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  • All the Park’s a Stage

    Princeton Rep returns to Pettoranello Gardens with its Shakespeare Festival. See related story: Little Theater of Wonders By: Josh Appelbaum    After a one-year hiatus, the Princeton Rep Company is returning to Pettoranello Gardens for its summer Shakespeare Festival. The nonprofit company will stage Twelfth Night, the comedy it first brought outdoors to Palmer Square in…

  • ‘Monty Madness’ lets robots strut their stuff

    High school plays host to 24 teams By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Three "Monty Madness" champions were crowned at a robotics competition Saturday at Montgomery High School — Raider Robotix from North Brunswick High School, Cyber Warriors from Curtis High School in Staten Island, N.Y., and Team Mercury from Hightstown High School.    "In these competitions…

  • Students travel north to study French

    Eighth-grade French students at the Cranbury School prepare for a three-day trip to Quebec City, Canada. By:Jessica Beym    The French students at the Cranbury School will be saying "au revoir!" to their classmates today (Friday) when they depart by bus for a weekend trip to Quebec City, Canada.    During the three-day trip, 40 eighth-graders, their…

  • Nemesis ends South’s states

    Pirates softball ousted by Steinert By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South softball team ran into a familiar roadblock in the Central Jersey Group IV state tournament.    Steinert recorded its fourth win of the season over the Pirates, 3-2, in the state opener Tuesday. WW-P South also lost to them twice in the regular season…

  • In township, Carver merits voters’ support

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 26 By: Packet Editorial    Under normal circumstances, The Packet would not weigh in with an endorsement in the Democratic primary contest between Chad Goerner and Scott Carver for a seat on the Princeton Township Committee.    But given that no Republican candidate has filed to run in November, the June 6 Democratic primary…

  • Little Theater of Wonders

    The itinerant thespians of Princeton Summer Theater return. See related story: All the Park’s a Stage By: Pat Summers    Summer comes with such seasonal conventions as ice cream al fresco, outdoor concerts, plein air painting for fair-weather artists, and summer theater series.    On the Princeton University campus, summer signals a changing of the theater guard…

  • Sour Words accompany budget cut

    Board irks Mironov as $490K is trimmed By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The last thing Mayor Janice Mironov wanted to hear was criticism by the Board of Education that municipal officials here and in Hightstown are not supportive of the school district.    And the last thing the board wanted to hear was that there…

  • Details delay adoption of 2006 Princeton Borough budget

    $22.9 million spending plan set back by $70,000 in required adjustments By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The public hearing and adoption of the Princeton Borough municipal budget has been delayed until June 7, due to approximately $70,000 in adjustments required in the $22.9 million spending plan, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi said.    The changes — a result of…

  • Pittas’ girls finish strong

    Team wins 4 of final 6 starts By: Neil Hay    Late-season wins over West Windsor-North and traditional rival Blair highlighted the Peddie girls’ lacrosse season.    The Falcons finished with a sub-par 5-9 record. But the locals won four of their final six starts to make the final mark respectable.    The start of 2006 was difficult,…