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  • Ram cheerleaders advance in state competition

    By: Rich Fisher    Diane Zippo kept the expectations low-key.    Which made the celebration full-blown.    For the first time in 16 years, the Hightstown Ram cheerleaders were entered in the Central Jersey Cheerleading Competition, hosted by the Central Jersey Pop Warner Association.    And it was worth the wait.    Competing in the 2A South Blue Large Novice…

  • Bidder to challenge auction

    Says deadline extension is illegal. By: Josh Appelbaum    The Township Committee postponed the final sale of the Barclay and Wright properties after one of the bidders said he would challenge the auction used to sell them because the deadline for bids was extended illegally.    Arthur Danser, who posted the highest bid for the Barclay north…

  • Janitor resigns amid charges

    Cranbury School janitor resigns after being arrested and charged with the possession of child pornography. By: Josh Appelbaum    A Cranbury School janitor facing federal child pornography charges has resigned his position effective Nov. 15.    The Board of Education unanimously accepted George Reilly’s resignation Tuesday.    Mr. Reilly, 48, a janitor at the school for 19 years,…

  • A new depression under Bush

    To the editor:     Everyone has heard that this is the most important election in our lifetimes. I would suggest that this is the most important election since 1932, when our country was in the Great Depression. Under George Bush, more jobs have been lost since the Depression.    When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, a…

  • DISPATCHES: Election should be referendum on Bush

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet President Bush should focus his campaign on the last four years, not on Sen. Kerry.    President George W. Bush apparently does not want the American public to look too closely at the last four years.    He has spent much of his time on the campaign trail and much of his campaign…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 22 Raids perpetuate ‘senseless cruelty’ To the editor:     Last week, in what by now has become a tragic and shameful ritual around Mercer County for some months, an invasion of two homes in Princeton by immigration agents took place with the cooperation of Princeton Borough police. Eight Hispanic males…

  • Grumet, Tigers dream of Ivy title

    PU women’s volleyball can take first-half lead with sweep By: Justin Feil    Lauren Grumet dreams of one day playing on the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour with Alex Brown.    For now, however, Grumet and Brown are chasing an Ivy League title with the Princeton University women’s volleyball team.    The two returning first-team All-Ivy players helped…

  • Falcons clinch berth in states

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Thanks to a 7-0 cakewalk over South Plainfield last Friday, the Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ soccer team has qualified for this year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament.    The win put the Lady Falcons over .500, and that turned out to be a good thing. It meant that Monday’s…

  • LETTERS: Republican ticket deserves support

    To the editor:     To the voters of South Brunswick, we are writing to support the candidacy of Ted Van Hessen, Roger Craig and Lynda Woods Cleary for the Township Council in South Brunswick. This team will bring a nice blend of experience and new ideas to the council.    Throughout the last decade Ted Van…