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  • EDITORIAL:No more bids: Get to work on police station

    EDITORIAL:Long-delayed construction must get back on track.    The Cranbury Township Committee has two choices.    It can redesign a proposed police station, setting the often-delayed project back even further, or it can decide to spend $328,000 more than it anticipated and go ahead with the project, which has been in the design stage since 2002.    When…

  • Bridgett honored to be Olympian’s coach

    Plainsboro resident guiding Dorival toward hurdles gold By: Justin Feil    Andre Bridgett has been able to produce successful results on the track at every turn, so it’s no surprise that an Olympian would want the Plainsboro resident as coach.    Dudley Dorival, a Ewing High graduate, has been working with Bridgett since November 1999 and the…

  • National council in spotlight again a year after big blackout

    Northeast said to be better prepared, but legislation is advocated. By: Gwen McNamara    A year ago, not too many people had ever heard of the North American Electric Reliability Council.    But after a massive blackout darkened much of the northeastern United States and parts of Canada last summer, the Plainsboro-based organization was thrust into the…

  • DISPATCHES: Jamesburg’s children need your help

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet:After-school activities at risk in wake of cuts. By:Hank Kalet    It has become a constant refrain, and an unfortunate one.    Jamesburg Mayor Anthony LaMantia is reaching out to the community in an effort to save something that should be a given in this day and age: Jamesburg’s after-school programs.    The Jamesburg PTA…

  • LETTER: Hannah & Mason’s, a culinary treat

    To the editor:    This past weekend, my husband and I had dinner at Hannah & Mason’s in Cranbury. We arrived without a reservation and had to wait 30 minutes due to the restaurant being filled to capacity at the time.    Boy, was it worth the wait.    Hannah & Mason’s is wonderful. The menu included unique…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Aug. 13 issue By: Anti-Semitic graffiti, reaction distresses township resident To the editor:     I am not in the habit of writing letters to the editor, but your lead article on anti-Semitic graffiti July 30 ("Anti-Semitic graffiti prompts pleas for tolerance") prompted me to make an exception in this instance.    In the first…

  • Fire companies get federal grants.

    Montgomery and Rocky Hill units get boost from Federal Emergency Management Agency. By: Jill Matthews    The Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 and the Montgomery Fire Department Company No. 2 have both received grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fire safety equipment and education programs.    The $34,200 Rocky Hill grant will…

  • Shopping plan gets the nod

    Planning Board approves center for Applegarth Road By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Developers are eyeing a new shopping center at the corner of Applegarth and Cranbury-Half Acre roads.    The Planning Board gave final approval July 29 to a proposal to build the center, according to Township Councilman John Riggs.    Mr. Riggs said the property is owned…

  • Snoring may be a sign of sleep apnea, a serious condition

    "Depending on how many times an hour a person actually is obstructing (the airway), he or she may not be get´ting any real sleep." By: Judy Shepps Battle    Do you or a loved one snore? You are not alone.    More than one-third (37 percent) of adults reports snoring "at least few times a week," while…