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  • Monroe schedules fall road program

    Road paving project to fix 19 streets By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Having completed its summer sidewalk projects on six township streets, the Monroe Township Public Works Department is now focusing on fall road-paving projects.    Ernie Feist, director of the department, said Wednesday the department’s Division of Streets and Roads crews are hoping for good…

  • Twin Rivers eyes tort immunity clause

    The proposed change to the community’s bylaws would prevent homeowners and their family members from suing the association for slip-and-fall accidents. By: T.J. Furman    EAST WINDSOR — The Twin Rivers Homeowners Association will soon decide if it wants to revise its bylaws to protect it from legal actions filed by its members.    Association members have…

  • Consolidation right path for universities?

    The pros and cons of the proposed merger    Gov. James E. McGreevey has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform higher education in New Jersey.    He wants to merge New Jersey’s three major public research institutions — Rutgers, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the New Jersey Institute of Technology — into…

  • The ‘Next Gen’ steps out

    A new era of support for Race for the Cure. By: Jillian Kalonick    Adrienne Markison of Princeton has been participating in the Komen New Jersey Race for the Cure and the national Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C., from the time she rode along in a stroller — but this summer…

  • District parents angry over fliers

    Parents of students in the district presented a petition to the school board asking it to put an end to the township Recreation Department’s distribution of fliers in the schools. By: Chris Karmiol    Over 200 parents of children in the East Windsor Regional School District signed a petition recently, asking the school board to discontinue…

  • James F. Eiker

       James F. Eiker, 92, of Cranbury, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Sykesville, Md.    Born in Cranbury, Mr. Eiker was a lifelong Cranbury resident before moving to Sykesville, Md., recently. He was a retired farmer, independent truck driver, and had been a warehouse manager with Niagra Chemical in Hightstown. Mr. Eiker was also a member of…

  • Consolidation right path for universities?

    EDITORIAL: The issue of merging New Jersey’s state-run universities into one school will be a pressing matter for legislators in the months ahead.    In this part of New Jersey, when people talk about "The University," they can only mean one thing: Princeton. But everywhere else in New Jersey, people don’t talk about "The University," because…

  • Turkish Restaurant

    Puffy breads oozing feta, spicy salads and flavorful kebabs make this ethnic restaurant in Bristol, Pa., an exciting place for culinary exploration. By: Richard Burns Turkish Restaurant 388 Bristol Pike (Route 13) Bristol, Pa. (215) 781-9686 Food: Excellent Service: Good but inconsistent Ambience: Open, friendly and casual Cuisine: Turkish Prices: Inexpensive Hours: Daily: 6 a.m.-11…

  • Look who’s on fire

    Three in a row for hot Monroe field hockey team By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It may not be a big one, but a streak is a streak, and the Monroe Township High School field hockey team has now won three games in a row. After beating Piscataway 2-1 on Monday, the Lady Falcons kept it…