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  • Survivor encourages bicycle safety

    Cranbury resident uses her experience as a warning to others. By: Josh Appelbaum    A young Cranbury resident is hoping the bicycle accident she lived through will serve as a reminder to her peers to wear helmets when riding.    Meghan Palagyi, 16, sustained multiple leg fractures, two cracked vertebrae in her neck and a gash and…

  • Back to the books

    Cranbury School students make it through the first day back. By: Josh Appelbaum    Butterflies fluttered in stomachs Wednesday as about 650 students pushed through the doors of Cranbury School for the first day.    Younger students were led to their classrooms by their parents, some with smiles and others with frightened looks or even a tear…

  • Hightstown council decides to hire new police officer

    The search begins for a new Hightstown Police Officer. By: Jessica Bowker    HIGHTSTOWN —The search for a new police officer for the borough will begin immediately, the Borough Council decided Monday in a 4-2 vote.    The new hire would start in January to coincide with the retirement of another officer, according to Chief James Eufemia.…

  • Event to celebrate borough’s heritage

    Jamesburg residents get a chance to revisit the past. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — Residents will get a taste of borough history Saturday, when the Jamesburg Historical Association sponsors Buckelew Day, a celebration of the borough’s heritage and its founder, James Buckelew.    This year, the event — a continuation of the annual harvest festivals Mr.…

  • Borough residents seek moratorium on tear-downs

    Council cites legal barriers, urges support of ‘McMansion’ ordinance By: Marjorie Censer    Members of the small community group Save Jane’s House — named for Jane Taylor’s house at 60 South Harrison St. — asked the Princeton Borough Council at its Tuesday meeting to preserve the character of Princeton and enact a moratorium on tear-downs.    Council…

  • For the Sept. 9 issue

    The Rev. Edward H. Schulte, Sharon Kelly, Joseph A. Sciarrotta, Alma Mae Doerfler Fitzpatrick, Dorothy Ann Pierdinock The Rev. Edward H. Schulte    MONROE — The Rev. Edward H. Schulte, 80, died Aug. 31.    Born in Tonawanda, N.Y., the Rev. Schulte was a graduate of Oberlin College.    He was an Army veteran, serving during World War…

  • Police seeking fugitive

    Sex offender failed to register. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — Authorities are looking for a convicted sex offender who failed to register his current address under Megan’s Law, a spokesperson for the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office said Wednesday.    Steven Wilson Jr.’s last known address was Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg, where he registered with police in…

  • Democrats host forum at Forsgate

    Sen. Corzine appeals to a roomful of senior voters. By: Chinenye Okparanta    MONROE — Supporters of U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine for governor say the Democratic candidate will lower health care costs if he’s elected.    Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein said that by 2008, Sen. Corzine could lower health care costs by 10 percent.    Sen. Corzine told a…

  • School deals with growth

    Teachers and staff find new ways to deal with large enrollment at Cranbury School. By: Josh Appelbaum    Students, teachers and staff at Cranbury School are getting creative when it comes to dealing with an increasing student body.    When school opened Wednesday, the district welcomed 646 students to its classrooms, 46 more than last year. And,…