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  • Superintendent to present vision

    Forums designed to educate the public about the East Windsor Regional School District’s long-term plans will be held on on April 6 and April 19.    HIGHTSTOWN — Superintendent Ronald Bolandi will hold two forums designed to educate the public about the East Windsor Regional School District’s long-term plans in the coming weeks.    The two forums,…

  • Committee sets out to fight hunger

    Food drive to restock Deacon’s Cupboard. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — It’s been a busy first month for the borough’s new Human Relations Committee.    The committee has held just two meetings since it was appointed by Mayor Tony LaMantia on Feb. 23, but already has chosen its chairwoman — Susan Schneider-Baker, director of the Jamesburg…

  • OBITUARIES: Mary Chanda

    Mary Chanda    Mary H. Chanda, 92, died Monday, March 21, at John F. Kennedy Hartwyck Rehabilitation Center in Edison.    She was born in Youngstown, Pa., and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to New Jersey in the mid-1970s. In 1984 she moved to Rossmoor, where she remained until 2002 when she moved to the Whispering…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the April 1 issue. There is nothing wrong with arresting illegal aliens To the editor:     I am responding to the Borough Council’s vote, with dismay, on the ICE proclamation. I called Hightstown home for many years and have many fond memories of the town, and this saddens me.    My father, William F. Howard,…

  • Colbert’s return to Peddie lacrosse comes as coach

    By: Neil Hay    With more new players than returnees on board, the first priority facing new Peddie boys’ lacrosse Coach Rodger Colbert will be getting everyone on the same page.    "Cohesion. That’s the biggest issue. Once the players get to know each other, things will go smoother. Once they have confidence in each other, the…

  • Township plans own Web site

    Website to get a new design with more functionality in late April or early May. By: Josh Appelbaum    The township Web site will be getting a new design, more functionality and a new home when it relaunches in late April or early May.    The current Web site, www.cranbury.org, is owned and operated by the Cranbury…

  • Princeton library board names pair of teen liaisons

    Two Princeton High School students to provide the youth perspective. By: Rachel Silverman    The Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees welcomed its two newest and youngest members — Princeton High School sophomore Alex White and freshman Alexandra Floyd — at its Tuesday meeting.    "We decided to invite them on, because we want the youth perspective,"…

  • Chinatown Café

    Located in an unassuming strip mall, this new Langhorne spot came to Bucks County via Philadelphia’s Chinatown. By: Richard Burns Chinatown Café 1862F W. Maple Ave. (CVS Plaza) Langhorne (215) 757-3353 Food: Excellent Service: Very good Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Cuisine: Chinese Ambience: Informal, bright, attractive Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m-10 p.m.;…

  • ‘Word Wars’

    An offering at the New Jersey Film Festival takes a look into the subculture of Scrabble addiction. By: Bob Brown Three-time National Scrabble Champion Joe Edley, well-known for his unbreakable concentration, is one of four players followed in Word Wars.    Maybe you’re pretty good with words. You do crossword puzzles in ink. You don’t have…