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  • Forum: Give planning power to counties

    Central Jersey Tranportation Forum wants counties to implement governor’s smart-growth agenda. By: David Campbell    The Central Jersey Transportation Forum has approved a plan to empower the counties to implement Gov. James E. McGreevey’s statewide smart-growth agenda.    "The governor looked to this forum for a recommendation," said John Coscia of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission,…

  • Township/borough merger proposed

    Borough Councilman Eugene Sarafin has suggested Hightstown become a village within East Windsor Township. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — What is the sound of 10,000 flushes?    The hum of an efficient machine.    To understand the true meaning of this, one would have to do what few seem willing to do — hear Councilman Eugene Sarafin…

  • Overtime loss ends MHS boys season

    Cougars nearly pull off 21st win By: Justin Feil    The Montgomery High boys’ basketball team understood well that there could be only one happy team at the end of the season. The Cougars knew too that they did not have an easy path to a Central Jersey Group II state tournament title.    To even reach…

  • ‘Pay-to-play’ ban readied in Montgomery

    Committee set to introduce limits on campaign contributions. By: Paul Sisolak    MONTGOMERY – In a step toward reforming campaign finance, the Township Committee was expected to introduce an ordinance Thursday that discourages "pay-to-play" practices on the municipal level.    The proposed ordinance would prohibit the township from hiring professional services providers who make monetary contributions above…

  • Russo the top coach in districts

    Hightstown’s Mike Russo was named the District 25 Wrestling Coach of the Year. By: Kyle Moylan    MOUNT HOLLY– Brandon Tyers earned a spot in Region VII action with his second-place finish in the District 25 Tournament, held this past weekend at Rancocas Valley.    While happy to be advancing, the Hightstown High wrestler was very aware…

  • Raiders send four wrestlers to Region 5 semifinals

    Gewain, Lynch, Detsis, D’Amelio win By: Rudy Brandl    Four Hillsborough High wrestlers advanced to the Region 5 semifinals with victories in Friday night’s quarterfinal round.    Senior Andrew Gewain (103), sophomore Kevin Lynch (125), junior Mike Detsis (135) and senior heavyweight Antonio D’Amelio won in four different ways to move on in the tournament. Saturday’s semifinal…

  • Tuition drives tax increase

    Special ed. hits school plan By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — Increasing special education and high school tuition costs are primarily responsible for a proposed 19.6 percent increase in school taxes and a cut in regular education programs.    The school board received approval from the Middlesex County superintendent’s office Thursday for a $10.24 million spending plan…

  • Organic ivy

    University student group gets active in the dining hall By: Amy Sennett    When hungry Princeton University students stop in the dining hall today, a new group on campus is asking them to think about more than "Would you like fries with that?"    Greening Princeton, a group of campus environmental activists formed just a year ago,…

  • Without Fanfare

    Mary Black, Ireland’s top-selling female vocalist, makes her debut at the State Theatre in New Brunswick March 14. By: Susan Van Dongen Since her early days playing in folk clubs in and around Dublin, Mary Black’s career has spanned more than 20 years and some dozen solo albums.    Like many American cities, rush-hour traffic in…