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  • Knights hope year ends way it began

    Tenenzaph, WW-P North look for increased scoring By: Bob Nuse    Trevor Warner wonders which West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys’ soccer team will be on the field as the Knights open the Mercer County Tournament on Saturday, then the state tournament the following week.    Steve Tenenzapf is wondering the same thing.    "We talked about that at…

  • Monroe posts key victory over Colonia

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School varsity boys’ soccer team had what might turn out to be their most important victory of the regular season this past Monday.    The Falcons (11-2-1) handed White Division leader Colonia its first loss in the Greater Middlesex Conference, taking a 1-0 win at Thompson Park. The…

  • League sponsors candidates night

    The League of Women Voters to host a meet-and-greet this Sunday. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The League of Women Voters will host a meet-and-greet-the-candidates event from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Township Community Center on Monmouth Road.    Candidates for the 12th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Middlesex County sheriff…

  • LETTERS: Open space debt not frivolous

    To the editor:     Much of the Cranbury Township Committee candidate discussion has focused on the debt ceiling and open space preservation. We should remember that less than half of the outstanding debt is for open space preservation, and most of that is temporary financing. Most of the debt incurred for open space preservation will…

  • WW mayor vetoes liquor-licensing mandate on hotels

    Measure would have forced existing establishments to bid on the license they already use. By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — Two days after the Township Council narrowly passed an ordinance requiring both new and old hotels to participate in a bidding process in order to receive liquor licenses, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh vetoed the ordinance, calling…

  • MHS girls program an amazing story

    Three years ago the team had two runners, now they’re 8-0 By: Redd E. Patrick    At this very time three years ago, the Monroe High School girls cross country team consisted of two runners.    On Saturday, the Falcons have a legitimate chance to finish in second place at the Greater Middlesex Conference Championship when the…

  • Fair to highlight mission work

    The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury to display mission and charity opportunites on Sunday. By: Josh Appelbaum    The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury will showcase its charity and mission opportunities Sunday as part of the church’s Mission Fair.    Mission Sunday will start at 10:30 a.m. with a worship service featuring the Rev. Larry Bauerband and…

  • Sikorski, Thompson best choices for Hightstown

    EDITORIAL    For the second consecutive year, Hightstown voters should re-elect incumbent Democrats to Borough Council.    There is no contest when comparing Democrats Walter Sikorski and Patrick Thompson to Republican challengers Jim Jurgens and Paul Byrne. Mr. Sikorski and Mr. Thompson each bring a year of distinguished service with them. Mr. Jurgens at times seems uninspired…

  • Twin Rivers woman pens health-care book

    "The New Underground Railroad: Health Care Warriors," co-authored by Audrey Ignatoff concerns health-care reform. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — A Twin Rivers advocate for health-care reform hopes to spark a new human rights movement with the release of her latest book.    "The New Underground Railroad: Health Care Warriors," co-authored by Audrey Ignatoff of Twin…