Category: archives

  • Kalbach, Viani lift Post 401 to victory

    By: Rich Fisher    A strength of the South Brunswick Post 401 baseball team is the depth of its pitching.    That depth is getting tested at the moment, and is earning passing grades.    With Marc Povlosky and Dan Gurney still on the shelf, South Brunswick got more bad news this week when Travis Smart was told…

  • School News

       The Cranbury Fraternal Order of Police recently awarded scholarships to two high school students and one Cranbury eighth-grader.    The two recipients of the FOP Scholarship Award are Katrina Lennon and Christina Hill, who each received $1,000. In order to be considered for the scholarship, applicants must be Cranbury residents and full-time students who were accepted…

  • Summer concerts kick off

    Series to feature music for all ages By: Jessica Beym    The sound of music will echo across Brainerd Lake tonight (Friday) when the Board of Recreation kicks off its annual Summer Concert Series in Village Park.    The concerts, which are held near the park’s gazebo, will begin at 7 p.m. and will last until about…

  • Princeton Township Committee OKs $2 million bond ordinance

    More than one-third of funds aimed at sewer work By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Princeton Township Committee on Monday unanimously approved a $2.08 million bond ordinance for capital items that were approved during the budget process.    The bond ordinance includes funds for road improvements, a sewer rehabilitation project, a police department computer upgrade, equipment for the…

  • Column: World Cup

    A time to make friends By: John Faubert    John Faubert, a former teacher at The Hun School of Princeton and a friend of local soccer, is attending the World Cup in Germany. He offers these insights to Princeton Packet readers on the atmosphere surrounding the tournament played on the world stage.    "I don’t want any…

  • Tears of pride and parting at Princeton High School graduation

    Even rain couldn’t wash away joys of commencement By: Hilary Parker    There may have been a slight chance of thunderstorms, but there was no chance that threats of foul weather would dampen either spirits or ceremonies at Princeton High School’s commencement exercises on June 22.    Drops still fell, of course, in bittersweet tears of joy…

  • Chef markets her Latin fare

    Mercado Las Americas provides spicy cuisine By: Jessica Beym     A love for her mother’s home- cooked Latin-American dishes, two college degrees in marketing and food science, and years of working in the restaurant business just might add up to a recipe for success for 32-year-old Marina Jusino.     After moving to New Jersey from…

  • Obituaries

    From the June 30 edition Anne Citara Ivins    HIGHTSTOWN — Anne Citara Ivins, 72, died Monday at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center.    Born on her family’s farm in lower Bucks County, Pa., she and her husband, Merwin Ivins, are the owners of Boathouse Antiques. She also was a member of the First Baptist Church…

  • Manfred Sichel

       Manfred Sichel, 82, of Tamarac, Fla., and Monroe, died Monday, June 26.    Born in Munich, Germany, he came to this country in 1938. He enlisted in the Army in 1942, and served in the Philippines until the end of the war. He returned to the United States and married his beloved wife of almost 60…