Category: archives
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New safety plan unveiled in wake of fatal accident
Wife dies, elderly husband critically injured while walking across Route 571 in West Windsor. By: David Campbell WEST WINDSOR In the wake of the tragic death of an elderly woman in an accident that also left her husband critically injured Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh held a news conference Thursday unveiling a plan for…
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Young inventors show their innovation
JFK students proudly display their inventions during annual convention. By: Elaine Worden JAMESBURG John F. Kennedy School’s gym echoed with the sound of children laughing as students set up for the long-awaited Invention Convention. On Wednesday morning, approximately 90 students sat at tables set up along the perimeter of the gym floor, each with…
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PRESS FORUM: Should a ban on pay-to-play campaign contributions be enacted statewide?
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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Chestnuts Roasting
Steve March Tormé will sing the songs of his father, ‘The Velvet Fog,’ at the State Theatre Feb. 25. By: Susan Van Dongen Steve March Tormé will sing the songs of his father, ‘The Velvet Fog,’ at the State Theatre Feb. 25. Here’s a news flash: the late Mel Tormé was not a fan of…
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Tickets available for fund-raiser
Fund-raiser to support grants awarded to Monroe’s six schools. By: Melissa Hayes Tickets are still available for the Monroe Education Foundation fund-raiser at Forsgate Country Club on March 1, but they’re selling fast. Tickets are $100 and include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the country club and entry in a raffle. First prize is a…
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Why pay extra service fee?
EDITORIAL By: As we’ve been reporting, Twin Rivers’ contract with Comcast expires at the end of this month, and residents there will be seeing greatly increased cable bills. In last week’s article, "Twin Rivers cable TV fees to rise," we tried to calculate how much residents now will pay for the most basic cable package.…
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Smokie
"Smokie", a 3-year-old Russian blue,is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Smokie", or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Care worker indicted in sex crime
If convicted, man could face 20 years in state prison. By: Leon Tovey MONROE A 41-year-old East Windsor man was indicted Tuesday by a Middlesex County grand jury in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a resident of the Applegarth Care Center in September, Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor Lisa Walsh said. Kenneth Crawford,…
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Sound upgrades
Groups partner to improve audio. By: Josh Appelbaum The Cranbury Education Foundation and the Parent-Teacher Organization are planning to install a new sound system in the Cranbury School auditorium, just in time for March’s musical, "Into the Woods Jr." Russo Music Center of Hamilton is putting together a package for audio components, mixers, speakers and…
