• GUEST OPINION: Explanation needed for school rankings

    By Jill Jachera    With such a large portion of our local budget going to our schools, I read with interest the recent article titled “Public Schools Rank Well in State Report” to see if Princeton residents are getting what they pay for.    After all, high taxes in Princeton have consistently been justified by the Princeton…

  • Blood Drive Temple Beth-El May 5th

    By Jodi Siegal Help save lives.  Donate blood at Temple Beth-El’s spring Blood Drive May 5th from 8AM to 1:15PM.  Donors with parental permission may be as young as 16 years old.  Bring photo identification with you when you come to donate. Temple Beth-El is located at 67 US Highway 206 in Hillsborough.  Contact Jodi Siegal at [email protected] to…

  • PRINCETON: Christopher Eisgruber named president of university

    PRINCETON: Christopher Eisgruber named president of university

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Christopher L. Eisgruber, 51, a career academic who rose to become a scholar in Constitutional law, was chosen Sunday to become the next president of Princeton University to replace current president Shirley M. Tilghman in July The university’s Board of Trustees, at a special meeting on campus in Nassau…

  • PRINCETON: Man jumps to avoid arrest

       A 21-year-old Princeton man jumped from the second floor window of his house last Thursday morning to avoid arrest, police said.    Police said when they arrived at Dequan Holman’s house on Greenbriar Row on April 18 at 9:26 a.m. to serve an existing warrant for his arrest, Tiara Upshur, 18, of Groveville, answered the door…

  • MONTGOMERY: Man in critical condition after motorcycle crash

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A Belle Mead man was airlifted to the hospital Sunday afternoon and listed as in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle on Route 206 north of Griggstown Road, police said.    Police said Tracy Penn, 52, was driving his 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster southbound when he lost control and crashed…

  • National Science Foundation Funds Rutgers Chemistry Professor Robert Moss’ Research For 51 Years

    National Science Foundation Funds Rutgers Chemistry Professor Robert Moss’ Research For 51 Years

    Nick Romanenko Rutgers Chemistry Research Professor Robert A. Moss of Metuchen

  • PRINCETON: University students praise choice for president

    By Bina Peltz and Oren Fliegelman, Special to the Packet    When Princeton University named current provost Christopher Eisgruber as the next university president on Sunday afternoon, excitement spread around campus. Although the position of university provost is not very visible to students, Mr. Eisgruber, a member of the undergraduate class of 1983 and faculty member…

  • MCCC Jazz Band, Chorus to Present Free Concerts

    By Jim Gardner From bebop standards to the works of classical masters, music lovers will have both traditional and contemporary options with two free concerts by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students. The MCCC Chorus will present its spring concert on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., with the MCCC Jazz Band performing on Wednesday,…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township goes green at Earth Day Fair

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Kermit the Frog might disagree, but Montgomery showed how easy it is to be “green” on Sunday at the eighth annual Montgomery Earth Day Fair at the high school.    The commons was packed that afternoon with people of all ages learning how to show more love to their…

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