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  • Sale of key piece of West Windsor open space to be finalized

    Rogers property located on Bear Brook across from Grovers Mill Pond. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Friends of West Windsor Open Space is expecting to finalize the purchase of a 12-acre parcel of land today.    The land is commonly referred to as the Rogers property and is located on Bear Brook across from Grovers…

  • Monroe saves by leasing

    Township lease program is a deal that can’t be beat. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Six new black and white patrol cars for the Police Department: $165,000.    Three new Motorola walkie-talkie radios for the Department of Public Works: $9,000.    Two new ambulances for the First Aid squad: $340,000.    Being able to get all of the…

  • ‘Backyard’ lessons making a big splash

    YMCA taking swimming instruction to home pools. By: Marjorie Censer    Doctors and milkmen may no longer make house calls, but that has not stopped the Princeton Family YMCA from bringing swim lessons to residents, conducting "backyard" swim instruction in the personal pools of clients.    When Kelly Cipolla moved to Pennington from Boxford, Mass., replacing the…

  • Magic fingers: Local woman’s hands-on approach a reason to relax

    LIFESTYLE By: Dawn Nikithser    Roosevelt resident Faye Nulman always knew her hands had talent, all the way back to her adolescence.    "We used to have back rub contests, and I always seemed to win!" she laughed. "Plus, I used to have these horrible migraines as a kid, and my mother, who was actually ahead of…

  • Youngsters march off to a new beginning

    Hightstown’s Better Beginnings preschoolers celebrated their graduation to kindergarten June 9. By: Jessica Bowker    HIGHTSTOWN—Graduates marched solemnly in pairs during the processional, donning their brightly colored caps and gowns, while parents snapped pictures to record the proud moment. The graduates, however, were only several feet tall, and the "degree" they received on June 9 was…

  • Jimenez had a season like no other at Monroe

    By: Ken Weingartner    It is unlikely that junior Jarred Jimenez will be able to duplicate the numbers he put up this season for the Monroe High baseball team.    That isn’t because Jimenez lacks the talent or focus to accomplish the feat. No, as far as that goes, if anyone might be able to do it,…

  • Sassy

    "Sassy," a 2-year-old black and white female with a sweet personality, in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Sassy" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • The YMCA seeking a new name for summer camp

       The Princeton Family YMCA is seeking a new name for its summer camp.    The YMCA invites residents to help name the new camp with a moniker that incorporates YMCA values of caring, honesty, responsibility and trust. The winner will receive one free week of camp during the summer 2006 season, a $500 value.    There are…

  • Contact list formed for use in a health crisis

    Was last updated in 2001. By: Marjorie Censer    The Princeton Regional Health Department is in the process of collecting surveys from medical professionals who would be available to help in the case of a public health emergency.    Princeton Regional Health Officer David Henry said the emergency contact list was last updated in 2001 and has…