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  • YWCA swim program still a hit

    Unique classes provide service By: Justin Feil    Anyone who thought the laptop bargains caused a ridiculous rush on Black Friday hasn’t tried to get their child into the YWCA’s adapted swimming classes.    "There are only five spots in each class," said YWCA aquatics director Barbara Griggs. "When we have sign-ups, they’re gone the first day.…

  • A historic Cranbury holiday

    Traditional Christmas Tea scheduled for Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. By: Jessica Beym    The sound of organ music playing and the fresh scent of evergreen filled the Cranbury Museum on Thursday morning as members of the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society got ready for the museum’s busiest day of the year.    In the…

  • Area police unite in toy drive

    Hightstown and East Windsor police benevelont associations combine efforts By: Marisa Maldonado    Residents who want to give to underprivileged children have several outlets to choose from this season — all of which will donate toys to the same cause.    Both Hightstown’s and East Windsor’s police benevolent associations — the police unions — are once again…

  • Trelstad tapped to serve one month on Borough Council

    Another nominee, Kevin Wilkes, was disqualified By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Borough Council appointed Barbara Trelstad to serve a roughly one-month term on council Tuesday — after nominee Kevin Wilkes was disqualified earlier in the day.    The Princeton Democratic Municipal Committee had nominated Anne Waldron Neumann, Ms. Trelstad and Mr. Wilkes for the vacant council…

  • Committee targets speeders

    More officers to hit village streets in January to stop excessive speeding. By: Jessica Beym    To crack down on speeders in the village, the Cranbury police will be scheduling additional officers to patrol the streets as soon as January.    Township Committee members agreed Monday that speeding has been a persistent problem in town and police…

  • Township considers spending requests

    Mayor says township will allot between $1 million and $2 million for capital budget By: Marisa Maldonado    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council has its own wish list to consider this holiday season — next year’s capital budget, which allocates money for bigger-ticket items for township departments and volunteer emergency personnel.    Mayor Janice Mironov said…

  • Viking hoop teams ready to jump it up

    By: Rich Fisher    The basketballs have been rolled out and now the Cranbury School teams are ready to roll as the middle school season gets underway today (Friday) with a girl/boy doubleheader at home against Community.    Here’s an early look at the Viking squads BOYS    The Vikes will be looking up at a lot of…

  • Cranbury-Plainsboro LL making positive changes

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League has been making slow but sure improvements over the years, but lately those improvements have been fast but sure.    "I actually think this is our biggest jump," said league information Bill Persons. "The board really didn’t think of it that way when we were doing it, but I…

  • Drew School’s Fernandez named School Nurse of the Year

    Cathy Fernandez honored by New Jersey State School Nurse Association By: Kip Berman    HIGHTSTOWN — Cathy Fernandez, the school nurse at the Perry L. Drew Elementary School, has been named School Nurse of the Year by the New Jersey State School Nurse Association.    She was honored Monday night by the East Windsor Regional School District…