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  • South duo, PHS’ Cutler earn MCT silver

    Districts, Regions are focus for wrestlers By: Ken Weingartner    TRENTON — The Mercer County Tournament came to disappointing, and in most cases unusual, endings for championship finalists from Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro South high schools Saturday.    Princeton’s Andre Cutler lost a 2-1 decision to Hightstown’s Dan Indellicati at 152 pounds. South’s Misha Esipov was called…

  • Identity theft

    State keeps shorter leash on businesses to protect you and your money By: Hilary Parker    They are in the Dumpsters and rummaging through recycling bins.    They are hacking into the computer systems of multibillion-dollar global corporations.    They are identity thieves, and they are making a fortune.    A fortune that often brings with it heavy financial…

  • Budget process to benefit from bipartisan effort

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Feb. 7 By: Packet Editorial    It’s a good thing neither the Giants nor the Jets played in the Super Bowl this past Sunday. If they had, Gov. Jon Corzine would have been obliged to place a bet with the governor of the state in which the opposing team plays. And if our governor…

  • Pirates girls too deep for county

    WW-P South clinches win with final relay By: Justin Feil    LAWRENCE — Paola Simon feels like a bigger part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swim team.    Of course, in a narrow win, every points scorer has a stake in the outcome. The Pirate girls used their depth and relay strength to stay just three…

  • Children’s clothing and shoe store to open at Princeton Shopping Center

       The Princeton Shopping Center will welcome Incredible Me, an upscale children’s clothing and shoe store, to the location previously occupied by The Winged Pig.    The store is affiliated with Paul’s Step by Step in the Lawrence Shopping Center.    Part of a chain of three boutiques, Incredible Me will sell upscale clothing and shoes from European…

  • Knight girls climb MCT ranks

    WW-PN track fourth, look for bigger spring By: Justin Feil    One year ago, the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys’ indoor track and field team made a big jump to win the Mercer County Championship.    It was the Knight girls’ turn this year as they moved up from last year’s ninth-place finish to come in fourth behind…

  • Borough Council to revisit tree ordinance

    An attempt to remove some of the bureaucracy from a measure restricting homeowners from cutting down healthy trees By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council will revisit an ordinance tonight that would tighten restrictions on homeowners who wish to remove live trees from their properties.    When council members first took up the ordinance in November,…

  • Princeton Township moves to hike fines for housing violations

    But financial incentives to be offered for remedies By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that would increase the maximum fine for municipal ordinance violations and provide a financial incentive for homeowners to remedy their housing violations.    Township Attorney Edwin Schmierer said the ordinance, if approved, would adjust the maximum fine…

  • South’s boys best in county track

    Ennis is MVR of Pirates’ track dominance By: Justin Feil    Joe Ennis didn’t feel very good about the way he ran at the Group III state meet.    One week later, he was thrilled and a bit surprised to lead the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys’ track and field team to the Mercer County Championship on Sunday…