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  • Hopefuls talk revenue, taxes

    Candidates discuss their top priorities for council. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — The four candidates for the two, three-year Borough Council seats up for grabs Nov. 2 say keeping tax increases to a minimum, finding new revenue sources and maintaining fiscal restraint must continue to be top priorities for the council.    Each candidate agrees that…

  • Letter to the Editor

    For the Oct. 22 issue. Superintendent’s meeting shows that district is changing To the editor:     I just wanted to say thank you to our new superintendent of schools, Ron Bolandi. My husband and I just came back from his open forum meeting and are very hopeful about the future of our district.    These meetings…

  • Eldest Crouse enjoys Senior Day

    Panthers field hockey tops Hun for second straight win By: Justin Feil    Though it was only her third game on the new A-Turf of Smoyer Field, Carly Crouse didn’t want to leave her new home without a win Wednesday.    Thanks to her late playmaking skills, she didn’t.    Prior to the 3-2 win over the Hun…

  • ‘Friday Night Lights’

    With first-rate performances and on-the-field action, this film chronicles the hard work and relentless pressure that makes a championship high school football team. By: Elise Nakhnikian As head coach of the Odessa High School football team, Billy Bob Thornton (center) has a lot riding on his team’s success in Friday Night Lights. For the players…

  • Paxton Makes PHS football history and Tigers get a victory in the deal

    Cranbury resident becomes first female to wear pads and a helmet at Princeton By: Rich Fisher    History was made in the annals of Princeton High athletics last Saturday, though with very little fanfare.    Cranbury’s Katy Paxton became the first female to ever play for the PHS football team, as she kicked a 32-yard field goal…

  • Hightstown introduces bans on pay-to-play

    Ordinances regarding the prohibition of officeholders from rewarding campaign contributors with government no-bid contracts are introduced. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough Council moved one step closer this week toward implementing a law that would ban political contributions made by individuals or companies interested in doing business with the borough.    In response to council’s request…

  • Whitefield’s matches are long on production

    By: Rich Fisher    It’s a good thing they don’t turn the clocks back until after the high school tennis season is over, or Monroe High might play a lot of incomplete matches.    The reason being, those third singles matches go fairly long when Mallory Whitefield is playing, and darkness might put an end to things…

  • Edward Bea Sr.

       Edward C. Bea Sr., 74, of Naples, Fla., died Sunday, Oct. 17, at Memorial Hospital of Salem County in Mannington.    Born in Hillside, he was formerly of Jamesburg. He was living in Naples, Fla. Mr. Bea served in the Navy on the USS D.H Fox and also the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea during the…

  • Bolandi addresses curriculum

    East Windsor Regional School District Superintendent looks to improve math, language arts and bilingual education programs. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — East Windsor schools Superintendent Ronald Bolandi said he told parents Monday at a forum that the district needs to work on improving aspects of the curriculum such as math, language arts and bilingual education…