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  • Rocky Hill municipal budget includes 4-cent tax hike

    By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — A formal hearing on the 2006 municipal budget is slated for May 1.    "We are trying to hold tax increases to a minimum," said Councilman Richard Batchelder, chairman of the Finance and Insurance Committee. "We need to continue to pay off debt, as well as try to hold operating…

  • Don’t deprive Princeton of second party

    PACKET EDITORIAL, April 18 By: Packet Editorial    Wanted: A living, breathing Republican Party in Princeton.    Qualifications: An abiding belief that one-party government sustained over an extended period of time is harmful to the democratic process.    (Previous attendance at a Borough Council or Township Committee meeting is desirable but not required.)    Experience: Open to all residents…

  • Shah emerges as South volleyball leader

    Boys’ team off to 3-1 start By: Justin Feil    Kumar Shah had every reason to be nervous coming into the boys’ volleyball season, but he didn’t want to show it.    In the first significant varsity action of his career, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South senior couldn’t be anything but confident. As a co-captain and setter, he’s…

  • Hopewell Valley school budget defeated

    Spending plan falls for first time in 11 years. By: John Tredrea    Voters on Tuesday soundly defeated the Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s proposed $68.7 million budget for 2006-2007.    With just over 18 percent of the district’s registered voters casting ballots, the budget was defeated by 407 votes — 1,548 to 1,141. The defeated spending…

  • After RCN, McCourt looks to Internet video investments

    eCommerceInvesting in the next big thing: Using the Internet for downloading and viewing video By: Lauren Otis    The media and telecommunications industry is considered one of the most volatile business sectors there is. Yet David McCourt has spent most of the past 25 years identifying and successfully capitalizing on opportunities in the ever-shifting media and…

  • Voters OK budget, but turn down second question

    BREAKING NEWS: Paget, Lin and Rosenberg added to school board By:John Patten and Donna Lukiw    Hillsborough voters approved the proposed $97.1 million school budget, turned down the special question, and selected David Lin, Steve Paget and Marc Rosenberg for the board.    With a turnout of about 18 percent, the budget passed with 1,879 votes for…

  • A circle of care

    Women with breast cancer find open hearts, open minds at the YWCA Princeton’s support groups By: Pat Summers     "I try not to weep. But I weep better here."     Her breast cancer diagnosis "was the scariest thing that was ever said to me." On a bright April day less than four months after her…

  • OBITUARIES, April 18, 2006

    Donald C. Perrine Donald C. Perrine Farmed in West Windsor     EAST WINDSOR — Donald Coleman Perrine died Friday at home. He was 75.    Born in Princeton, he grew up in West Windsor, where he was a longtime resident. He was a lifelong resident of Mercer County.    Mr. Perrine farmed in West Windsor and later…

  • Weekend sweep puts PU baseball in lead

    Pitching is key for Tigers against Columbia By: Bob Nuse    In one weekend, the Princeton University baseball team made up for an awful lot of frustration.    As the Tigers entered a four-game weekend series with Columbia, they were just 1-7 in the Ivy League and 5-19-1 overall. But of those 19 losses, 13 have come…