Category: archives

  • Tales from ‘tear-down city’

    As yet another home on Edgerstoune Road in Princeton is sold and torn down, residents voice dismay, concern. By: Jennifer Potash    A little more than a decade ago, the stretch of Edgerstoune Road just past The Hun School of Princeton was lined with well-kept but modest ranch houses and quiet two-story cottages.    But recently three…

  • For the Aug. 27 issue

    Patricia L. Hall, Diane Louise Brischler, John Guy Nolan, Mae Linda Hamnett, Charles E. Feese, George E. Leber Jr., Kathryn M. Marazzo, Edward Hummel Sr., Carl J. Kolczynski. Patricia L. Hall    WEST WINDSOR — Patricia L. Hall, 57, of West Windsor died on Saturday at her home.    Born in Cranbury, she was a lifelong area…

  • Aspiring to become an artist

    Gorgaud to feature watercolors by Bob Virgadamo By:Sarah Winkelman    Spires, rooftops and bell towers will be featured prominently in next month’s art exhibit at the Gourgaud Gallery.    Watercolor works done by Cranbury Arts Review Committee Chairman Bob Virgadamo will be unveiled Sept. 3 during the First Friday reception, which will be held from 6 to…

  • College students to ride free on NJ Transit for a week

       College students will be able to ride NJ Transit trains and buses free of charge Sept. 8 to 15.    The program is part of the agency’s effort to inform students of the benefits of using public transportation.    Students will only have to show a valid college identification to take advantage of the program.    In addition,…

  • Montgomery working to align its rules on signs

    Panel seeks to protect aesthetics while being fair to business interests. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — In an effort to make Montgomery more business-friendly, while at the same time protecting its aesthetics, the township is reviewing its sign ordinance.    On Tuesday, the township Sign Ordinance Subcommittee held a meeting to review its new proposed sign…

  • Not your typical summer camp

    East Windsor residents traveled to Poland to teach English at a Polish summer camp. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    EAST WINDSOR — Dutch Neck Road resident Audrey Rothbloom and her children told stories around bonfires, made friends and sang songs while gaining new perspectives of a distant nation and its people.    Ms. Rothbloom, her son Travis,…

  • Angered parent asserts girls’ teams are victims of discrimination

    Princeton Regional Schools accused of violating Title IX. By: Jeff Milgram    A parent has accused the Princeton Regional School District of discriminating against the Princeton High School girls’ softball teams by making them play on fields at Community Park School operated by the Princeton Recreation Department.    In a letter to Interim Superintendent Richard Marasco dated…

  • OBITUARY:Anna Kirsh Ostergaard

       Anna Kirsh Ostergaard, 81, of Cranbury, died Monday, Aug. 23, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Fords, she was a longtime Cranbury resident. Ms. Ostergaard was a Court Clerk for the Plainsboro Municipal Court. She retired in 1988 after many years of service.    Her husband, Magnus W. Ostergaard Jr., is deceased. She…

  • Montgomery approves Sourlands resolution

    A move by a number of towns to win designation as state Special Resource Area. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board unanimously approved a resolution Monday supporting the identification of the Sourland Mountains as a Special Resource Area in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan.    The 2001 State Development and Redevelopment Plan established…