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  • Town lowers speed limits

    Speed limits lowered on parts of Gravel-Hill Spotswood Road, Mounts Mills Road and Federal Road. By: Matthew Kirdahy    MONROE — The Monroe Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance reducing the speed limit on a portion of Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road from 40 mph to 35 mph, Wednesday.    The change covers Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road from Route 522…

  • Percival

    "Percival," a 3-1/2-month-old declawed and neutered male cat, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Percival" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Churches will share story of Easter

    Christians prepare to renew faith at Easter services. By: Sarah Winkelman    On Sunday, Christians around the world will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.    At local churches, clergy members will be preaching a message of renewed hope and faith to their congregations, drawing from the story of the resurrection of Christ three days after…

  • Alaya hopes to be role model for Viking softball players

    By: Rich Fisher    Cristina Alaya loves kids, loves teaching and loves softball.    And if that’s not enough to qualify her as the right person to take over the Cranbury School softball team, consider what she thinks is imperative about being a coach.    "I think that being a good role model for the kids is very…

  • Volunteer saves Cranbury yard sale

    Local woman will coordinate annual Evans Tract event. By: Sarah Winkelman    The torch has been passed. Come the end of April, bargain-hunters will be able to fan out across one township neighborhood to look through boxes of books and old clothes in search of a great deal or hidden treasure.    That is because the annual…

  • Rocky Hill adopts $928,560 budget

    Tax rate, after remaining stable for seven consecutive years, may increase next year. By: Jill Matthews    ROCKY HILL — The Rocky Hill Borough Council adopted a $928,560 budget at its meeting Monday night.    The adopted budget is approximately 3 percent smaller than the 2003 budget.    The borough tax rate will remain the same for the…

  • Jamesburg candidates say district needs more aid

    Unopposed incumbents say state aid is not up to par. By: Joseph Harvie    JAMESBURG — Upset with a minimal increase in state aid, members of the Board of Education that are seeking re-election say they are in full support of the $10.5 million 2004-2005 district spending plan.    Patrice Faraone, Thomas Bodall and Michael Tehan have…

  • OBITUARIES, April 9, 2004

    Jacob C.E. Dekker, Edwin A. Goldberg, Peter S. Hirsch, Leela V. Manerikar, Charles T. Conlon, Virginia D. Karchere, Edith P. Peiser, Lynne Stansfield, William Giannotta. Jacob C. E. Dekker Professor emeritus at Rutgers     Jacob C. E. Dekker of Princeton died Saturday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 82.    Born in Hilversum, Netherlands,…

  • PHASE THREE: Random thoughts at springtime

    PHASE THREE By Arnold Bornstein: Sports predictions, thoughts of the shore and other springtime thoughts. By: Arnold Bornstein    Weather is playing catch- up     Spring weather hasn’t caught up yet to the opening of the baseball season, as well as to all the other aspects of what we consider springtime in the Northeast. As we…