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  • Plainsboro’s food pantry nearly bare

    More demand for assistance reported. By: Jill Matthews    PLAINSBORO — The shelves at the municipal food pantry have been stark since the end of the holiday season and the panty is looking for organizations interested in making donations on a monthly basis, Township Committeewoman Ginger Gold Schnitzer announced at last week’s committee meeting.    Jan Bayern,…

  • Report projects huge growth in truck traffic on major road

    Truck traffic predicted to increase by 80 percent by the year 2020. By: David Campbell    Roadways throughout the state including Route 1 and Route 206 will witness a huge increase in truck traffic, and some roads will see a growth in truck-related traffic fatalities, according to a report released Jan. 12 by transportation watchdog organization…

  • Local duo would rather switch than sit

    Ex-forwards Faulkner and Carduner excel on defense for PHS By: Rich Fisher    The exploits of Cranbury’s John Ryan and Peter Teifer are well known when it comes to the Princeton High ice hockey team, which is only natural since Ryan leads the Colonial Valley Conference in scoring and Teifer is third on the Little Tigers…

  • OBITUARIES: Loretta G. Hummel

    Loretta G. Hummel    Loretta G. (Smith) Hummel, 89, died Monday, Jan. 17, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy.    Born in Maywood, she lived there most of her life before moving to Pocono Farms in Tobyhanna, Pa., in 1975 and finally to Rossmoor in 1984.    She was a secretary for over 30 years for…

  • DISPATCHES: You dance with corporation that brung you

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Inauguration overload.    President George W. Bush threw himself a truly magnificent party to celebrate the beginning of his second term in the White House.    Thursday’s inaugural festivities — the traditional procession, nine inaugural balls, fireworks and a host of other bashes — were estimated to cost between $40 million and $50…

  • Meadowside slated to open

    Meadowside, a new memory care center at Meadow Lakes senior community in Hightstown, will open next week. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — A facility catering to seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders will open next week at the Meadow Lakes retirement community.    Meadowside, a 16-room addition to the Etra Road senior living…

  • Princeton High mulls standardized testing for lower grades

    An effort to find struggling students early in their academic careers. By: Rachel Silverman    Princeton High School underclassmen better sharpen their No. 2s, as the Board of Education is considering adding a mandatory standardized test for ninth- and 10th-grade students.    Currently, students are not tested between the eighth grade, when the Grade 8 Proficiency Assessment…

  • A dream unfolds as Enchantment at Hightstown breaks ground

    Enchantment at Hightstown attempts to feature charming streetscapes of stunning homes to convey intimacy and warmth    A crisp winter day; a clear blue sky; wonderful, wooded surroundings; and a beautiful natural landscape set the stage for The Robertson Douglas Group’s recent groundbreaking ceremony for Enchantment at Hightstown. The joyous event marked the start of the…

  • PRC zone on the shelf

    Proposal would have created new Open Space Trust Fund. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The Township Council may hold off on an ordinance that would establish a Planned Retirement Community overlay zone, Township Engineer Ernie Feist said last week — if it considers the issue again at all.    Mr. Feist, who helped create the proposed…