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  • Borough is backed in garage lawsuit

    State Attorney General’s Office, NJ Future file supportive briefs, citing statewide ramifications of the suit. By: Jennifer Potash    The state Attorney General’s Office and a nonprofit organization that promotes smart growth land-use policies are seeking to intervene in support of Princeton Borough in the lawsuit against the downtown garage development, citing statewide ramifications of the…

  • Falcon boys scare Ahr in cross country

    By: Redd E. Patrick    It is starting to get fun for the Monroe High School boys cross country program.    Winners of zero meets three years ago, the always-improving Falcons have reached the point now where they can compete with some of the more well-respected schools in the Greater Middlesex Conference.    They’re not quite there yet,…

  • Letter: Let’s participate in local history

    To the editor:     Once again, historic Cranbury will be opening its doors to the public. On Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society will be sponsoring a house tour, which includes six historic houses, two churches, its museum and history center, and the Gourgard Gallery in…

  • School construction causes plenty of fallout

    Supporters and critics of the Princeton Regional Board of Education and Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn square off at school board meeting. By: Jeff Milgram    Supporters and critics of the Princeton Regional Board of Education and Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn squared off Tuesday night as teachers and some parents contended school construction is putting students in…

  • Fannie LaFlash McAlinden

       Fannie LaFlash McAlinden, 72, of West Trenton, died Wednesday at home.    Born in Finderne, she was a Hopewell resident for many years before moving to West Trenton.    She was leader of the Hopewell Valley Junior Garden Club, a member of the Hopewell Valley Garden Club, a volunteer for many years at the Hopewell Elementary School…

  • Payne’s motor keeps purring

    By: Ken Weingartner    Tim Payne has what football coaches call "good motor." It might be what’s needed to jump-start a Monroe High squad that fell to 0-2 with a 34-0 loss last Friday at Carteret.    Playing on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Falcons, Payne comes off the field only for certain special…

  • Letter: Monroe has first-rate emergency services

    To the editor:     I want to thank Mayor Pucci and Councilmen Irwin Nalitt and John Riggs for their leadership efforts in coordinating outstanding emergency services in Monroe Township. As a senior, I know firsthand the importance of dependable and responsible ambulance services.    In Monroe, the emergency medical technicians, as well as the volunteers, are…

  • Pole’s goal provides dramatic win for Monroe girls soccer

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ soccer team must include acting lessons in its practices, because the Lady Falcons went for a dramatic finish to Tuesday’s home game against South Plainfield. Junior Kari Pole broke a 1-1 tie with about three seconds left in regulation, saving her teammates from overtime.…

  • Monroe gaining status in field hockey

    By: Rich Fisher    The headline in Wednesday’s daily paper might be the best indication of how far the Monroe High field hockey program has come in just a short time.    It said simply "Metuchen upsets Monroe."    It is hard to remember when the word "upset" was placed before Monroe in a headline concerning field hockey.…