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  • Rudy draws a crowd

    Fans line up for Hizzoner’s autograph at Barnes & Noble. By: Jennifer Potash    WEST WINDSOR — With more than a thousand people turning up at the Barnes & Noble bookshop Thursday afternoon, one might think a popular rock star was making an appearance.    "Someone told me Madonna was inside," said Shawn Deloche, a graduate student…

  • Celebrating the Battle of Monmouth

    Towns to meet in Cranbury to talk about Revolutionary War project By: Casha Caponegro    CRANBURY — Residents are invited to discuss some history Tuesday night at the Cranbury Museum.    Representatives of the Road to Monmouth Heritage Campaign 2003 project, will be on hand to discuss ways in which Cranbury can celebrate its role in the…

  • For some, anxiety is a serious disorder

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Jeffrey T. Apter    Anxiety is a part of everyone’s life, but some people experience more than the usual amount.    If you find that your days are filled with exaggerated worry and tension even when there is no great provocation, you may suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. GAD affects approximately four million…

  • Bork brings humor, and a stern warning

    Domestic ideology is driving changes to U.S. law and soon international ideology will be in the driver’s seat, he predicted. By: Jeff Milgram    During his long legal career, former judge Robert Bork is best-remembered as:    • the U.S. solicitor general who fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox during the "Saturday Night Massacre";    • a U.S. appeals court…

  • Milford may see lower speed

       Driving on Milford Road one might get the idea that anything goes — where speed is concerned. That road has no posted speed limit. The township is hoping for a change soon. By: Chris Karmiol    "Discussions with the state determined that the speed limit is 50 mph," explained Mayor Jancie Mironov, "which is kind of…

  • Council Democrat to vote Republican

    Letter to the editor By:     For months, I have been struggling with a moral dilemma. I would like to elect a mayor who will not only guide us safely through the next four years, but also one that will motivate and elevate Hightstown to become a stronger town to be proud of. With the…

  • Third-party candidates offer alternatives in Senate race

    Libertarian, Green Party, Conservative Party and Socialist Party hopefuls make their case. By: Jennifer Potash    This year, the third-party candidates for New Jersey’s Senate seat usually earn a single sentence in news articles largely focused on the dramatic swap of Democratic candidates earlier this month.    For the record, the other candidates are Libertarian Elizabeth Macron,…

  • Reactor disassembly marks end of era in fusion research

    Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor was world’s largest. By: Jeff Milgram    PLAINSBORO — When it was dedicated 25 years ago, the $250 million Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor drew then-Gov. Brendan T. Byrne and a crowd of more than 1,500 people to the Forrestal campus of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.    It took five years to build.…

  • Candidates Forum

    CANDIDATES FORUM, Oct. 25 By: Bill Enslin Bernie Miller Democratic candidates, Princeton Township Committee     Once again, our Republican opponents have misstated the facts about the new municipal building complex in a newspaper advertisement. The original $8.9 million stated in the ad was for a building that was rejected and never built. The present building…