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  • Committee hopefuls meet with the public

    Cranbury Republicans and Democrats agree on what it takes to get the job done. By: Jessica Beym    Half way through this year’s Candidates’ Night, one simple question seemed to lighten the mood. "In a small town like Cranbury, just what is the difference between being a Republican and a Democrat?" asked Peter Turner of North…

  • New clubhouse opening at The Madison

    …the new clubhouse provides residents with an exceptional amenity that adds luster to the community’s acclaimed lifestyle    The exciting grand opening of the spectacular new clubhouse set for this weekend at The Madison at Ewing, follows hard on the heels of the condominium community’s highly successful post Labor Day opening celebration. Praised as the most…

  • Lt. Harkins gets Montgomery police award

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Lt. Gregory Harkins has been named the Montgomery Township Police Department’s 2004 officer of the year.    He received the honor along with the police department’s other award-winners at a ceremony last month.    Lt. Harkins, who has been with the township police department since 1981, said he was "humbled and proud"…

  • Art in the Park season drawing to a close

    Artists are inspired by the changing seasons. By: Jessica Beym    Whether the medium is watercolor or acrylic, or the hand belongs to an amateur or an expert, artists find inspiration in the changing colors of autumn in Cranbury.    For the last time this season, local artists and visitors from as far as New Hope will…

  • Montgomery board approves new finance and budget committee

    Some urge sessions be held in public By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Board of Education unanimously approved the formation of a finance and budget committee during its Tuesday meeting.    The creation of the committee, which will comprise three or four board members and will hold its meetings in closed session, was met with some…

  • MHS picks up the pace with star back in place

    By: Rich Fisher    It would have been easy for Marisa Jendras to call it a season, get herself good and healthy and come back strong for next year.    But the Monroe High School sophomore, still not fully recovered from severe acid reflex, decided to return to the aid of her tennis team and the results…

  • Foes pan land-swap hearings

    Proposed Thompson Park land swap stirs debate. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders set the dates for two public hearings on the proposed Thompson Park land swap, despite protests from opponents of the plan that hearings are premature.    The freeholders announced at its Oct. 6 meeting that hearings on…

  • Princeton Township Web site gets a facelift

    A venerable resource is brought up to date By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton Township is sporting a new look these days.    To check it out, head over to the municipality’s revamped Web site at www.princetontwp.org, where you’ll find fresh graphics and new, user-friendly menu bars.    According to township webmaster Morris Enyeart, who runs the municipal Web…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    Voigtsberger, Pirates soccer aiming for shutouts By: Justin Feil    In his three seasons of varsity soccer, Eric Voigtsberger has played on some pretty good West Windsor-Plainsboro South defensive units.    This year, he thinks he’s part of the best group that he’s played with, and they’re trying to prove they’re the best group in Pirates history…