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Letters to the Editor, April 7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 7 Whining no substitute for decision-making To the editor: I would like to advise Sylvia Nini (Letter to the Editor, The Packet, April 4) that the traffic from Princeton to Plainsboro goes over the same route(s) as that from Plainsboro to Princeton. A few years back, I was driven…
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Roxanne
Roxanne, a very sweet and friendly older Doberman mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Roxanne" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Veronica Kwiatek
HILLSBOROUGH Veronica G. Kwiatek died March 28 at Franklin Care Center in Franklin Park. Born in Elizabeth, she was a resident of Hillsborough. Mrs. Kwiatek was a homemaker. A former volunteer at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, she was also a former member of the Finderne Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary and past president of…
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Mayor: railroad track removal is key to Rt. 130 expansion
Fried addresses Mercer County Chamber of Commerce breakfast (April 6) By: Purvi Desai WASHINGTON Mayor Dave Fried said Monday he is working hard to make Route 130’s expansion into a reality so Washington Township can reap its potential business rewards. At a "breakfast with the mayor" meeting Monday morning by the Mercer County Chamber…
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Tough pitcher baffles Bulldogs
HOPEWELL VALLEY SOFTBALL By: John E. Powers The Hopewell Valley High School softball team simply ran into an outstanding pitcher Tuesday afternoon. Notre Dame pitcher Ali Tomlinson tossed a no-hitter and struck out 13 Bulldogs as the Irish rolled to a 6-0 win. The loss was the first for the Bulldogs after they had opened…
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South Brunswick softball looks solid up and down the lineup
By: Lance Manion On paper, South Brunswick had one of the most feared lineups in Middlesex County before the season. Through two games, the Vikings’ offense hasn’t done anything to hurt that reputation. South Brunswick won its first two games, beating Edison, 5-0, last Saturday and Perth Amboy, 3-0, two days later. But even more…
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Plan could raise taxes in New Hanover
Wrightstown taxes could go down under same plan for district By: Scott Morgan NEW HANOVER The New Hanover Township School District school board approved its $4.4 million budget for 2006-2007 last week, a plan that would see taxes go down in Wrightstown, but up in New Hanover, if it is approved by voters. Superintendent…
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Alice Schafer
HILLSBOROUGH - Alice Schafer died Friday at Princeton Care Center, Princeton. She was 70. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she lived in the Bronx, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough 34 years ago. Mrs. Schafer was a bookkeeper employed by Applied Data Research in Montgomery. She was vice-president of Hillsborough Senior Citizens Chapter B, a member and…
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Bulldogs seeking first victory today
HOPEWELL VALLEY BASEBALL By: Tim Falls Saying the Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball team had a rough start is an understatement. Coach Kenny Harrison said the team has been unable to make plays on offense and on defense. Fielding errors and strikeouts have put Hopewell Valley behind in each of its three games so…
