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  • Seminar to offer financial aid tips

    Information about saving money on college tuition will be presented during free seminar at Twin Rivers Library. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — Local parents must enjoy paying too much for college tuition because, according to Cranbury Manor resident Kevin Simme, 90 percent of them are missing out on thousands of dollars in financial aid…

  • From wine sellers to wine growers

    Local family opens first Mercer vineyard. By: Matt Kirdahy    At dusk, the sun beamed on a 6-acre crop of grapes planted on a 16-acre vineyard in Robbinsville. About 1,600 plants, just weeks away from harvest, lined the property in rows marked by lettered and numbered plates at each end.    From a large white barn overlooking…

  • Letter: Planning foresight keeping things low

    To the editor:     In praising the quality of life here in Monroe Township, we are reminded that this has been achieved while having one of the lowest municipal property tax rates in Middlesex County.    And if we speaking of "low," we also have the lowest crime rate.    But perhaps the most significant "low" of…

  • Having Her Say

    When Emily Mann is not winning awards for directing plays and heading up McCarter Theatre, she is garnering accolades for her scripts. By: Ilene Dube TimeOff 25th anniversary event Related Story: Literary All Stars Staff photo by Frank Czajkowski When Emily Mann is not winning awards for directing plays and heading up McCarter Theatre, she…

  • Cherry Hill Road bridge closed until November

    By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Construction of a new bridge on Cherry Hill Road will not be completed until November, according to a Somerset County engineer.    The new two-lane bridge was tentatively scheduled to open Tuesday, but factors such as weather delayed construction at the site, said engineer John Kendzulak.    "They thought they’d get done…

  • Drought of funds for Green Acres purchases starving towns

    SPECIAL REPORT: Officials worry state program is losing pace with conservation efforts. By: David Campbell    A reduction in the flow of grant money from the state Green Acres program has raised concern among area officials that the state program is losing pace with conservation efforts — and fueled speculation about whether the system is broken,…

  • Renovations crowd West Windsor’s municipal staff

    Lower level of municipal building is being completely gutted to eliminate a mold problem and reorganize space. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Space is at a premium these days in the township Municipal Building.    Lingering mold and upcoming renovations to the lower level of the building have forced the planning, zoning and construction departments…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 3

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 3 By: Residents still stuck in the mud To the editor:     The Jefferson Road-Humbert drainage project has been going on for nearly seven months despite the fact that we were assured the project would last three to six weeks. We have been living in mud when it’s wet and…

  • New PHS principal savors calm before construction storm

    Gary R. Snyder spends first day meeting people and popping unannounced into classrooms. By: Jeff Milgram    On the wall of his office, right where he can see it from his desk, Princeton High School’s new principal, Gary R. Snyder, has placed a plaque of a baseball player. The plaque bears the inscription "Keep Your Eye…