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  • The end of the open classroom

    Renovations remake Brunswick Acres School By: Chinenye Okparanta    When Brunswick Acres Elementary School opened its doors to students in the mid-1970s, it was riding a new wave along with many schools in the country, embracing the idea of an open-space learning environment.    Like many other schools, Brunswick Acres was built without permanent interior walls. Instead,…

  • Week of Oct. 28

    Robert C. Fuchs, Bernard Wyckoff. By: Bernard Wyckoff    Bernard L. Wyckoff, 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Cranbury Center, Monroe.    Born in South River, he lived in East Brunswick for 40 years before moving to Monroe in 2000. Mr. Wyckoff served overseas with the Coast Guard during World War II aboard the USS Pride.    Prior…

  • New high school roof fails the leak test

    Rainwater finds its way into $70 million Montgomery High School By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — It’s raining buckets — or rather, raining into buckets — at the new Montgomery High School.    A considerable number of leaks in the roof of the brand-new school, which opened in September, were reported following heavy rains last month, district…

  • Verizon doles out double punch to cable TV firms

    Faster Internet speeds, TV service coming By: George Spohr    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — On the heels of Patriot Media’s announcement that it will offer phone service to customers in Central Jersey, Verizon has delivered an opening salvo of its own — and it’s a double-punch.    Verizon is looking to add TV service to its growing list…

  • Corporate trainer takes sensitive view

    Carol Kivler teaches workers how to communicate By: Mike Mathis    LAWRENCE — Doing your job well doesn’t necessarily mean you’re successful at it.     Other factors, such as knowing how to communicate and deal with difficult people, play a big role in how productive you can be in the workplace, according to Carol Kivler.    …

  • Making sure others eat

    Skeets Pantry has begun Thanksgiving Food Drive. By: Jessica Beym    As November arrives, Cranbury is preparing for the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive put on by the deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.    Over the next few weeks, Cranbury residents will be working to put together holiday food baskets to be donated to families…

  • PU redeems win in overtime

    Tigers’ football plays through mistakes to move into first-place tie By: Justin Feil    "Nobody," said Princeton University head football coach Roger Hughes on Saturday, "plays an error-free games. It’s a matter of who comes up with the big play after an error has been made."    Two Tigers found redemption for errors and made big plays…

  • The Jewish Center of Princeton to install senior rabbi

       The Jewish Center of Princeton will celebrate the installation of its new senior rabbi, The Rev. Adam S. Feldman, on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the center, which is located at 435 Nassau St.    Sheket, the Children’s Choir of The Jewish Center, along with members of the Senior Choir, will perform at the…

  • Officials nix COAH plan

    Monroe seeks other options. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Township officials said this week they would go back to the drawing board on plans presented to the Affordable Housing Board on how to meet the township’s third-round affordable housing obligations.    The state Council on Affordable Housing has set a Dec. 20 deadline for municipalities to…