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  • Vandals target Scout projects

    Eight nesting boxes along the walking path on Cranbury Brook and West property destroyed. By: Sarah Winkelman    Completing an Eagle Scout project and receiving the Eagle Scout badge is the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve. The projects involve countless hours of hard work and dedication, resulting in something the entire community can share.…

  • LETTER: Celebrate history at the museum

    To the editor:     This year’s Preservation Week will be observed May 3 through May 9. Its theme is "New frontiers in preservation" and is particularly appropriate for Cranbury in the light of its dedication to open space and farmland preservation — new frontiers indeed.    Cranbury’s heritage is not only its historic buildings, sites and…

  • On the Bridge

    Poem By: Shannon Potash    I was laying on a bridge, a broken bridge    With only the sound of the leaves rustling around me    Then I heard some children playing and some baby animals gathering food,    And the pleasant sound of bird chirping.    Then, the most beautiful sound I had ever heard, the comforting sound of…

  • Girl Scouts go global with card exchange

    Troop 1529 receives 47 postcards from places such as Hong Kong, Australia, Deleware and South Dakota. By: Sarah Winkelman    Hong Kong, Australia, Italy, Delaware, South Dakota and Alabama. These are just some of the places Junior Girl Scout Troop 1529 received postcards from during the annual postcard exchange in celebration of World Thinking Day.    The…

  • Minneapolis power company moving to West Windsor

    NRG Energy to relocate corporate headquarters to Carnegie Center. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Add one more to the list.    Numerous businesses already have their corporate headquarters in the area, and now after Tyco International’s move to the township, yet another company has decided to call West Windsor home.    NRG Energy Inc., a wholesale…

  • PU grad Mooney living out goal

    New Air Force coach remembers Tiger roots By: Justin Feil    When Chris Mooney was hired to replace Joe Scott as Air Force head men’s basketball coach, one of the first people to call him was Pete Carril.    Carril, who built his Hall-of-Fame credentials in 29 seasons as Princeton University head coach, just wanted to congratulate…

  • Sidewalk plan moving forward

    Cranbury Township awards contract for sidewalk repairs and new sidewalk on Cranbury Neck Road. By: Sarah Winkelman    The township is one step closer to repairing downtown sidewalks and installing a sidewalk on Cranbury Neck Road.    On Monday, the Township Committee awarded contracts for the repairs and construction.    Berto Construction Inc. of Rahway was awarded a…

  • Low interest rates spur Princeton Township refinancing

    Committee OKs $3.1 million refunding bond ordinance. By: David Campbell    Taking advantage of low interest rates, the Princeton Township Committee undertook more than $3 million in debt refinancing Monday night.    "It’s like refinancing your home mortgage," said township Chief Financial Officer John Clawson of the committee’s 4-0 vote, with Mayor Phyllis Marchand absent, to approve…

  • For the April 30 issue

    Mildred M. Davison, Ann Beverly Dzurinko, Max Silverstein, Neal S. Hawk. Mildred M. Davison    HIGHTSTOWN — Mildred M. Davison, 91, died Friday, April 23 at home.    Born in Cranbury, she was a Hightstown resident for more than 70 years.    She was a member of the Autumn Club (president emeritus, four times); Order of the Eastern…