• 9-11 Tribute ride approaches

    9-11 Tribute ride approaches

    Memorial Ride in honor of September 11 victims to pass through East Windsor, Hightstown next weekend By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    Traditionally, more than 2,500 riders, representing every person that perished in the attacks of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, travel through East Windsor via Route 130 en route to New York from Washington,…

  • MONROE: Hospital, Bristol-Myers sued over husband’s poisoning

    By David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — The family of a man whose wife is accused of poisoning him to death is accusing Bristol-Myers Squibb and University Medical Center at Princeton of gross negligence and outrageous conduct that allegedly led to his death on Jan. 26.    Xiaoye Wang, 39, who died of thallium poisoning at…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Meetings    PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL: Aug. 5, 3 p.m., special meeting (possible change order for Safe Routes to Schools project and discussion and possible action on Mercer County Solar Array Project), Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Aug. 8 regular meeting canceled.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE: Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     PENNINGTON…

  • The Capital Health story began about six years ago

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    In January 2005 — less than a week before the trustees of Princeton HealthCare System were expected to cast a vote on the future of the University Medical Center at Princeton, neighboring Capital Health System dropped a bombshell, according to a Packet Publications report.    Capital Health officials announced plans to…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s add state crown

    ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s add state crown

    Robbinsville comes back from first loss of summer By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    There were some tears last Tuesday after the Robbinsville 10-year-old all-star softball dropped its first game of the summer, but they rebounded quickly to turn them into tears of joy.    After a 3-2 loss in eight innings of a continued game…

  • Musician Wveth-Rich entertains at Pennington Shopping Center

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    If you’ve encountered Pennington musician Johnny Wveth-Rich and his guitar, chances are you saw the guitar before you heard it or Mr. Wveth-Rich’s singing.    The face of the guitar amounts to a small, brightly-covered portable mural, the kind you might see covering the side of a five-story building in Brooklyn…

  • Deadline Extended for Vietnam Medal Registration

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders             The deadline has been extended to Sept. 1 for past and current Somerset County residents who served during the Vietnam Era to register for a commemorative medal to be presented this fall.             The presentations will be made as part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) exhibit…

  • BORDENTOWN: Post 26 on to regionals

    Bordentown Legion team battles back for berth By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Chris Pula and the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion baseball team took the long way again, and again they advanced.    Bordentown crushed Washington Township Post 521, 21-4, in its first game Saturday to clinch one of the top two spots in the…

  • MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    Jonathan Reiser, 17, of Monroe runs past a speed sensor at the National Night Out. Staff photo by David Kilby

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