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  • Letters to the Herald

    For the April 22 issue. Group travels to Washington to ask Congressman for peace To the editor:     A resident of East Windsor, and a long-time member of peace organizations working for an end to war, a peacetime economy, and the abolition of nuclear weapons, I set off with a group of 17 members of…

  • Taking aim

    Marksmen load up at Mallard Trap Gun Club. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — You take a deep breath, ease the stock of the big gun into the crook of your shoulder (lowering your head to the sight at the same time) and shout, "pull!"    You watch for a moment as the Day-Glo orange disc arcs…

  • Princeton Township introduces hike in liquor-license fees

    Increase is to the maximum permitted by state regulations. By: Rachel Silverman    Taking a cue from Borough Hall, the Princeton Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday to increase liquor-license fees for stores, bars and restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages within the municipality.    The township resolution, and its borough counterpart, come on the heels of new…

  • Rocky Hill First Aid Squad spurns shared-firehouse option

    Fire company says it needs new or expanded building, prompting council to examine alternatives. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    ROCKY HILL — Members of the Rocky Hill First Aid Squad attended Monday’s Borough Council meeting to set the record straight on some lingering issues raised during previous council meetings.    In March, the borough’s fire department informed the…

  • TANGENTS: A big toothy grin for this year’s trip to the dentist

       Hey everybody, they gave me floss this time, and I got it without a lecture.    Last year in these very pages I whined about going to the dentist. The waiting, the gruff looks, the many lectures about the virtues of flossing and the smell of grinding teeth were all fair game.    The experience was so…

  • History lesson

    School wax museum spotlights diverse group. By: Josh Appelbaum    Prominent voices from history were brought to life Wednesday as students passed through a not-so-typical wax museum.    Seventh-graders portrayed figures as diverse as atomic scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer, President Ronald Reagan, Indian social reformer Pandurang Shashtri Athavale and actor Angelina Jolie as part of a project…

  • Monroe softball seeking a big-time victory

    By: Rich Fisher    Every team at every level needs it. That break-through win to get over the hump.    The Red Sox got it in Game 7 against the Yankees, the Eagles got it by beating Atlanta in the NFC championship game, North Carolina got it for coach Roy Williams by beating Illinois in the NCAA…

  • DISPATCHES: Singing of the darkness of the American soul

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Bruce Springsteen’s new album is a search for redemption and a reconnection with the nation’s soul.    Check your expectations at the door.    That’s the first thing you need to do when you listen to Bruce Springsteen’s newest album, "Devils & Dust." While it has echoes of earlier Springsteen albums — most…

  • Goal-setting sessions begin for key Montgomery tract

    154-acre parcel is located across from Pike Run development. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Master Plan Committee met Tuesday to discuss basic goals for the development of a 154-acre tract across Route 206 from the Pike Run development.    The project is known as the Belle Mead Planning and Design Initiative — and township officials…