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  • EDITORIAL: Approve open space trust fund

    Press editorial board offers up reasons to vote yes    Voters will get the chance Tuesday to make the future of Monroe a little greener.    By supporting the creation of a dedicated open space fund, voters will guarantee that the township has yet another tool to use when it comes to preserving open space.    The proposed…

  • Preservation urged at project sites in Montgomery

    Open space advocates say properties on Dutchtown-Harlingen Road would be important additions to the township’s preserved lands. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — A pair of unrelated informal applications to build more homes along Dutchtown-Harlingen Road brought neighbors and open-space advocates to Monday night’s township Planning Board meeting.    Representatives of TJC Homes presented an application to…

  • Christina Kulczycki

       Christina L. Kulczycki, 53, of Jamesburg, died Monday, Oct. 28, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division.    Ms. Kulczycki was born in Bayonne, where she lived for a few years, later moving to Iselin before moving to Jamesburg, where she lived most of her life.    She was a beautician and substitute teacher for the…

  • University spans the design spectrum

    Frank Gehry library and gothic-style dorm in the works. By: Jeff Milgram Photo courtesy of Princeton University Model above shows an early proposal for the Frank Gehry-designed science library to be built at Washington Road and Ivy Lane, near Fine Tower.    Two major construction projects will alter the Princeton University landscape in the next few…

  • MONROE: Tales of the Jersey Devil and pirates

    Following a holiday tradition By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Ken Helsby, a museum educator with New Brunswick’s Cornelius Low House and a graduate of Monroe Township High School, came home Tuesday to spin tales of New Jersey lore in tune with Halloween themes.    Mr. Helsby, speaking at the Monroe Township Senior Center, focused on some…

  • McGuire’s dedication pays off

    Senior lineman helps South football in push for playoffs By: Bob Nuse    Brian McGuire has always enjoyed sports. But this past summer he decided to put all of his energy into preparing for just one.    "I went to four football camps this summer," said the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior, who attended camps at Princeton…

  • District cuts school staff

    Budget shortfall blamed for staff, teacher layoffs in Jamesburg. By: Nick D’Amore and Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The Board of Education has laid off four teachers, an administrator and three other full-time workers as part of an effort to close a $228,000 budget gap created by a larger-than-expected special education class and an increase in…

  • Organization thanks art show sponsors

    Letter to the editor By:     On behalf of the East Windsor/Hightstown Foundation for Educational Excellence, we would like to thank the following area merchants for their generous donation of door prizes and refreshments for our Oct. 19 Art Show and Auction fund-raiser provided by Avatar Galleries held at the Kreps Middle School: Altered Images…

  • Open space tax preserves future

    To the editor:     Next week residents of Monroe Township will be asked to vote on the public question pertaining to an open space tax. The amount of tax is 1½ cents per $100 of valuation, resulting in approximately $21-$25 for the average homeowner. Do the math — it’s about 5-7 cents a day.    Well…