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  • Route 571 redesign gets the go-ahead

    Plan calls for three-lane road By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Planning Board on Wednesday approved a plan to redesign Route 571 between Cranbury Road and Clarksville Road. The plan is based on a design presented at the township’s Sept. 14 informational open house.    The proposal consists of a three-lane, tree-lined road, with one…

  • Falcons maintain winning record

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Area teams are in the third week of the 2005 fall season, and at the start of the week, the Monroe Township High School field hockey squad was still in the black. Monday’s 2-1 victory over Metuchen (0-3) improved the Lady Falcons’ record to 3-2.    Although it’s early in the season,…

  • Bus stops worry some

    Parents concerned about students on busy roads. By: Josh Appelbaum    A change in the routes used by late buses coming from Princeton High School has some parents worried that their children might have to walk home on high-traffic roads.    Three parents attended Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting to discuss the elimination of courtesy bus stops…

  • Dance, music underscore Oktober fest

    Family festival begins Oct. 1 By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — There will be plenty of oompah to go around Oct. 1, when the Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts its second annual Oktober Family Fest.    The event is slated to take place from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the 1860 House.    Featuring traditional German oompah…

  • Deacons cupboard is bare

    Church pantry is in need of aid. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — "I don’t even have pasta — and I always have pasta," Susan Schneider-Baker, director of the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church’s Deacons Food Cupboard, said Wednesday.    Ms. Schneider-Baker said the pantry is so short of food right now that at its most recent monthly distribution,…

  • TANGENTS: Feeling like one of the girls

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti Dad doesn’t mind taking on the role of PTA mom.    It’s only been two weeks, but I already feel like one of the girls.    I’ve chatted in the morning with them. Had coffee with them. And shared child-rearing tips with them. I’ve even listened to them as they gossiped like I…

  • Merchant, borough compromise on entrance

    Merchant’s insurance company to cover new entrance By: Marjorie Censer    After wrangling with Princeton Borough over access to her Spring Street store, Shop the World at the Salty Dog, owner Jill Carpe has succeeded in opening the back entrance of the shop to customers.    Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi had previously declined Ms. Carpe’s requests to…

  • Director named to head Palliative Care Program

    Physician Erinn E. Beagin named to post    Physician Erinn E. Beagin has been appointed medical director of the Palliative Care Program at University Medical Center at Princeton.    The Palliative Care Program, expected to launch this fall, is a consultative service designed to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients facing an advanced…

  • Letters for the Sept. 23 issue

    By: Borough candidates introduce themselves To the editor:    It’s that time of year again … election season!    Before everyone is overwhelmed by the media and mail blitz to come, please allow us the opportunity to tell you a little bit about ourselves.    Nancy Walker Laudenberger has been a resident of Hightstown for 28 years. She…