• Rider University Announces Open House for Adult Students Information Session on How to Begin or Continue College Studies Online or On-Campus Set for October 12

    By Kristine A. Brown Lawrenceville, NJ – Rider University’s College of Continuing Studies will hold an Adult Student Open House on Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center. Current students, alumni, faculty and staff will be available to assist those interested in beginning or continuing their college studies.…

  • Princeton now going after foxes, coyotes

    Bill Laznovsky, Princeton To the editor: The lunacy in Princeton shows no signs of letting up.    First, to appease shrub-loving snobs, hundreds of thousands in tax money was squandered in a cruel and ill-advised deer eradication program that is now in its 13th year.    Rather than allowing nature to find a balance, predators such as…

  • PLAINSBORO: WW-PN girls soccer team pulls out win in overtime

    PLAINSBORO: WW-PN girls soccer team pulls out win in overtime

    First-year starter Pehnke posts shutout in goal By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North had been in the same position before — seemingly every game.    But this time, the end result was different.    The Knights got a goal from Meghan Wachira in the 96th minute to defeat Hightstown, 1-0, in overtime on…

  • COUNTY: That’s Italian! Festival presents tastes of old country

    Officials estimated that over the course of the three-day festival, more than 30,000 people came to Mercer County Park over the weekend to celebrate their inner Italians — or their love o by Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet WEST WINDSOR — Louis Gaogano stood by himself amid the thousands of people at the 14th…

  • HAMILTON: Staffing concerns raised at Hamilton School District

    Due to an influx of state mandates, including a new teacher evaluation model, as well as renewed efforts to enforce local policies, administrative and teacher union leaders have asked the dist by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — Due to an influx of state mandates, including a new teacher evaluation model, as well as renewed…

  • MONTGOMERY: Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    MONTGOMERY: Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Ciarrocca still scoring big goals for Cougars By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Jeremy Beardsley would prefer to pressure Montgomery High School’s girls soccer opponents with a relentless attack, but he has had to pull back some help for the midfield.    ”It’s totally against what I like to do, but I needed to do it…

  • BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Somerville Aluminum celebrates new location

    by Bradley Koltz Congratulations    I recently joined well over a hundred others in celebrating the grand opening of a new 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art showroom for Somerville Aluminum.    In the past 60 years, Somerville Aluminum has grown from an aluminum storm windows business to a full-service home remodelling company. Now in its third generation, they have moved…

  • HAMILTON: Auditor: ‘Cloud’ over council dissipates with expanded audit

    The auditor who recently performed an expanded audit of Hamilton Township’s finances gave the township a clean bill of fiscal health Tuesday. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — The auditor who recently performed an expanded audit of Hamilton Township’s finances gave the township a clean bill of fiscal health Tuesday.    The audit, which was…

  • Thanks to those who Helped JWMS carnival

    Brigitte Delaney and Ann Marciano, JWMS parent volunteers To the editor: We would like to thank the members of the Princeton and Blawenburg Fire Departments as well as representatives from the Princeton Police Department for so generously helping make the John Witherspoon Middle School Super Saturday Carnival such a success last weekend.    The JWMS students…

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