• COUNTY: May 17 event hosted by gardeners

    For more information on our educational programs and events visit www.mgofmc.org. The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host a program, “Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators and the Plants that Attract them” on May 17 from 11 a.m.-noon at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center.…

  • PENNINGTON: Brown named director of advancement at prep school 

    PENNINGTON: Brown named director of advancement at prep school 

    Brown began his career in institutional advancement at Princeton University and spent three years in development at The Pennington School before going on to other institutions    Charles D. Brown has been named director of advancement at The Pennington School.    Mr. Brown has had a long career in strategic consulting and fundraising for nonprofit organizations, focusing…

  • Paul Sigmund was an exceptional man

    Linda Auerbach, Princeton To the editor: I wish to remember the late Paul Sigmund, who passed away at age 85 on April 27 at Princeton Hospital. He was — as many will know — the husband of former Princeton Borough Mayor Barbara Sigmund, who died in 1990.    Various local newspapers carried obituaries detailing Professor Sigmund’s…

  • MANVILLE: Holly Fischer makes dean’s list at Montclair State

    Campus Corner column    Holly Fischer of Manville made the Montclair State University dean’s list for the fall semester with a 3.5 grade-point average. She is the daughter of Sharon and Lou Fischer.    * * *    Jenna M. Parrilla of Hillsborough was recognized for academic achievement April 10 at the spring awards and recognition ceremony at…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Woman faces charges for hitting pedestrians in crosswalk

       A Hillsborough woman has been charged with reckless driving in a pedestrian accident Saturday in which a Piscataway woman and her 3-year-old boy were struck and injured by a vehicle while they were crossing South Main Street in Manville.    The two, whom police declined to identify, were struck at about 4 p.m. Saturday while they…

  • Attack on Packet showed a lack of understanding

    Bonnie Bivins, West Windsor To the editor: I was taken aback by the comments of Jane Hamill in her letter to the editor “Shooting at Trenton funeral should have made the news” (Tuesday, April 29). While I do not work for the Packet (nor have I ever) and I am not a resident of Princeton,…

  • ALLENTOWN: Appeals cause minor increase in tax rate

    Due to the increase caused by tax appeals, a homeowner with a house assessed at the borough average of $285,971 will pay about $2,187.68 in municipal taxes this year, about $8 more than the tax amount in by David Kilby, Special Writer ALLENTOWN — Tax appeals over the past few months have slightly impacted the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Producers to be on hand for their ‘Barrymore’ film

    Steve Kalafer, Peter LeDonne to discuss their film at Acme Screening Room    Here are the offerings for May at the Acme Screening Room, 25 S. Union St, Lambertville.    The theater is wheelchair accessible. Subtitles are available for those who are deaf or hard of hearing on films that provide them.    Tickets are $6 for members…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: LaManna presents speech research

    HILLSBOROUGH: LaManna presents speech research

    Misericordia College hosts day for student displays    Misericordia University recently held its annual Student Research Poster Presentation Day on campus in Dallas, Pennsylvania.    The presentations were the culmination of research and work by students in the Colleges of Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences and Professional Studies and Social Sciences. The students presented a total of…

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