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  • West Windsor changes mind, allows menorah

    Nine-foot-tall display to be erected in park near township Christmas tree By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — With every Christmas tree we light — on public property, in an age of political correctness — come questions of freedom of speech and the separation of church and state.    Going back on a preliminary legal opinion not…

  • Second park hearing Tuesday

       MONROE —Time again to talk about the proposal to use some of Thompson Park for a new high school. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The second of two public hearings on the proposed Thompson Park land diversion will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Freeholders Meeting Room in the County Administration Building in…

  • Burglaries could be connected

       MONROE — Police think several burglaries in two retirement communites may be related. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Township police are exploring the possibility that a series of burglaries in two planned retirement communities since September are related, Detective Sgt. Lawrence Linke said Monday.    In all, five burglaries have occurred in PRCs since Sept. 23,…

  • Council considers affordable housing proposal

       MONROE —A look at the township’s plan to meet its affordable housing requirements. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Building two apartment buildings for seniors and the disabled are part of a township plan to meet its third-round affordable housing obligation.    The plan, recommended by the Planning Board, also includes rehabilitating existing township houses and paying…

  • MHS turned things around this year

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    While the 2005 varsity girls’ soccer team at Monroe High School may not quite have replicated the glory days of a few years ago, the Lady Falcons are now definitely headed in the right direction.    Monroe posted an overall record of 11-6-1, an improvement from last year’s 8-9-1. It was 8-4-1…

  • Hospital’s planned move spawns concerns over affordable housing

    Borough Housing Authority members cite projects near medical center campus By: Marjorie Censer    Representatives of the Housing Authority of the Borough of Princeton on Wednesday expressed concern about the future of Franklin and Maple terraces in light of the upcoming move of the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Because the hospital will be moving to…

  • Obituaries for the week of Dec. 2

    Thomas J. McNiff, Robert J. Russin, Mary I. Field, Helen M. Howard, Kathy Jaeger, Dorothy S. Kent Thomas J. McNiff    EAST WINDSOR — Thomas J. McNiff, 80, died Nov. 23 at University HealthCare System at Princeton.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., his life was devoted to service for his country through military, law enforcement…

  • Reader essays sought on holiday season

       For publication on Friday, Dec. 23, readers are invited to submit 200-word essays on the holiday season, whether secular or religious in nature, and to share their reasons for giving special gifts to special people. The gifts can be metaphorical rather than literal. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 16, at noon. Submissions by…

  • Pulitzer poet to read

    Paul Muldoon will read his work at the the Cranbury Public Library Saturday at 7 p.m. By: Jessica Beym    Irish poet, Paul Muldoon will be reading his work at the Cranbury Public Library on Saturday at 7 p.m. as part of the library’s 100th birthday celebration.    Mr. Muldoon, a Princeton University professor, won the Pulitzer…