Category: archives

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 28

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 28 By: Downtown project shows good planning To the editor:     At long last, it appears as though Princeton will finally have a solution to its ever-present parking problem. Thanks to the courage and commitment of Mayor Reed and all the elected officials who led the gallant effort to improve…

  • Residents mixed on Barclay use

    Negotiations continue on Cranbury property By: Matt Kirdahy    Cranbury residents are mixed on what they would like to see done with the Barclay property.    The Barclay properties account for 190 acres in western Cranbury, 60 acres in Barclay North and 130 acres in Barclay South. Some residents say they want the land preserved, while others…

  • Barclay Brook loses a friend

    Head Custodian succumbs to illness By: Rebecca Tokarz    Friends and co-workers always knew they could count on John Colgate for just about anything. They said he would do his best to help them out and he always had a smile on his face while doing it.    "He frequently came to the rescue when the cars…

  • Letter: Public works did tremendous job

    To the editor:     While driving my daughter, Katie, to GEPA prep at the Cranbury School on Feb. 19, I couldn’t help but notice the amount of snow piled up along the side of the local streets. Huge piles of snow 8 feet to 10 feet high in some places.    The Cranbury Public Works crew…

  • Students learn African-American history from panel

    East Windsor Township Councilman Walter Daniels and high school business teacher Elaine Martin were among those to speak at HHS in honor of Black History Month. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Hightstown High School students Wednesday learned a different kind of local history during a panel discussion in honor of Black History Month, featuring teachers…

  • Model homes at The Village Grande at Bear Creek ready for spring delivery

    Active adult community offers instant gratification with immediate move-in to designer-decorated models Some model homes at The Village Grande at Bear Creek in West Windsor are being sold along with designer furnishings and decorator appointments.    The SGS Communities is welcoming spring in a ‘grande’ way with new homes at The Village Grande at Bear Creek…

  • New special-ed program will cut costs in WW-P

    But school budget projected to increase 4.3 percent. By: Gwen Runkle    Special education was the focus Tuesday night as the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education approved a preliminary budget for the 2003-2004 school year.    The board voted 6-1 with two abstentions to approve the draft budget for submission to the county superintendent of schools…

  • A community in mourning

    Cranburians in shock over fatal accident By: Matt Kirdahy    The prayers and thoughts of Cranbury residents are on one thing this week —the Kishyk family of Symmes Court.    Therese Kishyk, 42, and Stephen Kishyk, 11, died of injuries suffered in an accident 7 p.m. Sunday on Old Trenton Road. The two were returning home from…

  • Striving for even Better Beginnings

    The Hightstown-based nonprofit group received national recognition this month. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Luz Horta considered the possibility of winning and thought to herself, "This might be nice."    That was an understatement. She figured there was a chance, of course, but winning?    Well, it happened. And Ms. Horta got to change her sentiment from…