• PRINCETON: The Top 10 of 2013

    PRINCETON: The Top 10 of 2013

    Area athletic teams enjoyed successful year By Bob Nuse and Justin Feil, Staff Writer    The 2013 sports season was another successful one for the sports teams in the Princeton Packet coverage area.    The local high schools, as well as Princeton University, enjoyed tremendous success on the field. There were plenty of great moments on the…

  • YEAR IN REVIEW: Plainsboro: A time of positive development

    The township is closing the door on a good year and opening up to the possibilities that 2014 will bring. By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — The township is closing the door on a good year and opening up to the possibilities that 2014 will bring.    While many communities struggled with economic development in…

  • YEAR IN REVIEW: Princeton: Consolidation,controversy and the college

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The year began with Mayor Liz Lempert standing in front of a crowded room of people that included her family and a community listening to hear what she would say on the historic occasion.    Jan.1, 2013, marked the first day of a new community that had said goodbye to…

  • In the Kitchen

    In the Kitchen

    Entertaining made easy By Faith Bahadurian Entertaining can be intimidating at any age, but especially so for the young adult who maybe grew up in a household where scratch cooking was limited by the daily grind of parental careers and the kids’ after-school activities. But comes the day you want to have a few friends…

  • YEAR IN REVIEW: Montgomery: A look back and a positive outlook

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Reflecting on 2013, the mayor shared some of the township’s many successes.    Mayor Ed Trzaska said there were several noteworthy successes during the past year, including holding the municipal budget to below 2005 spending levels, achieving a perfect score from Gov. Chris Christie’s Best Practices for Local Government…

  • PRINCETON: Sustainable nominees sought

    Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission are seeking nominations of leaders whose sustainable behavior and/or projects in the workplace, at school, in the government or at home will inspire ot    Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission are seeking nominations of leaders whose sustainable behavior and/or projects in the workplace, at school, in the…

  • AS I SEE IT: Loss of leisure and its social cost

    Everyone in the working world is busy, overwhelmed. Even students’ days are filled to the brim. Yet if many are living comfortable, engaging lives, is there a problem, a downside, to being ever busy? By Huck Fairman    Everyone in the working world is busy, overwhelmed. Even students’ days are filled to the brim. Yet if…

  • Help for Nonprofits!

    Help for Nonprofits!

    One of the 22 workshops offered at the January 27th Princeton Community Works Conference will be the “Nuts and Bolts of Strategic Planning.”

  • REGION: Bill upgrades penalty for ‘knockout game’ assault

    Legislation would call for a minimum prison term for an individual convicted of committing a brutal and potentially deadly assault commonly referred to as the ‘knockout game’ Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-12) has introduced legislation, A-4549, that calls for a minimum prison term for an individual convicted of committing a brutal and potentially deadly assault commonly…

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