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  • Developer could donate 100 acres

    Thompson Park be enlarged. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The Planning Board granted final major subdivision approval to a proposed development at the intersection of Spotswood Gravel Hill and Hoffman Station roads Nov. 23, sealing a deal that could eventually result in a 100-acre addition to Thompson Park.    Township Engineer Ernie Feist said last week…

  • LETTERS: Keeping safe from burglars

    To the editor:     Now that it is getting dark earlier, we must be aware that it is burglary season. There are a few simple precautions we can take to keep our homes a little safer.    First, the best way to prevent a burglary is to watch your neighbor’s home and have them watch your…

  • Cranbury organizations kick off holiday season

    Historical society to host annual tea at museum. By: Josh Appelbaum    A long-standing Cranbury tradition, evoking the Victorian age of tea poured from silver vessels into china cups alongside homemade cookies will continue Sunday with the Historical and Preservation Society’s annual Traditional Christmas Tea at the Cranbury Museum.    Upwards of 300 Cranbury residents and friends…

  • Making a difference through public service

    GUEST OPINION, Dec. 3 By: Richard J. Codey Elected officials often are asked why we chose to enter public service. It’s a good question. After all, who in their right mind would voluntarily turn over their personal life and freedom to the public and the media?    Indeed, there have been times when each of us…

  • PHS football enjoyed a turnaround campaign

    By: Justin Feil    It’s easy to understand how anyone in the Princeton High football program could be a bit misty-eyed two Saturdays ago.    No, the tears weren’t specifically for the 39-13 loss that ended the Little Tigers’ season. They were because the group that brought PHS back from the depths of despair would not be…

  • PHASE THREE: Now is truly the time of your life

    PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein Memory timeline from the 30s to today.    Anybody who lived any part of his or her life at any time between July 31, 1930, and today, Dec. 3, 2004, may find a few things to relate to in the column that follows.    Anyway: This isn’t a story of my life…

  • Falcons had some tough luck

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    At the beginning of the 2004 season, the Monroe High School varsity girls’ soccer team had hopes of strengthening its reputation in the Greater Middlesex Conference with a third White Division title in a row. Unfortunately, plans don’t always pan out. Although the Lady Falcons broke even with an overall record…

  • HHS teams will be fighting for .500 mark

    By: Neil Hay    The 2004-05 Hightstown swim season got off the blocks yesterday, with the Rams boys and girls teams hosting their opposites from Hillsborough in a non-league match-up.    Both the boys and girls squads will be seeking respectability in what is sure to be a very competitive CVC campaign. For the past few years…

  • Bikers to collect toys for needy tots

    K&B Tattooing of 140 S. Main St. in Hightstown is sponsoring a drive to collect toys for local children with a motorcycle show. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Ink slingers will welcome easy riders to Hightstown this weekend to rally donations for children in need this holiday season.    K&B Tattooing of 140 S. Main St.…