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  • Which Martin Luther King Jr. do we honor?

    GUEST OPINION, Jan. 17 By: Patrick W. Gavin    On Monday, the United States will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday, one of only two such days celebrated in name (Columbus Day is the other). We will hear stories of his battles with segregation, his eloquent speech in Washington and…

  • Club approval vote stands

    Religious extracurricular club ok’d. By: Al Wicklund MONROE — After an hour and 40 minutes of discussion involving more than 35 members of the audience, the Board of Education stuck to its decision to allow an extracurricular club with a religious base at Monroe Township High School.    The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a club that…

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    What is the most important legacy left by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.? What is the most important legacy left by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

  • ‘Dragnet’ reaches Princeton University campus

    INS registration order raises more concerns than problems. By: Jeff Milgram    He doesn’t think it will make the country one bit safer from terrorists, but Princeton University lecturer Dr. Zia Mian expects to register with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as part of the government’s attempt to keep track of men from 19 Arab…

  • Never a dull moment

    When she’s not running or kicking a ball, Meghan Farell is doing … well, something! By: Carolyn M. Hartko    While soccer may be Meghan Farrell’s primary sport, track seems like a better metaphor for her lifestyle. This senior scholar-athlete at Monroe Township High School is constantly on the go, from classes to clubs to sports…

  • Mary Campbell

       Mary Groendyke Campbell, 102, of Monroe Village, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, in the Monroe Village Healthcare Center.    Born in Dutch Neck, she was a resident of Cranbury for 54 years. She lived in Rossmoor from 1980 to 1990 and resided in Monroe Village since 1990. Ms. Campbell was a Bookkeeper for the Hightstown Trust Company,…

  • Baseball, America – One in the same

    GAME THEORIES by Scott Morgan    America at its best and worse is baseball.    For those who doubt that paradigm, consider the history of both entities: forged on hope, mired in corruption, made resolute by a stubborn need to do something dangerous and somehow make it work. All despite the fact that we are often out-manned,…

  • Former councilman eyes assembly seat

    Jamesburg politician seeks new Assembly position. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — Former Jamesburg Councilman Adam Bushman is seeking the Republican nomination for a bid for a state Assembly seat in the 14th Legislative District.    The 14th District, which covers Jamesburg, Monroe, Cranbury, Plainsboro and South Brunswick in Middlesex County and Hamilton and West Windsor in…

  • ETS wins $35 million contract

    To develop test for state’s third- and fourth-graders. By: Jeff Milgram    Educational Testing Service of Lawrence has been awarded a four-year, $35.3 million contract to develop standardized reading and math tests that will be given to New Jersey’s third- and fourth-graders starting this spring.    This would be the first time ETS has entered the field…