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  • Children may help with park

    Council mulls having residents design Avenue K playground By:Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Children may have a say as to what a new Avenue K playground could look like.    The Township Council is considering hiring a firm that specializes in designing community playgrounds to help Monroe residents design, then build, a playground at the Avenue K…

  • Princeton will truly be buzzing this weekend

    REALITY CHECK, May 28 By: Dawn Cariello After a lengthy absence, they have returned to Princeton in droves. You’ll probably hear the interlopers before you see them, since they maintain a deafening decibel level. But see them you will, as there is no escaping their overwhelming numbers.    Local reaction to their presence varies. Some find…

  • What’s cooking?: Chef concocts culinary career, contributes to the community

    Lifestyle By: Ashley Caudill    East Windsor resident Anne Lumberger was recently named Chef of the Year, but her initial foray into the culinary world had little to do with awards and accolades.    "I wanted to learn how to make a really good pie crust," said Ms. Lumberger, 53, who lives on Geraldine Road with her…

  • NPDC safety issues spur Montgomery petition drive

    Residents want the governor to take action. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — Frustrated with the safety conditions at the former North Princeton Developmental Center and the lack of progress in the potential purchase of the state-owned property by the township, a group of area residents have decided to take the matter into their own hands.…

  • Sarah E. Spangenberg

       Sarah E. Spangenberg, of Whittier, N.C., formerly of Lake Ariel, Pa., and Hopewell, died Sunday at the home of her son in Whittier    She was the widow of Samuel M. Spangenberg, who died in 1980.    Daughter of the late James and Maryanne Smithard Padfield, she was a member of the Elmhurst Presbyterian Church and the…

  • MHS golf moving up

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe High School golf program is on the rise.    A struggling program just three years ago, coach Pete Lopresti’s squad is starting to become quite established.    A year ago, the Falcons finished 15-1 and won the Blue Division title of the Greater Middlesex Conference.    Despite losing two keys players from…

  • Win sparks Falcons’ baseball hopes

    By: Ken Weingartner    If there was ever a game to give the Monroe High baseball team a good feeling about the future, it was last week’s win over South River.    The Falcons closed the year with a 6-5 victory, rallying from a 5-3 deficit in the seventh inning before winning on Anthony Viani’s RBI single…

  • Students inspired to write

    Visiting author speaks on the writing process By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    JAMESBURG — It takes a persistent pen to vanquish the "dragon of doubt." The creature opens its fiery mouth to frighten even seasoned writers and one children’s author offered words of encouragement to students who face it.    Visiting author Elvira Woodruff, of Martin’s Creek,…

  • Borough Council identifies more cuts, fee hikes

    Hours for metered parking, overtime ticket charges and sewer rates targeted for increases. By: Jennifer Potash    With a 14-cent increase in the municipal tax rate pending for Princeton Borough taxpayers, the Borough Council this week contemplated a host of service cuts and increased fees to lessen that burden and similar burdens predicted for next year.…