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  • Sophomore getting fill of swimming at Hun

    Philhower is top sprinter for Raiders By: Justin Feil    Without it’s own pool, the Hun School swimming team only has one hour of practice per day. It’s not enough for any serious swimmer, let alone a water-sport lover like Andrew Philhower, but you won’t hear him complaining.    "Short practices, I kind of like them," said…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Jan. 23 issue. Resident still waiting for writer to apologize To the editor:     It has been several weeks since flyers were delivered to every resident in Twin Rivers denouncing the "person(s)" who were responsible for putting bogus parking violation notices on vehicles in the community. Within hours, a letter written by Linda…

  • Auditions set for Local Stars

    Mighty Oaks Players seek local talent for March performance. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Mighty Oak Players, the community theater group of Monroe Township, will begin auditions for its annual musical show Tuesday, 7 to10 p.m., in Monroe Township High School’s Richard P. Marasco Center for Performing Arts.    Auditions are for "Local Stars 2004,"…

  • Falcons fly high when it counts

    Monroe’s boys bowling team tops JFK to tie for first place By: James McKeever    Monroe’s boys bowling team knew how important Tuesday’s match against J.F. Kennedy was long before the players stepped onto the lanes and Brunswick Zone Carolier.    Trailing JFK by one game in the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division standings, the Falcons needed…

  • Area woman dies in crash

    Collision kills pregnant driver. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    JAMESBURG — A pregnant Stevens Avenue woman died Wednesday after a truck crossed the center line and collided with her car on Blackhorse Lane in South Brunswick, police said.    The 8-month-old male fetus she carried also died in the crash and a passenger was left in critical…

  • Maggie Miller

       Margie (Sklar) Miller, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, at University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Newark, she lived in Newark, Irvington and then Maplewood before moving to Monroe three years ago. She was employed as a bookkeeper for Bagels 4 U in Springfield.    She was the mother of Leigh Luzzo and Amy Cito; mother-in-law…

  • PDS’ road to title goes through publics

    Steady Pepperman helps Panthers top PHS boys’ basketball By: Bob Nuse    With each passing game, the Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team is looking more and more like a contender for a state Prep B championship.    The Panthers cleared one hurdle in their continuing road of improvement on Wednesday when they posted their first win…

  • DEA busts drug ring in Plainsboro

    Members of a Columbian drug cartel operated out of apartment, officials say. By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration tracked members of an alleged Colombian drug cartel to a Pheasant Hollow Drive apartment last week.    Three native Colombians living in Plainsboro were indicted and arrested in connection with a trafficking organization that…

  • Arts Council garners county cultural grant

    Cranbury Arts Council recieves $3,050 from Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The Cranbury Arts Council will have some help this year when it’s time to pay bills.    The council received a grant for $3,050 from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission.    The heritage commission awarded its 2004 Local Arts Grants…