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  • Writers Seeking Writers

    Reading, writing and the spoken word take center stage at the Yardley-Makefield Library. By: Amy Brummer TIME OFF/AMY BRUMMER Joy Stocke and Ben Cake, editors of Bucks County Writer Magazine, a quarterly publication based in Doylestown, Pa., will be on hand for Writer’s Night at the Yardley-Makefield Library.    Even while discussing her job as editor…

  • Towns mixed on stadium

    Varied opinions among township mayors By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — An independent league baseball park, possibly headed to the south end of town on Route 33, is receiving mixed reactions from several towns near Monroe.    The mayor of Hightstown said the ballpark would help business in the area, and the mayor of Spotswood said the ballpark…

  • Experience keys hopes at regional

    PU baseball faces Virginia tonight By: Justin Feil    The Princeton University baseball team’s fourth trip to the NCAA Regionals in the last five seasons is a little different this time around.    "All the teams this year, it’s interesting, they’re all good teams as you can see by their number of wins," said PU head coach…

  • MHS reached Group III final

    Cougars shut down West Milford, 4-0 By: Justin Feil RAMSEY — Ladies Night may have come to an end in New Jersey, but not for the Montgomery High softball team. &nsp; The Cougars advanced to the Group III state championship with a 4-0 of West Milford in the Group III semifinals on Thursday. West Milford’s season…

  • PU to re-engineer engineering department

    Effort seeks a broader consideration of public policy and social, economic and environmental concerns.    Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science is planning to reshape the way engineering teaching and research is done.    Recognizing the profound effect that technology has on nearly every aspect of life, the Princeton vision for engineering calls for greater…

  • Ice cream devotees seek to save West Windsor parlor

    Lick It is in the way of a proposed PNC Bank building. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Residents are pressing Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh to use his influence to save it.    Township Council members joked they would dig into their own pockets to fund its relocation.    Students are circulating petitions to stop its doors from…

  • Viking track teams win county crowns

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury School track and field program climaxed its season with unprecedented success, as both the girls and boys teams won the Greater Middlesex Conference Division II Championship title at Crossroads Middle School in South Brunswick last week.    Both teams combined for over 25 medals while setting new meet and school records.…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the June 4 issue. Rubber is hazardous; playground activity unruly To the editor:     The following was sent to Twin Rivers Physical Properties Manager Tom Curry, with copies sent to board of directors President Scott Pohl and some Twin Rivers Drive North residents:    In reference to our numerous conversations regarding the fire in the…

  • Montgomery school, town officials forge joint plans

    Traffic signal, shared services, fate of NPDC site, school funding discussed. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee and Board of Education used a joint meeting on Tuesday to reaffirm their support for each other in tackling issues such as the former North Princeton Developmental Center and increased state aid for the school district.…