Category: archives

  • LETTER: Cable story was misleading

    To the editor:       Your article "Residents get say on cable deal" in the March 5 edition of The Cranbury Press is both incomplete and misleading.       In recounting the comments of speakers who took issue with Comcast’s policies and their so-called negotiations, comments made by Phyllis Magier, president of the The Ponds Condominium Association, were completely…

  • Show to feature crafters from near and far

    Cranbury Craft Show slated for this Saturday and Sunday at the Cranbury School. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Ulrike Schafer makes jewelry, but not the kind people find while window shopping in the mall or in catalogs.    Ms. Schafer experiments with clay and sells the handmade pieces under the product line Uniquely Yours.    People will find Ms.…

  • GUEST OPINION: Message of ‘Passion’ is universal

    GUEST OPINION: Jesus’ crucifixion, although bloody, is an expression of boundless love. By: Mary Julia Kephart    Aside from the content of the film, "The Passion of the Christ," the amount of attention, pro and con, it has received is noteworthy. It’s clear that "The Passion" stirs the heart. Some fear that its portrayal of the…

  • For the March 12 issue

    Walter Edward Wright, Richard A. (Rich) Grooms Jr., Dorothy M. Egan, Jean A. (Murawski) Hutchinson, John Julius Frudden, Elizabeth Z. Shuren. Walter Edward Wright    MONTROSE, Pa. — Walter Edward Wright, 61, of Montrose, Pa., died Sunday at home. Born in Trenton, he resided in Hightstown for most of his life.    He was a former Hightstown…

  • Reacting to school tax, Plainboro cuts local tax hike

    Municipal levy whittled from a 3-cent increase to a 1-cent increase. By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — The looming 14-percent hike in school taxes has spurred the Township Committee to lower its proposed municipal tax increase.    The $16.9 million budget introduced Wednesday now reflects a tax rate increase of less than a penny for 2004. The…

  • Leaders tried to keep taxes under control

    Editorial    It’s a tale of three budgets. Two have been skyrocketing and one has been steady as a rock. Each will cost taxpayers more this year, yet the people behind them deserve to be applauded.    The East Windsor Township Council has kept the municipal tax rate at 38 cents per $100 of assessed property value…

  • EDITORIAL: Monroe police need to alert the school district

    EDITORIAL: Cranbury School received news of Monroe abduction attempt before Monroe schools did.    There is something wrong at the Monroe Police Department.    How else can we explain that parents of children at The Cranbury School received news of a possible abduction attempt in Monroe three days before Monroe parents did.    The incident happened Feb. 24…

  • LETTER: Money should boost health care

    To the editor:       As a former Jamesburg Council Member I have always paid close attention to issues concerning senior citizens – specifically the issue of property taxes and how these costs impact a seniors’ ability to access affordable prescription drugs, drug plans and health care in general. When I speak to seniors in our community…

  • School board proposes budget eliminating positions

    Both East Windsor and Hightstown residents will see tax increases if proposed 2004-2005 school budget is approved. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — The Board of Education on Monday unanimously proposed a $69 million 2004-2005 budget carrying double-digit increases in the tax rates of both the borough and East Windsor.    The total marks a $4.3 million…