• Bus tour focused on affordable housing

    Linda Sipprelle of Princeton     With reference to the Princeton Community Housing affordable housing report (The Princeton Packet, Aug. 18), a “Homes for Everyone” Bus Tour took place on May 28 focusing on affordable housing across Mercer Country. Among the county-wide participants were elected officials, planning, zoning, and affordable housing board members. Sponsors of the…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro

    Princeton Township    James Gore, 74, of Trenton, was charged with failure to stop or yield following a motor vehicle accident on Aug. 22 at 10:39 a.m. at Stockton Street (Route 206) and Quaker Road. According to township police, while driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla West on Quaker Road Mr. Gore attempted to make a left…

  • Reforming health care doesn’t ration it

    Aliaa Fahmy of North Brunswick     It appears some people want us to believe that health care reform would mean medical care would be rationed. As far as I can tell, and I’ve researched this, that’s just not true. There’s nothing in any of the proposals in Congress that would stand between a patient and…

  • MONTGOMERY: Rain doesn’t dampen a FD ‘wetdown’

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Despite the soggy weather, hundreds turned out Saturday for a celebration with the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company No. 2.    The festivities included a motorcade, fire truck “wetdown” and building dedication for an addition to the firehouse at 529 Route 518, according to company President Gene Keller.    A fortunate…

  • PRINCETON: Retiree’s next cycle is a bike benefit

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON —   After a full career in the New York publishing world, including stints at Reed Elsevier, Thompson and McGraw-Hill, Princeton Borough resident Russ White decided to embrace both his entrepreneurial and charitable sides when he retired.    He volunteered with the Princeton-area chapter of SCORE, which provides free business counseling…

  • Car Wash to Benefit Deacons Food Cupboard

    Rebecca Lucas The Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg will be holding a car wash to benefit the new construction of the Deacons Food Cupboard building located behind the Church at 175 Gatzmer Ave, Jamesburg NJ.  The Deacons Food Cupboard serves over 125 familes in the surrounding area and is in need of funds to complete construction of the…

  • Princeton Youth Hockey Tiger Cub Registration is Now Open

    By Maureen Thompson-Siegel PRINCETON YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION TIGER CUBS PROGRAM The Princeton Youth Hockey Tiger Cubs is a learn to play ice hockey program for beginner players born between the years 2002 and 2005 who are able to stand and skate on the ice. Sessions are on Saturday and Sundays mornings at Baker Rink on the…

  • Princeton Historian to Speak on Sherlock Holmes

    By Steve & Linda Morris             BRIDGEWATER – Renowned Princeton University historian Giles Constable will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of The Red-Headed League of Jersey, a society of Sherlock Holmes aficionados, on Friday, Oct. 2. Constable, who holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, is professor emeritus at The Institute for Advanced…

  • CRANBURY: Township holds golf tourney

    CRANBURY: Township holds golf tourney

    Staff photo by John Keating. David Stout gets some food hot off the Fred and Pet catering grill prior to the start.

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