• Hemant Marathe was there for our family in need

    Tricia Baker, Plainsboro To the editor: Kindness. Compassion. Empathy. These are words that seem to be missing in so many people’s vocabularies these days. These words certainly are not missing in Hemant Marathe’s vocabulary. He lives them every day.    People say to lose a child is the most horrific thing a parent can experience. However,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes play Clark and Flemington

    HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes play Clark and Flemington

    The Red and Yellow flag teams prepare to take the field, with encouragement from the cheer squad.

  • MONTGOMERY: There’s more in store at the local library

    There are many more perks to having a library card these days. By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Packet Media Group       There are many more perks to having a library card these days.    Cindy Mangel, branch director of the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, gave a presentation about library services during the Oct. 3 Township Committee…

  • Rakesh Kak for school board in West Windsor

    Barry S. Kramer, West Windsor To the editor: I have known Rakesh Kak and his family for the 15 years we resided in West Windsor. During that time Rakesh served with me on the Le Parc homeowners board of directors, where I held a seat for 14 years.    I always found Rakesh to be a…

  • The power to save lives

    By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. After the water receded and wind settled after Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey National Guard was out rescuing citizens. Whether they found that young child under the rubble or safely guided an elderly man out of his home, was a direct result of the work being performed by the task force…

  • Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Heart & Sole Shelter Walk Sun. Oct 13

    Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Heart & Sole Shelter Walk Sun. Oct 13

    By Local Shelter to Host Walk to Benefit Homeless Animals on Oct. 13   Bridgewater, NJ: The volunteers of the Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter are very busy these days, rallying the troops for its annual Heart & Sole Shelter Walk, sponsored by Valkyrie Electric Motors, on Sunday, October 13 from 10 am –…

  • WEST WINDSOR: SAVEd dogs strut their stuff

    A brown and black Yorkie yipped and danced, stopping every so often to roll around in the grass. Nearby, a big German shepherd appeared to be taking its teenage master for a walk despite her attempts to yank its By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    A brown and black Yorkie yipped and danced,…

  • “Preparing for Greatness” Is Theme of Youth Empowerment Conference at MCCC Nov. 2

    “Preparing for Greatness” Is Theme of Youth Empowerment Conference at MCCC Nov. 2

    By Wendy Humphrey Mercer County Community College and the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Inc. Pi Chapter are partnering to present “Preparing for Greatness,” a youth empowerment conference to be held Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The conference, which is presented free for high school students and their parents, takes place…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes play Clark and Flemington

    HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes play Clark and Flemington

    The Mitey Mite cheer squad shows off its stuff.

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