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  • Sayreville ties MHS

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    After a week off due to a combination of rain and religious holidays, the Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ soccer team was finally back in action this past Tuesday. Unfortunately, the outcome was a disappointing 1-1 tie with Sayreville, and both goals came off set pieces.    Junior midfielder Raven Chiara…

  • Rescue squad hopes to boost blood supply

    Cranbury First Aid Squad blood Drive set for Saturday at 68 Maplewood Avenue. By: Josh Appelbaum    There aren’t many times people have the chance to save the lives of three people at once.    Ann Smith of the Cranbury First Aid Squad said giving blood can do just that, and in only about an hour. She…

  • Gatherings at Lawrenceville connects home owner with community

    Gatherings at Lawrenceville, by Beazer Homes, is an intimate community of carriage homes bordered almost entirely by woods in the heart of central New Jersey Gatherings at Lawrenceville, by Beazer Homes, is an intimate community of carriage homes bordered almost entirely by woods in the heart of central New Jersey.    Among the best places to…

  • ‘You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train’

    The New Jersey Film Festival screens this documentary about historian and political activist Howard Zinn. By: Elise Nakhnikian You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train.    One of the first academics to champion social justice and multiculturalism and challenge their colleges to do the same, Howard Zinn was PC before PC was cool. He was…

  • Environmental panel splits with Princeton elected officials over Route 92

    Commission wants borough and township to reconsider endorsement of the long-delayed roadway. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Environmental Commission would like Princeton Borough and Princeton Township to reconsider their endorsement of long-delayed Route 92.    At the commission’s meeting Wednesday night, members met with Ridgeview Road resident Lincoln Hollister, a local opponent of the controversial project,…

  • Shoppers love it; and so do the criminals

    Nassau Park is not the ususal police beat. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — They built it, and the people came.    Since 1995, thousands upon thousands of shoppers have crowded the Nassau Park shopping center off Route 1 in their daily quest to find a good sale, a cool gadget or their favorite groceries at…

  • Column: Nuse Sense

    Back to School advice By: Bob Nuse    In the spirit of the opening of school and the Back to School Night programs that come with the start of the academic year, we offer our own version of Back to School Night. Or if you are reading this during the day, Back to School Day.    Here…

  • Weathering the storm

    An island vacation for two local residents turned into a standoff against Hurricane Ivan. By: Kyle Moylan    Whether on TV or in the newspapers, most people have seen pictures of Hurricane Ivan in action. According to longtime friends Judy Guzy and Grace Moylan, however, one had to be in its path to appreciate the sound…

  • Former detective investigates his family tree

    Hightstown native, Richard S. Hutchinson, to return to deliver Historical Society talk on genealogy and DNA. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — In 1970, Richard S. Hutchinson found a book in the rafters of his newly purchased Stockton Street home that inspired a hobby and ignited a 35-year quest.    The book — a genealogical memorial written…