• PRINCETON: Loose Ends: I (heart) ‘topping out’

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     My friend standing in a big box discount store on Friday, Nov. 27, at 5 a.m. was armed with her weapon — a blue felt-tip marker pen. Waving the pen at the hordes of people as though it were a victory flag, she went to the ladies room and…

  • Nominations Deadline Extended for Outstanding Women

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for its 2010 Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards program. The postmark deadline has been extended to Dec. 30. For a nomination form and guidelines, go to What’s New at www.co.somerset.nj.us or call Commission Chairwoman Irene von Dohlen…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates prevail in close one

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates prevail in close one

    Darren Stafford stops a shot from Princeton’s Will Greenberg in West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s 2-1 win Tuesday. Photo by Dennis Symons/dennissymons.com

  • Live Nativity at Faith Lutheran Church

    By Claire Johnson HILLSBOROUGH – Faith Lutheran Church is hosting a Live Nativity on Friday, December 11 at 6:45 p.m.  Come have fun with your children and experience a live reenactment of the story of Christ’s birth and a Christmas Carol sing-along.  The Nativity will be held on the front lawn of the church located…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates prevail in close one

    WEST WINDSOR: Pirates prevail in close one

    Goaltending aids boys ice hockey in win over PHS By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South and Princeton High ice hockey teams are going to play plenty of close games this season.    The Pirates started the season with two of them, dropping a 4-3 decision to Manasquan before bouncing back to beat…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: There’s no disagreement: mammography saves lives

    By Rachel P. Dultz, M.D. Special to The Packet     Mammography saves lives. Even with the recent controversy and confusion caused by new recommendations for breast cancer screening, that fact holds true — mammography saves lives.     Thousands of women each year beat breast cancer because doctors detected and treated it early. So what are…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Springfield referendum defeated

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Springfield voters rejected by a vote of 330-255 a ballot question to renovate several parts of the existing 70-year-old elementary school, build a new gym and install solar panels on the roof. The state would have paid 34 percent of the project’s total cost of more than $11 million, leaving…

  • PRINCETON: 2009 PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

    Hun boys     Head Coach: Jonathan Stone, 10th year     Last year: 13-14, Mid-Atlantic Prep League champions    Key returners: Ryan Adams (Sr.), DeOliver Davis (Sr.), Connor Kirdzik (Sr.), Rob Michel (Sr.), Myles Melville (So.). Top newcomers: Tyler Melville (PG), Drew Wilkins (Sr.), Pendarvis Williams (Sr.), Lou Adesida (Jr.), Grant Fiorentinos.(Jr.), Will Wise (Jr.)     Coach’s Thoughts: We’ve got a strong group…

  • PRINCETON: Fighting hunger here at home

    As the need rises, volunteers roll up their sleeves By Pat Summers Special Writer     Picture 14 full-size SUVs filled with food. That’s equivalent to the 34 tons of food collected for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton’s food store since December 2008 by one organization — “Yes We CAN!” Food Drives, a volunteer…

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