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  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Sept. 19 issue. Celebrating ignorance with John Bull symbol     It always amazes me on how we cloud the real history of why we formed a separate incorporated community from East Windsor for all the right reasons and why we don’t dissolve the corporation after 150 years for all the wrong reasons.    We…

  • Council accused of illegal meeting

    Hightstown Borough Council member accuses fellow council members of violating the Open Public Meetings Act. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — A member of Borough Council is accusing his fellow council members of violating the Open Public Meetings Act, also known as the Sunshine Law, by discussing possible redevelopment of the borough during a closed-door meeting.…

  • Storm winds, rain pound local region

    Effects of Hurricane Isabel keep police and emergency crews busy. By: Rob Heyman     Wind and rain from Hurricane Isabel as it made landfall in North Carolina yesterday may not have been as severe in New Jersey, but they were strong enough to keep police and road crews busy handling power outages and other problems…

  • Borough providing Milltown with 911

    Jamesburg dispatchers lend a hand to nearby town. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — Jamesburg Police Department dispatchers have been covering Milltown’s 911 emergency telephone calls for more than a month now and things have gone well, according to the police chiefs in both communities.    Under the terms of a three-year contract, Milltown will pay Jamesburg…

  • Local chambers won’t merge, will collaborate

    Organizations will start with the immediate formation of a joint committee on tourism. By: Melinda Sherwood    Concluding several weeks of talks that broached the possibility of a merger, the boards of directors of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce arrived at an agreement this week on the…

  • Suburban sprawl is a burden to us

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers    Recent reports point out that sprawl is bad for people’s health, wallets and waistlines.    Skeptics may say, "C’mon, how much of an impact can sprawl really be having on me?"    Would you believe you weigh 6 extra pounds because of sprawl?    Researchers at the National Center for…

  • Princeton Democrats to greet new members

    Event will feature talks by Tom Hartmann, a founding member of the organization, and Rich McClellan, the Mercer County Democratic Chairman.    The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will hold a new membership meeting Sunday.    The event, which starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center located behind Princeton Borough Hall, will feature talks by…

  • Dispatches: The problem is bias, not gay marriage

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Gay marriage is a smokescreen for the still-entrenched bias against gays and lesbians in our culture. By: Hank Kalet    The Episcopal church in America is facing a schism over its August decision to confirm a gay priest as a bishop.    The pope has come out and essentially threatened Roman Catholic elected…

  • Sibling swimmers at home in the water

    Ryan and Allison Kelly are medal-winning swimmers. By: Matt Kirdahy    Allison Kelly, 10, and her older brother Ryan, 13, aren’t average kids, and they have the medals to prove it.    These Cranbury residents have been swimming most of their life and even at such a young age, they can already consider themselves accomplished swimmers.    This…