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  • Board corrects inequities in busing policy

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Courtesy busing cuts — almost a sure thing next September for over 200 Hopewell Valley elementary school students who take buses to school this year— should have been expected.    Courtesy busing has been a luxury provided to some students who live within what state law considers areas from which children should…

  • Raiders stay hot on ice

    Lysyj, Janos key second win over B-R By: John Beisser        The beat goes on for the Hillsborough High ice hockey team.    Against excellent opponents, the Raiders piece together solid victories, such as the 4-1 decision over Bridgewater Raritan on Jan. 18. If the Panthers did not have Hillsborough on their schedule, they would be…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of Jan. 26

    Parent: diocese should tell the truth To the editor:    I am very disappointed with the Diocese of Trenton and the Office of Catholic Education for closing Holy Assumption School — I am truly saddened by this news. My faith and trust has been deeply shaken.    The diocese should have invested money on the "at risk"…

  • Mother sentenced in daughter’s death

    Wife of on an Air Force serviceman living on Mcguire Air Force Base sentenced to nine years in prison By: Scott Morgan    A federal court Wednesday sentenced a military wife to nine years in federal prison in connection with the beating death of her 4-year-old daughter in May 2004.    April Williams, 24, who pleaded guilty…

  • Lady Bulldogs topple Trenton

    Hopewell Valley girls basketball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team knew the odds were stacked against it heading into Tuesday night.    The Lady Bulldogs had lost four of five to drop to 4-8 on the season leading into their home game against state powerhouse Trenton. In order to give…

  • Property Transfers — January 25, 2006 — Part 2

    The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 26, 2006

    Robert McCurdy    LAMBERTVILLE — Robert J. McCurdy, 56, of Lambertville died Sunday, Jan. 15, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township from complications from leukemia.    Mr. McCurdy was born in Newark. He grew up in Roselle, N.J., and attended St. Joseph the Carpenter Grammar School and Roselle Catholic High School.    He served in the Marine…

  • Senior Menus-Jan. 26, 2006

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $4.60. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Jan. 26 — Seafood bisque, honey pork…

  • Milestones

    Issue of Jan. 24, 2006 By: Sara Carpenter LAW    Szaferman Lakind Blumstein Blader & Lehmann has announced that two trial lawyers have joined the firm’s personal injury and products liability department.    Michael R. Paglione joins as partner. He will serve as head attorney on the firm’s substantial worker compensation caseload. Formerly of Paglione & Massi…