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  • DISPATCHES: Marriage ban at odds with Bill of Rights

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Secular and legal issues should be key to gay marriage debate. By: Hank Kalet    I received an e-mail the other day from an organization calling itself the American Pro-Family Network.    It said that the institution of marriage is under assault from "radical, un-elected federal and state judges" and calls on Americans…

  • Historian uncovers historic treasures

    Woodland gets a visit from town historian John Katerba. By: Joseph Harvie    MONROE — Did you know that Gen. George Washington spent the night before the Battle of Monmouth in Monroe?    Did you know that the Leni Lenape used Monroe, especially Thompson Park, as a resting point when traveling between the Jersey shore and their…

  • University donates money for new plaza

    Borough Council debates if $150,000 should be used to lower its costs or fund enhancements. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton University is donating $150,000 to the borough’s new downtown plaza, but Borough Council members have not come to an agreement on how the money should be spent — for already budgeted costs or to pay for…

  • Grand Opening of Orleans’ Homebuilders The Woods at Cream Ridge

    Orleans Homebuilders has opened a lavishly decorated model at its popular The Woods at Cream Ridge… Homebuyers looking for a combination of beautiful homes and a lovely country setting should visit The Woods at Cream Ridge soon.    Orleans Homebuilders has opened a lavishly decorated model at its popular The Woods at Cream Ridge community in…

  • ‘Chews’ Wisely for Healthy Digestion

    "Gorging, stuffing, and eating far beyond our hunger signal makes it harder to digest food… By: Judy Shepps Battle    Although Americans may spend significant time and energy planning healthy menus, rarely is the same attention given to the process of eating and digesting these meals. Yet maintaining good health largely depends on how we eat,…

  • Grooming a new generation of philanthropists

    Eighth-graders issue $7,200 in grants as part of training program. By: Jeff Milgram    Being a philanthropist is "not just writing a check," says Ricky Shechtel, who runs a philanthropic foundation with her husband, Andrew.    Philanthropists have to do their homework before writing the check, and to help train a new generation of philanthropists, Ms. Shechtel…

  • Peddie girls second at Eastern Championships

    By: Neil Hay    Although the Peddie girls’ swim team was unable to take home the team championship from last weekend’s Eastern Swim & Dive Championships at LaSalle College, the Falcons did take home something quite notable in its own right.    Annie Fittin, Megan Carlin, Caroline Kofol and Amywren Miller won the 200-yard medley in 1:45.03.…

  • PRESS FORUM: Gay marriage

    PRESS FORUM: Would you support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman? Would you support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman?

  • Alfred Tenenbaum

       Alfred Ira Tenenbaum, 82, of Monroe died Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Haven Crest Hospice in Coconut Creek, Fla.    He was born in Newark and lived in South Amboy, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Edison before moving to Monroe in 1988. He was a certified public accountant in a partnership with Eisner & Tenenbaum in Woodbridge for…