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  • Reading brings this community closer together

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 28 By: Packet Editorial    Reading is generally not thought of as an especially social activity.    One doesn’t normally invite friends over for a quiet evening of reading. People don’t usually gather in a public place to sit around and read — unless, of course, they’re in a library or a bookstore, in…

  • School chief wants pedophile-free housing zone

    Stockton has agreed to look into adopting an ordinance to limit where convicted sex offenders may live and restrict them from functions at the elementary school. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Borough Council is following West Amwell’s lead by agreeing to look into whether it should adopt an ordinance that would limit where convicted…

  • Feb. 27, 5:38 p.m.: Fix or future failure?

    Proposed limitations on the use of eminent domain by governments could end up tying officials’ hands. By: Hank Kalet    There was a blip on the national radar screen and then it was gone — but apparently not forgotten.    When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year in Kelo v. New Haven, Conn., that the city…

  • Helen L. Yuhas

       Helen L. Yuhas, 82, of Pennington died Saturday at her residence.    Born in Lawrenceville, she was a lifelong Pennington area resident. She was a member of the Pennington Presbyterian Church.    Daughter of the late Frederick J. and Louisa Luthke and wife of the late John Yuhas, who died in 1984, she is survived by two…

  • Theodore W. Wilcox

       Theodore W. Wilcox, 79, of Fulton, N.Y., died Feb. 12 at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fulton, N.Y.    A native of Granby, N.Y., Mr. Wilcox had resided in Hopewell for many years before moving to Rochester, N.Y. in 1977.    Mr. Wilcox retired from Princeton University, where he worked for the Engineering Department Research Center. He was an…

  • HHS girls win, boys lose in state playoffs

    Lady Raiders face Howell again; boys finish 13-12 By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High’s basketball teams split in Monday night’s Central Jersey Group 4 playoff openers.    The HHS girls won their 12th consecutive game with a 54-39 home triumph over Steinert, while the Raider boys were bombed at Middletown North by a 63-47 margin. The Lady…

  • Seeking Funds, Seeking Hope

    Robbinsville filmmakers plan a documentary about children in Brazilian favelas. By: Josh Appelbaum    An Emmy Award-winning television news editor from Robbinsville is planning to shoot a documentary film focusing on human rights and the children living in Brazil’s favelas, or ghettos.    Kimberly Switzgable, a freelance editor who’s worked with ABC News, Reuters and BBC, is…

  • He came to township’s rescue for 30-plus years

    East Windsor Resque Squad retiree calls for more volunteers By: William Wichert    EAST WINDSOR — Driving along township streets late at night in an ambulance, Norman Deitch has seen a few things.    He’s delivered babies for perfect strangers and given CPR to unconscious residents, "bringing back somebody from the dead," as he calls it.    Mr.…

  • Volunteers wanted for emergency team

    Everyday citizens can train and become a part of the new Community Emergency Response Team. By: Jessica Beym    The heroes in Cranbury who work to protect and save lives are usually seen driving a police squad car, hanging off the back of a firetruck or whizzing by in an ambulance.    But soon, Cranbury residents won’t…