 — Part 5

    The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…

  • Cottage Club loses tax-exemption case

    Appellate Division denies private eating club’s certification that was opposed by Princeton Borough By: Hilary Parker    In a decision released today, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey upheld the 2003 decision of Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell to deny the University Cottage Club — one of 10 private eating…

  • WW softball falls short in state final

    Pequannock pulls out 3-2 win By: Bob Nuse    Like any manager whose team advances to a state championship tournament, Hector Mendez wanted ultimately to see his team win.    Mendez, the manager of the West Windsor 12-year-old softball team, saw his team come up a little short in its quest for the New Jersey state championship.…

  • F-R’s depth overcomes Cranbury swimmers

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury Swim Club entered the second day of the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving championships with high hopes of unseating Flemington-Raritan.    But the PASDA giant just had too much depth in the older age groups, as it came up with a 750-point swing between Monday and Tuesday to lay claims to…

  • Grading changes win OK

    Board keeps honor roll By: Jessica Beym     When all but a handful of Cranbury School students in a class make the honor roll, does it mean the students are succeeding academically or that the bar for standards is set too low, district officials asked each other last week.     After more than two hours…

  • Stroke strikes people of all ages

    For some patients, prompt emergency care and rehabilitation can prevent a permanent disability and restore independence. By: Paul K. Kaiser, M.D.    A common misconception is that stroke, which strikes an estimated 700,000 Americans each year, is an "old person’s disease." Sadly, the recent stroke-related death of Kirby Puckett, a popular Major League baseball player in…