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  • Elks’ dinner-fundraiser to aid young cancer victim

    By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Princeton Elks Lodge on Route 518 will be holding a benefit roast-beef dinner for Stephen Haggan, who is fighting cancer, on May 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.    Stephen is 3 years old and is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia, said Allen Seitz, a member of the Elks Lodge.…

  • Heads Up!

    Special horse riders learn the joys of independence By: Hilary Parker    Independence Day is a weekly occurrence at Hasty Acres Farm in Kingston.    Rather than cannon shots, the occasion is heralded by hoof beats, and carrots are munched (by horses, of course) instead of hot dogs and hamburgers. There are fireworks, too — plenty of…

  • Let the sun shine brightly on public meetings

    GUEST OPINION, May 9 By: Martin O’Shea    A firm believer that government must be watched, I’ve attended countless meetings of my town council in northern New Jersey. During one of them, an agenda item on cutting the school budget had just started to get interesting when the mayor proposed adjourning to a back room out…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 9

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 9 Close loopholes on McMansions To the editor:     Assuming your editorial regarding McMansions (The Packet, May 2) is correct and accurate, it is incomprehensible to me how developers can get away with this type of charade. At the very least, it makes a mockery of our township government and…

  • Princeton Shopping Center bookstore hosts Anne Frank exhibit

       A special Anne Frank exhibit, "A History For Today," produced by the Anne Frank Center, USA, is available for viewing through June 3 at Chestnut Tree Book Store in the Princeton Shopping Center.    Panels show all facets of her life and visitors will have the opportunity to speak with survivors of the Holocaust and view…

  • Surprise! PHS girls keep winning

    Lacrosse team slips by PDS By: Justin Feil    Erin Hoerner has hardly known team success on the lacrosse field.    Mary McNutt has known barely any failure.    While others had plenty of doubts with a senior-less team, neither doubted that the Princeton High School girls’ lacrosse team would do well this season. The Little Tigers made…

  • Montgomery honors David Long for ‘outstanding achievements’

    Volvo dealership owner has contributed to many community programs By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee honored resident David J. Long Jr. for his "outstanding achievements" Thursday, noting that Mr. Long, who with his two brothers owns and founded Princeton Volvo, now located on Route 1 in Lawrence, has greatly helped to improve the…

  • Bucci’s healthy return a spark to MHS

    Catcher armed and ready for Cougars softball By: Justin Feil    An injury to her throwing arm cost Tara Bucci all of her sophomore as well as last summer’s travel seasons.    "It needed time off," said Bucci, a junior catcher on the Montgomery High School softball team. "I took it off, but I did not want…

  • Prom dress donation is a family tradition

    Thanks to collection effort of Princeton sisters, girls at Appalachian high school to be properly outfitted By: David Campbell    On Saturday night, more than 50 girls from Whitley County High School in Kentucky — located in Appalachia and one of the poorest counties in the nation — attended their senior prom dressed in designer gowns,…