Category: archives

  • Letter: Land swap foes distorting truth

    To the editor:     I am a senior citizen and have lived in the retirement community of Clearbrook for 14 years. I am very disturbed by the rhetoric that I have been reading by those who are opposed to building a high school in Thompson Park.    Many of the objections are patently untrue. For example…

  • Stark revelation: Monroe field hockey is coming together

    By: Rich Fisher    Nicole Stark sensed things were coming together for the Monroe High field hockey team, and she got her proof on Wednesday.    The Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 home victory over South Brunswick, raising their record to 3-6.    "I don’t know if it was a big game for us…

  • Three boys charged with setting blaze

    Hightstown Borough youths charged with arson following fire at abandoned house on Wyckoffs Mill Road. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — Police charged three borough boys Monday with arson in connection with the fire that erupted at 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at an abandoned house on Wyckoffs Mill Road, police said.    Detective Ben Miller and a…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Oct. 3 issue Rescues and shelters better than pet stores To the editor:     So you’re thinking of getting a new puppy? You have heard a lot of stories about shelter animals being surrendered because of problems. Well, you are very wrong. There are many reasons animals end up in rescues and shelters.…

  • Goooals getting easier for PU men

    Spicer’s tally give Tiger soccer squad a tie with No. 17 Seton Hall By: Mike Newman    Princeton University men’s soccer coach Jim Barlow came into the current season with one thing on his mind — scoring goals. The Tigers, who struggled last year finding the back of the net, have not been able to break…

  • Grant aims to conserve Sourland region

    State smart growth grant aims to preserve area’s natural resources. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — A smart-growth effort aimed at protecting the Sourland Mountain’s natural resources is about to begin.    The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, through its Office of Smart Growth, will soon provide an $80,000 grant to a joint conservation project, according…

  • Senior glow is golden

    WW-P girls are first twice By: Justin Feil    Wednesday was a good day to be a senior on the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ tennis team.    Three veterans for the Pirates equaled Mercer County Tournament team champion Hun with two flights won. Victoria Vaynberg captured the first singles title that had eluded her last season,…

  • Raiders grind one out over MHS in boys soccer

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe High School boys’ soccer team has won its share of ugly games over the past few seasons, so maybe they were due to lose one. In a hard-fought physical contest this past Monday, the visiting North Brunswick Raiders walked off the field with a 2-1 victory, improving their record…

  • Bookworms: Quenching children’s thirst for reading

    LIFESTYLES By: Ashley Caudill    It almost seems like an impossible task — taming a potentially rowdy bunch of kids who have been going all day and are reaching a breaking point by late afternoon — but the staff at Better Beginnings Day Care Center in Hightstown, along with volunteers from Hadassah, seems to have the…