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  • Grant money to pay for road, sidewalk work

    East Windsor and Hightstown will benefit from more than $500,000 in state grant funding. By: Marisa Maldonado    Local residents and schoolchildren will benefit from more than $500,000 in state grant funding awarded to East Windsor and Hightstown by the state Department of Transportation.    About $225,000 will go toward resurfacing about three-quarters of a mile of…

  • Takin’ care of business

    MHS makes school history with latest win By: Ken Weingartner    The Monroe High football team treats every game as a business trip.    So far this year, business has been very good for the Falcons. For the first time in school history, Monroe has started a season 4-0.    Last week, the Falcons rallied from an early…

  • Montgomery tackles 3M quarry cleanup

    Township Committee also addresses sod farm’s impact on well water By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee focused on two high-priority environmental issues Wednesday, giving an update on the 3M quarry cleanup and addressing the pending Selody Sod Farm application.    The New Jersey Water Supply Authority canceled its September hearing on the sod farm…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Week of October 7, 2005 Volunteers are town’s unsung heroes To the editor:     "One square mile of paradise" is how my neighbor-friend Skip Cox would describe his hometown, my town, Hightstown.    We all believe in that statement. It is why we live here. This community has many facets; it is rich in…

  • LETTERS: Tamburro an advocate

    To the editor:     It’s not enough for a local government to merely assure Americans with Disabilities Act compliance in buildings. It must be proactive and aggressive in order for citizens to have every opportunity in the community.    We are fortunate here in Monroe, because it’s second nature for township officials to go that extra…

  • 2006 Mercedes ML350: European Class in an SUV

    While the ML350 weighs a Mercedes-like 4,788 pounds, it sports the power of a Chrysler By: Mike Blake    The Luxury Sports Utility market is getting crowded. It seems that every major manufacturer that puts out sports-utes makes a luxury model. But few can do luxury and quality like Mercedes-Benz, and their M-Class vehicles bring luxury…

  • Princeton’s newest park to open Saturday

    Celebration at The Great Road and Pretty Brook Road to include unveiling of the 22-acre tract’s name By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton’s newest park, located at The Great Road and Pretty Brook Road, will open to the public Saturday.    The 22-acre park, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Princeton Joint Recreation Department, offers baseball and…

  • Obesity is second only to smoking as a preventable cause of death in the U.S.

    Last year, about 140,000 people in the United States had weight-loss surgery By: Robert E. Brolin, M.D. in Collaboration with Gloria N. Beck    Surgery to treat severe obesity received a great deal of press in the late ’90s and early ’00s when celebrities including Al Roker and Carnie Wilson came forward to tout their successful…

  • Starting the new year on a high note

    For the congregants of the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 5766 is looking like a good year. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The new year was only a few hours old, but the consensus among many of those walking up Cornell Avenue, away from Congregation Etz Chaim, the Monroe Township Jewish Center, at about 1 p.m.…