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  • Dean backers don’t cry in their beer after setback

    ‘Deaniacs’ watch Iowa returns at Triumph Brewing. By: Jennifer Potash    When New Jersey Democrats vote in a presidential primary this year, it will be in a season far removed from the current wintry mix of wind and ice.    The Garden State shares last-primary-in-the-nation status with Montana — both hold primaries on June 8.    But neither…

  • Museum exhibit to chronicle everyday life

    Cranbury History Museum displays donated items such as eighty-year-old cructches, children’s toys, and teapots. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The upcoming exhibit at the Cranbury History Museum is a hodgepodge of everyday objects that people have donated over the years.    Eighty-year-old crutches, teapots, children’s toys, a metal door latch and old farming trophies are among the host…

  • DISPATCHES: Government must do more to aid homeless

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Non-profit groups are doing more to aide the homeless than the government is. By: Hank Kalet    Back when I was about 20 I lived in a house on Route 1 with friends and worked at a local Mexican restaurant.    One of the men working there, a man in his 50s, was…

  • Bail set at $100K for indicted father

    Bail for East Windsor man accused of endangering the welfare of his children is set at $100,000 due to potential flight risk. By: Lauren Burgoon    EAST WINDSOR — A township man accused of endangering the welfare of his children is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on $100,000 bail.    State Superior Court Judge…

  • School district hires new leader

    After a yearlong search, East Windsor Regional Board of Education chooses Ronald E. Bolandi as the new district superintendent. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — The school district’s yearlong search for a new superintendent ended Tuesday as the Board of Education signed Ronald E. Bolandi to a three-year contract.    "I am looking forward to coming here.…

  • Hard to believe they’re just freshmen

    Cranbury’s Ryan and Teifer look like savvy veterans for PHS By: Rich Fisher    The way Princeton High coach Paul Merrow looks at it, John Ryan and Peter Teifer may be freshmen, but they are far from inexperienced when it comes to hockey.    Which is why Merrow is not overly surprised that the Cranbury duo has…

  • Interlocal police deal hits snag over billing

    Rocky Hill can’t figure out how much to pay South Bound Brook in traffic ticket revenues. By: Jill Matthews    Four months after implementing its interlocal police program with South Bound Brook, Rocky Hill has hit a bit of a snag.    While Borough Council members express satisfaction with the results of the program and the "buzz"…

  • SCI probe expands into more school districts

    West Windsor-Plainsboro and Cranbury districts also receive letters requesting information on administrators’ pay and benefits. By: Jeff Milgram    Two additional area school districts are being asked to supply the State Commission of Investigation with information on administrative expenses.    The K-12 West Windsor-Plainsboro School District and the K-8 Cranbury School District also received letters requesting the…

  • Hearing slated on Fischer purchase

    Township to explain why they want to purchase 53-acre Fischer property. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Residents will get to learn more about why the township is ready to pursue condemnation to acquire the 53-acre Fischer parcel on South Main Street.    The township will hold a public hearing on the matter Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the…