• PRINCETON: Flaherty takes shot with Saints

    PRINCETON: Flaherty takes shot with Saints

    Tight end still looking to play football after PU graduation By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Harry Flaherty didn’t last as long as he’d hoped with an NFL team, but the recent Princeton University graduate at least had a chance.    The New Orleans Saints cut the tight end the first week of this month along…

  • MONROE: Ragtime pianist captures crowd in heartbeat

    MONROE: Ragtime pianist captures crowd in heartbeat

    Dennis Kobrary portrays ragtime great Scott Joplin at the Monroe Township Public Library on Tuesday.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Community cheers on 9/11 riders

    HIGHTSTOWN: Community cheers on 9/11 riders

      The community celebrated as the participants of America’s 911 Ride passed through Hightstown along South Main Street on Aug. 20.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Creating ‘the Fourth Side’

    WEST WINDSOR: Creating ‘the Fourth Side’

    In West Windsor, actress passes along a grand tradition of the American stage By Victoria Gray Palmer Special to The Packet    Michele Farrell learned much of what she knows about acting from renowned stage actress, Uta Hagen (1919-2004). Ms. Farrell, who graduated with a degree in Communication from Douglass College at Rutgers in 1985, yearned…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Support Memorial Golf Outing

    HILLSBOROUGH: Support Memorial Golf Outing

    Holding the Mayor’s Trophy are, from left, Joe Stutz of Memorial Golf, Hillsborough Mayor Gloria McCauley and Tom Arias of Memorial Golf. The trophy goes to the winning foursome of golfers representing first responders. Last year’s trophy was awarded to the Jersey City Fire Department. The Hillsborough PBA was also well represented.

  • Water-level sensors on Commission bridges ready

       NEW HOPE — Water-level sensors the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission installed on some of its bridges after the floods of 2004, 2005 and 2006 will play a role in helping hydrologists track and report to public the threat rising river levels pose if Hurricane Irene hits the region over the weekend.    Where attached…

  • How Smartphones Are Changing the Way People and Disaster Experts Respond to Emergencies
  • HUNTERDON: Steps to get ready for Hurricane Irene

    Hunterdon County Departments of Health and Public Safety    Hurricane Irene is looking more and more like it will significantly affect our area. Hunterdon County government set up a special information website for this hurricane at www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/Irene2011.htm. From this site, you can quickly access local and general information about this storm and regarding issues you should…

  • EAST WINDSOR: New roads under construction

    By Heather Niccoli,Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Township Council approved new road improvements on Aug.16.    The council gave the go ahead for Elm Drive and Meadow Lane to be resurfaced.    Work recently began on the roads.    There were three bids for the resurfacing and associated improvements. The lowest bid was from Gres Paving Company Inc.…

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