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  • Borough wants pay-to-play law

    Hightstown Borough is looking to institute a ban on the practice of rewarding political contributors with municipal contracts. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough lawmakers are calling for a measure that will ban political contributions to locally elected officials by companies interested in doing business with the borough.    The measure is in step with an…

  • TANGENTS: Things I like, but my friends – and my wife – don’t

    The music, food and apparel that our news editor and his wife disagree on. By: John Saccenti    Sometimes I wonder what it is people see in me. I don’t mean to say I’m unlikeable, in fact, I find myself very charming, even despite the many personality and behavioral shortcomings that I, like everyone else, have.…

  • Twin Rivers resident gets borough police scholarship

    Hightstown High School graduate Alexander Wood receives scholarship given to a student pursuing a career in politics. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough police have bestowed their fifth annual scholarship to a 2004 Hightstown High School graduate pursuing a career in politics.    Alexander Wood of Howsington Place was presented the Police Department’s $500 scholarship on…

  • Municipal Alliance auction to aid children

       The Montgomery/Rocky Hill Municipal Alliance is sponsoring an art auction on Friday, Oct. 29, that will benefit the community’s children.    The art auction fund-raiser will be held at the Montgomery Middle School. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple and include admission, desserts and coffee. The auction will feature art in all media…

  • EDITORIAL: Local issues are focus of our coverage

    EDITORIAL: Residents are encouraged to send questions for candidates to the Cranbury Press.    There are just 39 days until Americans across the country walk into their voting booths.    That doesn’t leave a lot of time for prospective voters to get a handle on the issues, understand where the candidates stand and then make up their…

  • Tigers Rich-er after frustration

    Senior keeps PU men’s soccer focused on improving By: Justin Feil    Ryan Rich is determined to make this season different for the Princeton University men’s soccer team.    The Tigers have started off in the right direction at 3-1-1, highlighted by a 2-2 tie with 18th ranked South Carolina at the Penn Invitational on Sunday.    While…

  • Gospel, Soul and Opera

    From traditional opera to gospel to Broadway, Three Mo’ Tenors have delighted fans worldwide with their diverse music. By: Susan Van Dongen Three Mo’ Tenors (and director Marion Caffey) perform at McCarter Theatre Sept. 28.    Opera really needs to bring its casting concepts into the 21st century — especially for African-American tenors — according to…

  • For the Sept. 24 issue

    Eunice A. Matheson, Joan Ellen Sheridan, Adeline T. Zaitz, Josephine Paluzzi, Martha A. Reid, Kitty Spector Sang, Donald Miller "Buck" Biddulph Sr., Walter T. Herrman Jr., James Joseph Hughes. Eunice A. Matheson    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eunice A. Matheson, 71, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Tuesday in Washington, D.C.    Born in Columbus, Mrs. Matheson raised her…

  • Forum on upcoming election slated at Mercer County College

    Panelists to dissect issues facing voters. By: Jennifer Potash    WEST WINDSOR — The war in Iraq, outsourcing of U.S. jobs to other countries and cultural issues such as gay marriage are all hot-button issues before an increasingly polarized electorate.    How will these issues play in New Jersey and will they drive Garden State voters to…