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  • George Dorn

       George Dorn, 87, died Thursday, July 24, at his home.    Born in South River, he resided in Monroe for the past 48 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II.    His wife, Gladys Dorn, died in 1974. He is survived by two daughters, Julia Robertson of Monroe and Susan Stanely of Pennsylvania; five…

  • National Night Out to be held

    East Windsor Township to take part in National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday, Aug. 5. By: David Pescatore    EAST WINDSOR — The township will celebrate the 20th annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the police station.    New Jersey Radio 101.5 and the Hightstown High School…

  • State funding limits schools’ independence

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 1    Last October, when Gov. James E. McGreevey announced his plan to merge the state’s three public universities into a single, integrated system, much of the knee-jerk opposition came from faculty and administrators who argued that such a move would strip the schools of their autonomy.    As independent institutions, each of New…

  • WW panel poses bike path as way to beat Route 1

    Task force believes best place to cross highway would be south of existing Dinky bridge. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — Ken Carlson, a 10-year township resident, loves to ride his bicycle to work every day, but crossing Route 1 to get to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Hopewell Township always proves troublesome.    He currently battles other…

  • School work on schedule

    Cranbury classrooms should be ready to go on September 4. By: Al Wicklund CRANBURY — Both of Cranbury’s school construction projects are on schedule.    Classrooms should be ready for use when the instructional year begins Sept. 4.    School Business Administrator Brian DeLucia said Thursday the seven new classrooms in the school expansion project are expected…

  • Town gambles with success of school plan

    EDITORIAL: Township should not wait to apply for state approval of a new high school site.    Mayor Richard Pucci and the Monroe Township Council are taking a dangerous gamble.    They are waiting until after voters determine the fate of a Dec. 9 referendum to apply to the state for approval of a plan to swap…

  • Brace yourself for an electric sticker shock

    EDITORIAL    Friday is D Day for New Jersey’s electric utility industry — the day full deregulation takes effect after a four-year period of not-so-promising transition.    In 1999, the Legislature approved, and Gov. Christine Todd Whitman signed, a much-heralded bill that would phase out regulation of the rates New Jersey’s electric utilities charge their industrial, commercial…

  • Two area Chambers set merger talks

    Princeton Regional and Greater Mercer organizations see benefits in combination. By: Melinda Sherwood and George Frey    Board members of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce will meet in the next few weeks to discuss a merger of the two organizations, according to Karen Jezierny, vice chairman of…

  • Hot work, for science’s sake

    Princeton University’s last glassblower plays vital role for researchers. By: Jeff Milgram    Michael Souza plays with fire.    It is with a gas flame that can top 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit that Mr. Souza turns glass tubes and fittings into complicated instruments.    Mr. Souza is Princeton University’s only scientific glassblower and his domain is a crowded basement…