Category: archives
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Rebuilding the GOP
New leaders look to revive Monroe’s dormant party. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Sidna and George Mitchell have their work cut out for them. The Mitchells, lifelong Republicans who head Monroe’s Republican Municipal Committee, are hoping to use this year’s ward elections to rejuvenate the Grand Old Party in a township where: The mayor’s office…
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An affair of note
Princeton Symphony Orchestra marks 25th year with a gala at Grounds For Sculpture. By: Christian Kirkpatrick Outside the sky was like a stormy passage by Vivaldi, but inside the atmosphere was as dry and sophisticated as a song by Cole Porter. On Saturday at Grounds For Sculpture, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra held a black-tie dinner…
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Students to face tests each year
East Windsor Regional School District looks to utilize new testing methods that will better gauge a student’s progress. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN Testing techniques that will better gauge a student’s progress are on the way for the East Windsor Regional School District, officials told a crowd of about 55 parents, teachers and residents Wednesday…
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‘Nuances’ differentiate positions of West Windsor board candidates
Three hopefuls agree they won’t be able to cut the budget. By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR There is one wish all three township candidates for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education told Village Grande residents they can’t grant. They won’t be able to lower the budget. However, Richard Kaye, Adam Shrager and Randall…
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Montgomery superintendent defends budget
Presentation made before Township Committee. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY With the April 19 school board election approaching, the Township Committee heard a presentation Tuesday from Superintendent Stuart Schnur on the Board of Education’s $67.9 million 2005-2006 budget. In March, the board approved the budget, which, if adopted by voters, would carry an increase of…
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Drawing the Bones
Artists at the Montgomery Center for the Arts show how ideas are translated from two dimensions to three. By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF PHOTOS/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Montgomery Center for the Arts Director Frances Chaves with sculptor Steven Weiss’ "Life Over Death." The goddess has arrived. The man who is carrying her walks slowly and breathes in short,…
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PRESS FORUM: What can Monroe Republicans do to reinvigorate their party?
PRESS FORUM Join the debate. The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues. The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want…
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Surplus keeps taxes stable in Montgomery
Budget to increase by $5.7 million. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The Township Committee introduced a $31.2 million budget Thursday that should keep municipal tax payments at last year’s level for the average homeowner. The budget represents a focus on infrastructure, said Donato Nieman, township administrator. The budget, which has increased $5.7 million from 2004,…
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Around Cranbury: Boo-boo bunnies help heal wounds
Around Cranbury By Lorraine Sedor Bunnies delivered to domestic abuse support center. Second grade Brownie Troop 1754 spent a recent meeting making Boo-boo Bunnies for children in Women Aware, a domestic abuse support center in New Brunswick. The girls’ bunnies were delivered to the center as part of the Cranbury Woman’s Club March personal hygiene…
