Category: archives

  • Comments reveal selfishness

    To the editor By:    I am commenting on what Tony Risoli said at the Feb. 22 Township Committee meeting.    As the mother of two boys (one special needs and the other not) I feel I have a right to say my views (just as Mr. Risoli). I am a taxpayer just as Mr. Risoli is…

  • Fran and Ollie

    "Fran and Ollie", a pair of 1-year-old male siblings,are in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Fran and Ollie", or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Media writer will read from his book at library

       Author Seth Mnookin will read from and discuss his book, "Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media," at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Princeton Public Library.    Best known as a media writer for Newsweek, Mr. Mnookin has also covered politics and popular culture.    He began his career…

  • March 11, 3:30 p.m.: A bankrupt idea

    Bad legislation and the banks win. By: Hank Kalet    Here is an example of how far out of whack our government is, how corporate-friendly and anti-consumer. Read the L.A. Times editorial on it.

  • K. Hovnanian could return land

    Tract of land that borders Four Seasons and Shadow Oaks could be returned to township. By: Josh Appelbaum    Land that once held Cranbury’s migrant worker camp in the 1960s could be given back to the township by developer K. Hovnanian.    Housing was built on the property, known as Pin Oaks, in 1964 just south of…

  • Reading gets kids closer to the goal

    Shaun O’Hara of the New York Giants makes a big impression on Barclay Brook second-graders. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — Eager Barclay Brook second-graders jumped from their seats in the cafeteria, screaming "He’s here, he’s here!" as New York Giants offensive lineman Shaun O’Hara entered the room Tuesday afternoon.    Mr. O’Hara was there to kick…

  • Police building delayed

    Officials blame weather. By: Josh Appelbaum    The steel framing of a new $3.2 million Cranbury Police Station has been erected, but after a month of winter-weather-related delays, contractors say they’ll need an extra 10 days to complete the building.    In addition, the cost for construction could increase for a gas-powered, hot-water heater — the township…

  • Pennington swim team rewrites record books

    Pennington swimming By: Mike Molaro    Two things are certain about the 2004-05 Pennington School swimming season: Both the boys and girls squads were tremendously successful, and the Red Raider record books got quite a workout.    The Red Raider girls finished with a perfect 13-0 record, won the Patriot Conference title for the third straight year,…

  • Schedule set for extension

    Township to begin Liberty Way project. By: Josh Appelbaum    The township wants to line up state and federal funding to extend Liberty Way from Prologis Park to Cranbury Brook.    The township will seek a state Department of Transportation grant and a federal highway grant for a total of $1.4 million to build the extension and…