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  • Roosevelt sixth-grade students

    Roosevelt and East Windsor School officials discuss a possible move for Roosevelt students. By: Marisa Maldonado    ROOSEVELT — The first day of school is difficult for most students, but many acknowledge that the seventh-graders from Roosevelt who enter the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School face extra challenges.    This has led officials to discuss sending Roosevelt’s…

  • EDITORIAL: Residents need a push to sign living wills

    EDITORIAL Patients should put their wishes in writing in advance of serious illness or injury.    In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in the matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, ruled that patients — or, in the case of those unable to make decisions themselves, designated surrogates — had a right to terminate life-sustaining medical treatment…

  • Mischief amok

    Wave of vandalism strikes Montgomery By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The police department is investigating a large number of criminal-mischief complaints, ranging from exploding firecrackers to vandalized mailboxes — even a toppled cement fountain. All of the events were reported over the past eight days.    On Aug. 18, between 10 p.m. and midnight, six acts…

  • Montgomery shade tree issue to be revisited

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — No action was taken Aug. 18 on an ordinance before the Township Committee that aims to preserve the number of shade trees in the township. The issue will be revisited at a later time.    If approved, the ordinance will require applicants requesting a waiver of the current 12-tree-per-acre minimum requirement…

  • Evergreen Forum readies fall lineup

       History, literature, science, and the arts are all in the lineup of 14 courses in The Evergreen Forum for the fall of 2005.    Now in its fifth year, the forum is a daytime lifelong learning study program for adults that encourages active discussion and participation.    New to the curriculum are "Recollections, Histories, and Analysis of…

  • The price of individuality can be steep

    EDITORIAL    Visitors to New Jersey are always amazed to learn that this diminutive state, the fifth-smallest in the country, contains 566 separate municipalities — more than Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and Hawaii combined.    Even more mind-boggling is the fact that New Jersey, a state that is home to about 8.4…

  • Classic cars to be exhibited Sept. 24 in Princeton

       Cars from the 1920s through the 1970s will be displayed in the park-like courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.    The Mid-Jersey Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America invites Princeton-area antique car owners to bring their cars out for the Princeton Shopping Center Show.…

  • La Mezzaluna

    New owners have revamped the menu at this Witherspoon Street spot, serving classically influenced Italian cuisine with charm and style. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill La Mezzaluna 25 Witherspoon St. Princeton (609) 688-8515 Food: Excellent Service: Amiable, informed, attentive Prices: Expensive Cuisine: Multi-region Italian Vegetarian Options: Most vegetarian preferences could be satisfied from the menu…

  • Monroe thespian gets recognition

    Longtime actor is nominated for theater award. By: Chinenye Okparanta    MONROE — More than half a century after his acting career began, Monroe resident Jim DiDomenico is hoping to win his first award.    "I’ve been acting for a long time. Started about 1952 in college. Tried to do some professional work, but I had to…