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  • Re-enactments enliven Rockingham

    225th anniversary marked by tracing Gen. Washington’s route to Battle of Monmouth. By: Paul Sisolak    FRANKLIN — George Washington was doing everything but sleeping at the Rockingham house Tuesday afternoon as celebrations continued in observance of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth.    State officials, history buffs, and re-enactors — one portraying the general…

  • Fatal crash shuts circle

    Monroe driver, 82, dies after Rt. 130 accident. By: Matt Kirdahy    A two-car accident at the Cranbury Circle killed one Monroe man and injured two women last week.    According to police, David Shuster, 82, of Edinburgh Drive in Monroe was trying to cross Route 130 from the circle when his car was hit by a…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the June 27 issue By: Dead cat was not the point of letter To the editor:     I recently wrote a letter appearing on this page concerning the death of my cat and the traffic on Stockton Street. An East Windsor resident penned a reply in which she opined that blaming the incident on…

  • Four-foot height required for animal feeders in township

    Committee modifies ‘no-feed’ ordinance to comply with court recommendation. By: David Campbell    Following recommendations by Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg, the Princeton Township Committee on Monday night approved amendments to the municipality’s ordinance banning the feeding of deer.    The modified no-feed regulations now require township residents who wish to feed animals other than deer to…

  • Borough wants two new water towers

    Hightstown’s council introduced a $1 million bond ordinance for one new tower; a second one may be built later. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — Citing the need for more water reserves, the Borough Council has proposed borrowing $1 million for a new water tower, with a second tower planned for the future.    The council introduced…

  • Monroe’s streak of division titles came to an end in girls track

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    For the first time in several years, the Monroe Township High School girls’ track team does not have a division title at the head of its accomplishments for the 2003 season. The Lady Falcons moved up into the Greater Middlesex Conference’s White Division this spring, and ended up being second in…

  • Afran considers run for Congress

    Former Green Party candidate ponders run against Holt on Republican ticket. By: David Campbell    Civil-rights attorney Bruce Afran is considering a run for U.S. Congress as a Republican.    He said he is forming an exploratory committee and is likely to announce his intent to run within about two weeks.    Mr. Afran, who ran on the…

  • Storms set back work on Bear Brook Road

    Harsh winter, swampy spring delay Toll Brothers. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — The harsh winter and swampy spring have hampered developer Toll Brothers’ work on reconstructing Bear Brook Road.    "A substantial amount of work has been done, but we’re not as far along as I’d have liked to see us at this point in…

  • ‘Oh, The Places We’ll Go’

    Hightstown High School conferred 320 diplomas to the Class of 2003. By: David Pescatore    TRENTON — The Hightstown High School Class of 2003 celebrated its commencement on June 19 in front of about 2,000 "fans" at Sovereign Bank Arena.    The graduates-to-be paraded through archways on either side of the stage as their faces were shown…