• The Gleeson Award

    The Gleeson Award

     Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) presented the 2011 Jack Gleeson Environmental Award to Henry S. Horn  at their annual meeting April 17. Dr. Horn, a longtime professor or ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, was recognized for his contributions to the understanding of forest dynamics and appreciation for the complexities of the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Shipley rallies boys to 4×4 win

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    When Hillsborough High School’s Mike Shipley got the baton for the last leg of the 4×400 relay, he was trailing Franklin star Brian Danner.    ”When I was looking at him, I was thinking, it’s going to be tough to get him,” Shipley said. “At the 200 mark, I was…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Tennis team shares right type attitude

    By Susan Shapiro, Kingston     Saturday I had the pleasure of watching the boys’ varsity tennis team win the Greater Middlesex Conference championship for a record third straight year.    Even more impressive was its history-making sweep of all five flights (1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, 1st and 2nd doubles).    High school tennis does not generate…

  • None better than Rigel

    Kathy Neggia Coby Sikorski Kathy Perroni Timberlane Middle School     Cheryl Rigel, Timberlane icon. This dynamic master teacher could claim to have influenced countless students to become learners, teachers and better human beings. She could claim to have mentored and inspired students and teachers alike. She could claim to have challenged students to think outside…

  • PRINCETON: Laptops make electrifying music

    By Lauren Wyman, Special to The Packet    Most orchestra rehearsals feature violinists sitting straight-backed in chairs, percussionists looking for cues from the conductor and flutists waiting with fingers at the ready. At the weekly rehearsals for the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, however, you’re more likely to see people hitting, banging and shaking their computers.    ”You can…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Taxpayers should stand up to SBEA

    By Kenneth White, Monmouth Junction     Let the recent South Brunswick Board of Education election be a lesson to future candidates. Don’t cross the South Brunswick Education Association (SBEA).    Board of Education President Matthew Speesler (15 years on the board) had the temerity to question the SBEA and say they were thinking more of themselves…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – More items stolen from parked cars

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Police said that there were at least 12 vehicles broken into by an unknown suspects between Monday night and Tuesday morning.    The vehicles were reportedly all unlocked and parked in the street or in the driveway on Liberty Drive, Weatherhill Way, Renk Farm Drive, and Deerfield Trail, according to police.…

  • Helpline offers support to young abuse victims

    Nicole M. Romaine, 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline     Most of us would not immediately know what to do if we suspected a child was being abused or neglected.    The state of uncertainty and concern can be overwhelming. Many are reluctant to get involved in other families’ lives, and the options seem extreme — don’t act on…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Petition targeting farmers’ market

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — A business owner started gathering several signatures for a petition asking the borough and Downtown Hightstown to reschedule the seasonal Farmers’ Market for Saturday mornings rather than Friday evenings.    Tavern on the Lake co-owner Fran Palumbo turned a petition over to Borough Clerk Debra Sopronyi during a council…

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