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  • Arnold adds to Tigers’ misery

    Hun grad has helped Dartmouth By: Justin Feil    Cal Arnold had been a part of six other games against the Princeton University men’s basketball team. But until last Friday he’d never been on the victorious end of a game against the Tigers. All that changed for Arnold, a Hun School graduate who is a junior…

  • Wizards to work their magic in Cranbury

    Harlem Wizards to face off against Cranbury school teachers and community leaders on Sunday. By: Josh Appelbaum    After being thwarted by a January blizzard, the Harlem Wizards are again scheduled to bring their special brand of show-style basketball, with trick-hoops, acrobatic slam-dunks and unique personalities, to Cranbury.    Sponsored by the Cranbury School Parent Teacher Organization,…

  • Monroe to curb truck parking

    New ordinance to ban parking in the South Middlesex Industrial Park. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Township Council on Monday introduced an ordinance banning parking on public roads in the South Middlesex Industrial Park on Prospect Plains Road.    Township Engineer Ernie Feist said Wednesday that the ordinance was created in response to complaints from homeowners…

  • Red hot East Brunswick thwarts top-seeded Monroe’s GMCT hopes

    By:    Monroe High School boys bowling coach George Packard told anybody who asked that the GMC Team Tournament was wide open. Boy was he right.    Packard’s team, the No. 1 seed, was knocked out of the tournament on Monday by No. 8 seed East Brunswick in the quarterfinals. The Bears beat Monroe 2-0 in the…

  • Cameras sought to stop dumping

    Cameras to be placed at Department of Public Works building and operate 24 hours a day. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — In response to a recent spate of illegal dumping incidents at the Department of Public Works building on Duane Street, borough officials have purchased two surveillance cameras and plan to install them on the…

  • School district testing results come up short

    State Department of Education report cards released at the beginning of February indicate a need for improvement in East Windsor Regional School District. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Area students continue to outperform their peers throughout the state but lag behind children of similar socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a Department of Education report released last…

  • Woman’s friendship honored on national level

    Hope for Hope project organizer selected as "Daily Point of Light." By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — When Kathy Martin’s friend was in need, she came to the rescue. And now she is being recognized on a national scale.    Today, Ms. Martin is the Points of Light Foundation "Daily Point of Light" — an honor presented…

  • Become ‘Heart Smart’ this February: American Heart Month

    People think that cardiovascular disease affects only middle-aged men, but that is not the reality … it can affect people at any age By: Mary Koeppel with Geralyn Karpiscak, R.N.C.    The month of February is all about romance, and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, hearts and flowers may be on our minds. But…

  • Column: Justin Time

    Minute men are PU key By: Justin Feil    Princeton University men’s basketball coach Joe Scott said there are two ways to go after the Tigers’ traumatic 70-62 overtime loss at Pennsylvania on Tuesday.    It can bring you down.    Or you can make it the low point and go up and do nothing but improve.    With…