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  • Montgmery Democrats plan annual Spring Fling

       MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Democratic Organization will hold its annual Spring Fling 4 to 6 p.m. June 4 at the home of Sharon and Bob Powell, 11 Sea Island Court, Cherry Valley Country Club.    Food, wine and soft drinks will be served. Live music will be provided by the Upper Princeton Swing Collective, which includes…

  • Bathroom upgrades for Buckelew House

    The Borough Council approved a contract May 10 for the construction of a public restroom at the mansion. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — It is said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.    For the members of the Jamesburg Historical Association, that single step could be a bathroom. The association…

  • A debate of historic proportions here

    Borough needs to take action, councilman says By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough needs to take action to protect Stockton Street as a historic district, as it has been designated by the state and national historic registers, according to Councilman Walt Sikorski and Borough Attorney Fred Rafetto.    But Mayor Bob Patten, while saying he…

  • EDITORIAL: State’s aid needed to fix election funding

    EDITORIAL: Our columnists say Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci’s campaign-finance reform pilot program is not the solution.    Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci became the poster boy last week for New Jersey’s broken system of campaign financing.    A series of stories in several Gannett New Jersey newspapers, The Star-Ledger and The Cranbury Press called into question the mayor’s…

  • Steps aim to boost staff diversity at Princeton University

    President Tilghman announces series of appointments By: Hilary Parker    Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman has taken a series of actions to increase and support staff diversity based on recommendations from the Diversity Working Group — a group of 20 staff members and administrators co-chaired by Janet Dickerson, vice president for campus life, and Mark…

  • Economic education

    Students, parents raise concerns with state college costs By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — For Casey Dancisin, a senior at Monroe Township High School, selecting which college to attend next fall was all about compromise.    Tuition costs were a factor in her family’s decision, and while Casey was pulling for a private, out-of-state college, her mother…

  • Cranbury Neck Road no-passing zone approved in Plainsboro

    By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — The Township Committee has approved an ordinance creating a no-passing zone on Cranbury Neck Road between George Davison Road and Grovers Mill Road.    The two-lane road is a well-traveled route to access West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and locations in West Windsor including the Princeton Junction train station.    "When there…

  • Making history

    How Princeton’s historical society is putting together an important exhibit on the Civil War By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Most Packet readers can probably imagine how a play is produced or an orchestra prepares for a concert. They generally understand how films arrive in theaters and fine art finds its way onto museum walls.    But how is…

  • Ragucci learns lessons and earns gold

    By: Redd E. Patrick    Nicole Ragucci learned a valuable lesson at the GMC Track & Field Championships on Saturday.    She realized if you want to be like the best, you have to think like the best.    Lining up in the 400-meter dash against the likes of state-caliber athletes Asia Washington and Michelle Losey of Piscataway…