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  • West Windsor restructures its police force

    Captain and sergeant positions to be eliminated and two lieutenants to be added. By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council approved an ordinance Monday that restructures the police department by eliminating the captain’s position and one sergeant’s position and, in turn, creating two additional lieutenant positions for a total of four.    The new…

  • Township manager to sue over firing

    Recently fired East Windsor Township Manager J. Paul Keller plans to sue the township for unlawful termination. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — Recently fired Township Manager J. Paul Keller said he will sue the township, alleging he was "unlawfully terminated" from his position because he filed a workers’ compensation claim.    Mr. Keller announced…

  • Schools collect coats for children

    Students collect coats for children in local hospitals. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — Brookside, Mill Lake and Woodland schools began collecting coats this week, joining in on the efforts of township resident Gini Mundy to collect 1,000 coats for children in area hospitals and their families.    Ms. Mundy is the office director of Monroe Chiropractic…

  • Students show they’re all heart

    Woodland students jump rope for healthy hearts. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — Woodland School was the most successful Middlesex County School last year when it comes to raising money for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart.    Jump Rope for Heart is a fund-raiser that promotes physical activity in elementary school children while showing…

  • Traffic concerns raised over Montgomery medical building

    Cherry Valley Road project would include portion of loop road around busy Route 206 intersection. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Neighbors of a proposed medical office building on Cherry Valley Road near Route 206 voiced concern about the potential traffic impact during a Planning Board review on Monday.    The applicant, North Princeton Professional Center LLC,…

  • John-Witherspoon neighborhood cleanup planned

    Congregation, businesses and university students team up for Saturday effort. By: Jennifer Potash    A group of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township residents hope a cleanup day will help foster a greater sense of community in the diverse John-Witherspoon neighborhood.    Members of the Spanish-language congregation and religious instruction classes at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, local…

  • Wednesday’s weather: weird, ‘whippy’ wind

    Area towns clean up damage after gusts hit 50 mph. By: David Campbell    The wind, she do blow.    On Wednesday, winds gusting up to 50 mph swept through the region, littering the streets with downed branches, causing car doors to protest when opened, and people to walk in curious, forward-leaning gaits.    According to Assistant State…

  • Officers hurt during arrest

    Officers endure minor injuries. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Two township police officers were injured in the course of a drug arrest Friday, according to police.    Patrol Officer Cristen Mariano and Sgt. Robert Bell were injured while helping to apprehend 42-year-old Thomas Jordan of Monroe, who tried to flee from police at 7:34 p.m., Detective…

  • POST FORUM: Do you support the widening of the N.J. Turnpike from Exit 8A to Exit 6?

    Join the debate on our Web site    The South Brunswick Post 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 South Brunswick…