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  • Legislation eyes cable competition

    State Senate and Assembly bills would give cable companies statewide franchise agreements. By: Leon Tovey    Two bills working their way through the state Legislature could offer more and better options for cable customers in Monroe and Jamesburg, local officials said this week.    The two bills, S192 and A804, are virtually identical; each would amend the…

  • McMansion built on a mound of fill may spur height reforms

    Princeton Township Committee to consider zoning changes By: Kara Fitzpatrick    As a result of the growing controversy surrounding the construction of a 6,005-square-foot house on Littlebrook Road, Princeton Township officials have begun reviewing local zoning and planning ordinances in order to avoid inappropriate development on unsustainable lots, Township Attorney Edwin Schmierer said.    Mr. Schmierer said…

  • New Jersey is barely tolerant of urban bruins

    PACKET EDITORIAL, May 12 By: Packet Editorial    We’ve never much cared for the phrase "zero tolerance."    Whether it’s used to describe our policy against drugs or weapons or sex offenses or anything else we find particularly egregious or repulsive, it seems to us the whole notion of "zero tolerance" — or, to put it more…

  • Pound auction full of surprises

    Mother’s Club raises money for Susan G. Komen foundation. By: Jessica Beym    The Mothers’ Club annual Pound Auction is like a box of chocolates. The women never know what they’re going to get inside of the wrapped gift they’re bidding on.    It could, in fact, be a box of Belgium chocolates or it could be…

  • PRESS FORUM: Mayor Richard Pucci

    Should Mayor Richard Pucci recuse himself from discussion involving projects proposed by Jack Morris? Should Mayor Richard Pucci recuse himself from discussion involving projects proposed by Jack Morris?

  • Restaurants face rules for seating

    Township Committee looks to make restaurants apply for outdoor seating permits. By: Jessica Beym    Once the lunch rush is over, the linens on the outdoor tables in front of Hannah and Mason’s are folded up and the tables are brought back inside.    Since the restaurant opened in April 2004, outdoor dining has been just a…

  • OBITUARIES, May 12, 2006

    Oduvald L. Ughetta, Barbara L. Prosser, Godofreda Q. Esteban, Dana L. Burrell, Paul F. Manieri Oduvald L. Ughetta Former Montgomery resident     HILLSBOROUGH — Oduvald "Odie" Lionel Ughetta died Tuesday at Foothill Acres Nursing Home. He was 78.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a New Jersey resident his entire life and settled in the…

  • Napalese activist to deliver lecture at university today

       Narayan Kaji Shrestha, an internationally recognized organizer and activist, will discuss the political situation in Nepal in a lecture today at Princeton University, according to Isles Inc., the Trenton-based community development and environmental organization hosting the event.    The talk is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall of the Woodrow Wilson School of…

  • So who gets into college — and why?

    Former Princeton University dean of admissions provides some clues By: Joan Ruddiman    It is a mystery of the universe. The top student in the class, with perfect SAT scores and a mile-long resume of school activities and community service, is not accepted by the college of her choice. Years of hard work, wasted!    Not really.…