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  • Jan. 21, 4:05 p.m.: Another four years

    The president outlines some lofty goals that are likely to mean more military misadventures. By: Hank Kalet        OK. As Jon Stewart pointed out on last nights "The Daily Show," we’ve officially reached the midpoint of the Bush presidency. And if Thursday’s festivities were any indication, we are about to face another long four years.…

  • Planners set goals

    Master Plan, preservation, traffic, housing on agenda. By: Josh Appelbaum    Over the course of the next year, the Planning Board will aim to meet new affordable housing requirements, re-evaluate the township Master Plan, look at traffic problems and offer solutions to manage recent land acquisitions.    The board met Jan. 13 to reorganize for 2005, and…

  • Anti-inauguration protest at Palmer Square cut short by police

    Demontrators block sidewalk, lack parade permit, police say. By: Rachel Silverman    Despite frigid temperatures, Students for Peace and the Coalition for Peace Action staged a joint anti-inauguration protest Thursday afternoon in Palmer Square.    Their protest activities were cut short, however, when police broke up the gathering around 4:30 p.m. and forced the crowd to leave.…

  • Week of January 21, 2005

    Hillsborough, Montgomery, Princeton Junction Hillsborough    Gregory Schmidt, broker associate with RE/MAX Preferred Professionals, was named to the RE/MAX of New Jersey Top 50 List for five consecutive months in 2004, from July through November.    Mr. Schmidt’s outstanding performance places him in the top two percent of more than 2,900 RE/MAX agents in the state.    "To…

  • OBITUARIES: Augusta Barone

    Augusta Barone    Augusta (Caselli) Barone, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Windrows at Forrestal in Plainsboro.    Born in New York City, she lived in Brooklyn for most of her life before moving to Monroe in 2003. She was a Seamstress in the garment industry in New York City for over 20 years until her…

  • Tips on the well-stocked pantry

    Here are some of my thoughts on pantry (and refrigerator) items By:Faith Bahadurian    I used to think it was fun to poke around (with permission) in my girlfriends’ cosmetics collections to see what beauty products they liked to use. Now I’d rather poke around in someone’s pantry.    During a visit to Greystone, the Napa Valley…

  • Jamesburg food pantry short on supplies

    Pantry in need of canned meats, fruit juice, cereal and pasta among many other items. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — After struggling through one of the most demanding years in its history last year, the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church’s Deacons Food Cupboard is starting off this year more than a little short on food, the pantry’s…

  • Betancourt prepares for West Point by winning his battles on the mat

    By: Ken Weingartner    Scott Betancourt has had plenty of reasons to feel good lately.    First, the Monroe High senior recently found out he was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he plans to get an engineering degree.    Second, he is putting together a strong season on the wrestling mat. A year…

  • New courses offered by Evergreen Forum

       Like spring, The Evergreen Forum is coming back and, as it does every spring and fall, it is offering a wide variety of new courses.    A daytime study and discussion program for adults, The Evergreen Forum is part of a national group of lifelong learning institutes based mainly in university communities. Initiated several years ago…