Category: archives

  • Editorial: Yet another chance to use your crisis kit

    EDITORIAL: The best way to prepare in the event of an emergency? Don’t panic.    We should all know the drill by now.    As we braced ourselves for the possibility of a major hurricane striking the state Thursday, we were reminded of the laundry list of precautionary items we all should have on hand, in case…

  • Tests show arsenic on Wright tract

    Cranbury property comes up positive on soil tests. By: Matt Kirdahy    Soil tests show it’s time for a cleanup on the Wright South property.    Township Engineer Cathy Marcelli conducted the tests and found traces of arsenic and lead in the soil of the Wright South property, where the township intends to build a new baseball…

  • Officials seek ways to combat ‘McMansions’

    Panel begins discussions on how to ensure that houses are built in balance with those around them. By: David Campbell    Princeton officials are taking aim at "McMansions," those huge expansions and tear-down-and-rebuilds on small lots that can be the bane of neighbors.    On Wednesday, the Zoning Amendment Review Committee of the Princeton Regional Planning Board…

  • Letter: Mayor, council deserve credit for low crime rate

    To the editor:     I read with interest the latest crime statistics released by the State Police, and I was pleased to see that over a five-year reporting period, Monroe Township is the Middlesex County municipality with the lowest crime rate.    It is important to note that this distinction is due in part to the…

  • Sharansky brings human-rights message to Princeton

    Former Soviet dissident and political prisoner served nine years locked in solitary confinement for his Jewish and human rights activities in the Soviet Union. By: Jeff Milgram    Natan Sharansky, former Soviet dissident and political prisoner, sits at the head of the table in the library of Princeton University’s Center for Jewish Life, talking about his…

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, September 19 through Thursday, September 25. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Kindergarten learning made fun

    A look inside at Barclay Brook’s smallest students. By: Jamie Simpson    MONROE — Getting a good education is no laughing matter.    Unless, of course, you are a kindergarten student at Barclay Brook Elementary School.    "All of their curriculum is integrated into fun things for the kids to do," said Joyce Sinischalchi, a kindergarten teacher in…

  • Monroe boys soccer works OT to gain 3-0 start

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School boys’ soccer team is off to a good start for the 2003 season, even though it has had to play a few extra minutes to do so.    The Falcons edged Colonia 2-1 in overtime in the season opener last week, then kept things going with a…

  • Falcon field hockey in a learning frenzy

    By: Rich Fisher    In the early stages of the Virginia Gonzalez era, the Monroe High field hockey team is like a cultured art patron visiting a gallery.    Rather than stick their nose in the canvas and then move on, seeing a million paintings but getting nothing out of any of them, they take a step…