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  • Venable’s star rising

    Former PU two-sport standout makes Midwest League feature game By: Justin Feil    At Princeton University, Will Venable climbed from an honorable mention All-Ivy League player as a junior to a unanimous choice for first-team All-Ivy as a senior last year.    He hasn’t slowed down since graduating as Venable was named to the Midwest League All-Star…

  • Borough Council unanimously approves 2006 budget

    Total spending to increase by about $1 million By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $22.9 million budget that raises the municipal tax rate from 89 cents to 94 cents per $100 of assessed property value.    The owner of a home assessed at the borough average of $350,000 can expect…

  • Charlotte Ramunto

       Charlotte F. "Dolly" Ramunto, 95, died Thursday, June 8, in Cranbury.    Born in Long Island, N.Y., she lived in Mount Vernon, N.Y., for 20 years, then in Bethel, Conn., for 15 years. She lived the remainder of her life in New Jersey. Ms. Ramunto was a homemaker. She was a member of the Autumn Club…

  • Princeton Packet Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year

    PDS’ Briody continues improvement By: Justin Feil    Early in the spring, Princeton Day School freshman Cammie Linville asked Katie Brody when she started getting markedly better at lacrosse.    "I told her that my most improvement was from last year to this year," said Briody, a junior on the Panthers girls’ team. "Once you have to…

  • Seniors get ready for big goodbye

    Years of hard work bring PHS seniors to the end of their high school careers By: Jessica Beym The thought that graduation is right around the corner brings bittersweet feelings to some Princeton High School seniors from Cranbury.    Even though summer vacation is just days away and the exciting new beginnings of college are on…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of June 16 Thanks to committee for after-prom food To the editor:     I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Hightstown High School After Prom Food Committee — Wendy Humphrey, Jane Goldwebber, Linda Pesci, Debbie Ortega, Andy Astarita and Karen Pinheiro. Without your dedication, we never…

  • OBITUARIES, June 16, 2006

    Richard A. Hogarty, William R. Breck Richard A. Hogarty Grew up in Princeton     MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — Richard A. Hogarty died June 5. He was 72.    Born and raised in Princeton, he was a graduate of Princeton High School.    He was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston from 1968 until his retirement in…

  • Welsh is altering luck in Legion season

    Pitcher brings experience to team By: Bob Nuse    There are hard luck pitchers, and then there is Matt Welsh.    By all accounts, Welsh had a pretty nice senior season for Princeton High. In 37Ò innings he allowed just 16 earned runs for a 3.01 earned run average. He also struck out 59 batters and also…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 16

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 16 Article misrepresents immigration position To the editor:     A statement attributed to me in your article on Monday’s citizenship ceremony (The Packet, June 13) misrepresents my position on immigration.    In the article, I was presented as having an anti-immigrant sentiment, one that I certainly do not possess. I stated…