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  • Police Blotter-Feb. 2, 2006

    Lambertville    James Allen 21, of Philadelphia was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after being stopped on Route 518 Jan. 28 at 2:25 a.m.    Police stopped Mr. Allen in the area of Old Route 518 East after observing him driving erratically, police said.    As police approached the vehicle, they saw the butt of a…

  • Upscale pet store moving to Palmer Square

    Pawtiserie seeks more space By: Marjorie Censer    Hazel and Hannah’s Pawtisserie — a gourmet bakery and upscale pet product store — will move from its Witherspoon Street location to Palmer Square in March.    The shop, which opened in the summer of 2002, will relocate to the roughly 700-square-foot space vacated by Crabtree & Evelyn in…

  • MHS boys hit stride at tourney time

    Cougars top North Plainfield in SCT opener By: Bob Nuse    The Montgomery High boys’ basketball team appears to have picked the right time to be playing its best basketball of the season.    After a 4-8 start, the Cougars have rebounded to win four of their last five games. Included in that streak was a 44-42…

  • Hun hockey wins to begin MCT chase

    Raiders top Nottingham in opener By: Bob Nuse    Mike Williams can remember what it was like to win a Mercer County Tournament ice hockey championship.    Now, he would like to see the younger players on the Hun School team get the same opportunity.    "Each year we are doing better and better," said Williams, a senior…

  • Hospital foundation makes $2 million in grants

    About half will go toward capital investment in new equipment By: David Campbell    Princeton HealthCare System Foundation has announced that it will provide Princeton HealthCare System with $2 million to support a range of priority projects in 2006.    This year’s disbursement by the foundation includes about $1 million for capital investment in new equipment; about…

  • Lewin ensures happier ending for Pirate girls

    Senior sets up South for state tourney berth By: Justin Feil    Khara Lewin had one overwhelming thought coming into her final season with the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ basketball team.    "The biggest thing was I looked at the senior year the girls had last year," Lewin said, "and I did not want that."    Lewin tried…

  • The stars are aglow inside Montgomery elementary school

    Education foundation buys district a portable planetarium By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — "It’s the Cadillac of portable planetariums."    That’s how Erin Peacock, the township school district’s director of sciences, described the tent-like learning tool donated by the Montgomery Township Education Foundation.    The $20,000 Portable Digital Planetarium, which can fit more than 25 people under its…

  • PHS girls, Pirate boys lead Meet of Champs qualifiers

    Little Tigers’ Gengel wins pole vault By: Justin Feil    While the Mercer County Championships are on the minds of area track athletes this week as a finale, many from the Packet area won’t be ending their season until the Meet of Champions the following weekend.    The area was well represented at the Group III state…

  • PHS girls’ swimming passes Cardinals’ test

    Ferguson helps Little Tigers in county tune-up By: Justin Feil    In one week, Martha Ferguson took care of multi-variable calculus and Lawrence High.    The Princeton High junior knows there are still big tests to come this week. In the classroom, midterms continued this week. And in the Lawrence pool, she’ll compete again Thursday and Saturday,…