• South senior is among top 5 percent in PSATs

    South senior is among top 5 percent in PSATs

    By Jameson Colbert, SHR sophomore    Scores for the October 2011 PSATs have come in.    They reveal that SHR student Emma Carpenter, now a senior, has scored within the top 5 percent of the 1.5 million students who have taken the test.    On the reason why she decided to take the test, Emma simply said it…

  • MANSFIELD: Township to move municipal offices, police

    MANSFIELD: Township to move municipal offices, police

    The new Mansfield municipal building on Route 206 will hold the township’s municipal offices, Fire Department and Police Department.

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: A screaming good time at Haunted Hayride

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: A screaming good time at Haunted Hayride

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Screams could be heard filling the “Wailing Woods” as wagons-full of people journeyed through Joseph Lawrence Park during the third annual Wailing Woods Haunted Hayride on Oct. 12.    ”We are just scaring the whole town tonight,” said Public Works Supervisor David Dietrich and resident.    He said, “The…

  • PRINCETON: Pulitzer winner explains her love of biography

    By Dana Bernstein, Special to the Packet    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff spoke about her most recent book, “Cleopatra: A Life,” at Princeton University on Oct. 10.    ”As subjects go, they really don’t get much bigger than Cleopatra. She’s part of that exclusive club of historical figures whose names we all recognize but about whom…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Officials happy school is gone

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — City officials are glad the old Lambertville High School building, which has been vacant for decades, was knocked down before Halloween. The building was demolished last week.    Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza said the abandoned high school had caused multiple problems for years.    ”The site has been a…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Candidates forum will be on TV

       A forum, sponsored by Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters, featuring Harvey Lester (Democrat) and Phillip Robbins (Republican), who are vying for the one open seat on the Hopewell Township Committee, will be broadcast on Comcast channel 19 and Verizon channel 32 beginning Oct. 24.    This fall there are several seats on the Valley’s three…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY:’Turf’s In!’ field dedication

    HOPEWELL VALLEY:’Turf’s In!’ field dedication

    Photo by Paul Pogorzelski The new turf field at Hopewell Valley Central High School will be opened for play at a field dedication at 12:30 p.m., prior to the 1 p.m. football game on Oct. 27. All Hopewell Valley Soccer Association, Lacrosse and Pop Warner players are invited to join the Central High teams in…

  • Attend AvalonBay planning hearings

    Daniel A. Harris, Princeton    Planning Board hearings on the AvalonBay application begin Oct.25 and continue into December. Please attend these momentous sessions. Speak out. The Planning Board’s decision will affect the Princeton community for generations.    AvalonBay’s site plan violates Borough Code on multiple counts. It is absolutely noncompliant with the 2006 Master Plan, upon which…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

       Editor’s note: Those responsible for sending us lists of 2012 meeting dates for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to email changes and/or additions to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177 except on Thursdays.    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Oct. 18 and 25,…

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