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  • Press Forum: Elections

    What are the most pressing issues in this year’s local elections? What are the most pressing issues in this year’s local elections?

  • Buckelew Day brings borough history to life

    Jamesburg celebrates its rich and exciting past. By: Rebecca Tokarz JAMESBURG — Dressed in Colonial War-era attire, Nelda Davis sat next to a spindle and began to transform sheared sheep’s wool into yarn, just like in the 1800s.    As she spun the wheel and strung the wool out in thin strands, she described the process…

  • Montgomery paving way to more bike-friendly roads

    Trying to promote cycling as an alternative to using the car. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY — Township officials are considering launching a new program by the end of the year to encourage bicycle friendliness.    The bicycle mobility plan, according to Mayor Louise Wilson, would tailor some township roads to bicyclists by adding new striping and…

  • Princeton schools hit by construction problems

    Opening week marred by incidents related to ongoing $81.3 million project. By: Jeff Milgram    Work-related problems have marred opening week at Princeton Regional Schools, which is in the midst of an $81.3 million project to expand and modernize its aging school building.    The problems include:    • Students and faculty at Community Park School were forced to…

  • Sept. 12, 12:45 p.m.: Rest in peace, Johnny

    The Man in Black will be missed. By: Hank Kalet    The music world has had a rough week. First, Warren Zevon succumbs to lung cancer and now Johnny Cash, country icon and rock and roll founder, has met his maker.    Cash died this morning of complications from diabetes, leaving behind nearly 50 years of remarkable…

  • Grading system changes could harm students

    EDITORIAL    Hightstown High School Principal William Roesch has proposed changing the school’s grading policy. A committee is expected to present a decision by February as to whether to expand the current alphabetic scale or convert to a numeric system. A drastic change in the grading system would be unnecessary and possibly detrimental to students seeking…

  • Police begin patrols of Rocky Hill streets

    South Bound Brook officers issued eight summonses and made one arrest on first day. By: Paul Sisolak    ROCKY HILL — After being approved early this week by the Rocky Hill and South Bound Brook borough councils, a new police patrol program took to Rocky Hill’s streets Wednesday morning.    The shared-services program brings in South Bound…

  • Council candidate drops out of race

    Republican candidate withdraws from Hightstown Council election race because he is no longer a resident of the borough. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — Republican candidate Arthur Wilton withdrew Wednesday from the election race for Borough Council. Mr. Wilton was running, along with Andrew Keller, against Democratic incumbents Larry Quattrone and Dave Schneider.    Mr. Wilton currently…

  • Sept. 11 wounds still fresh for victims’ family, friends

    West Windsor holds candlelight procession to township memorial site. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Weaving down one lane of Clarksville Road, about 100 people made their way to the township’s Sept. 11 memorial in the Ron Rogers Arboretum on Wednesday.    The candlelight procession, which began at the Municipal Building, was a mix of young…