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  • Voters ready to go to the polls

    Council seats up for grabs in Jamesburg By: Nick D’Amore and Al Wicklund    Voters in Jamesburg get to choose two new members of the Borough Council while Monroe residents get their say on a new township open space tax, Tuesday.    Four candidates are seeking two Borough Council seats in Jamesburg. Democrat Otto Kostbar is seeking…

  • MHS football team fumbles away chances at Colonia

    By: Ken Weingartner    Monroe High will need to hope its hold on a playoff spot is better than its grip on the football.    At least the grip the Falcons displayed Saturday afternoon in a 19-14 loss at Colonia. Two Monroe fumbles led to Patriots’ touchdowns as the squad saw its record fall to 3-3.    "In…

  • PHASE THREE: Reunion is chnace to try and go home again

    Arnold Bornstein talks of his experiences at a reunion    Have you ever attended one of your high school reunions? My wife Linda did for the second time last weekend in New Haven, Conn., after a 15-year lapse. I accompanied her. I wasn’t part of the reunion class, but even I could sense that invisible something…

  • Library resources help Princeton ‘Lighten Up’

    Materials for those seeking to lose weight and improve health explained. By: David Campbell    Lighten Up Princeton, a three-month health and wellness drive launched in September, got a boost this week from librarians at the Princeton Public Library.    On Tuesday, librarians held a public-information session highlighting online and print resources about fitness and nutrition.    In…

  • Planning chair to vote Democratic

    Letter to the editor By:     On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I will be voting for Amy Aughenbaugh for mayor of Hightstown Borough. As mayor she truly deserves our support for all that has been accomplished in her first term of office.    Working with Amy on the planning and zoning boards has been a successful experience.…

  • Cards offer a lifeline for kids

    Princeton Township Police offer young people a free ride home by taxi. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township police want Princeton’s youngsters to get home safely — and it’s only a phone call away.    With this in mind, the Police Department is making about 1,500 Student Lifeline cards available at Princeton schools, youth groups and…

  • East Brunswick edges MHS in county tournament field hockey opener

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School field hockey team came very close to pulling off a first-round upset in this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.    But at the end of Tuesday’s game held at third-seeded East Brunswick, it was the Lady Bears who squeaked by with a 1-0 victory to advance to…

  • Monroe girls soccer team reaches GMC semifinals

    By: Carolyn M. Harkto    So far, this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference girls’ soccer tournament has looked like a White Division reunion for third-seeded Monroe Township High School, but that is about to change.    Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Woodbridge (11) sends Monroe into Saturday’s semifinal match with Piscataway, a Red Division team. The Lady Chiefs, who…

  • Aware of Their Fate

    The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival offers a wide selection of movies that deal with prejudice, violence and the repercussions suffered during the Holocaust. By: Jim Boyle    The credits finish rolling. The theater lights turn on. The crowd files out of the theater and makes its way home. Most of them don’t give the movie they…