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  • Princeton Party candidates to host forum Monday

       Alan Hegedus and Mark Alexandridis, the Princeton Party candidates running for Princeton Borough Council, will host a town forum Monday.    The forum, at Borough Hall, starts at 7 p.m.    The focus of the gathering is why Borough Council needs nonpartisan and independent representation on the governing body. Other topics the candidates will address include the…

  • Congestion relief should be welcomed in region

    GUEST OPINION, Oct. 24 By: John P. Sheridan Jr.    The position of the mayors against the Route 206 bypass might be well intentioned but it is another in a long line of mistakes by elected officials in the region about transportation issues. During the 1960s, 70s and early 80s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s…

  • Monroe hopefuls talk development, taxes and ratables

    Candidates give their views on important election issues. By: Rebecca Tokarz and Al Wicklund    Editor’s note: The second of two stories on where candidates stand on the issues facing Monroe.    MONROE — Candidates agree that Monroe’s retirement communities are an asset to the community, but some see the future of PRCs differently.    This week, in…

  • District hires vice principal

    James Griffin will becomes new MTHS vice principal. By: Rebecca Tokarz    MONROE — The school district hired one of its own Monday to fill an assistant principal vacancy at the high school.    James Griffin, the Monroe Township High School social studies chairman, will replace Robert O’Donnell, K-12 supervisor for math and technology who also has…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Oct. 24 issue. Ettman’s comments were ill-informed To the editor:     It is disheartening to read statements by our school board president, Bruce Ettman, that No Child Left Behind was "designed to hurt public schools and promote tax breaks for parochial schools" ("HHS fails 11 parts of NCLB," Oct. 17). Portraying a major…

  • Hopefuls talk taxes, debt, HPAC

    Cranbury candidates discuss the issues. By: Matt Kirdahy    This year’s Township Committee candidates want to continue purchasing open space while staying below the debt ceiling and keeping property taxes stable.    These are just some of the issues facing Cranbury this year, as two incumbents and two challengers vie for two, three-year seats on the Township…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 24

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 24 By: Students will be true ambassadors To the editor:     The following letter was received by Gary Snyder, principal of Princeton High School:     It is now 17 years since our schools started an exchange program and every other year a group of students from both our schools crosses…

  • Press Forum: Health care

    What kinds of changes should be made in the way of health care in the United States? What kinds of changes should be made in the way of health care in the United States?

  • Borough’s waste plan puts sludge to use

    Hightstown Borough Council awards bid to turn waste into fertilizer or landfill cover. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — Most people never wonder what happens to the thousands of gallons of water and waste that is flushed down the borough’s toilets daily. But it’s something Borough Council members have to consider.    Borough Council awarded a bid…