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  • Ferguson stresses locals’ security role

    Congressman stops by police headquarters for an informal discussion on the state of homeland security in Montgomery. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-7) stopped by township police headquarters Thursday for an informal discussion on the state of homeland security in Montgomery Township.    Rep. Ferguson has been touring local police departments while…

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Bald eagles, egrets, fox squirrels, bottlenose dolphins and the famed wild ponies lure visitors to Assateague and Chincoteague islands. By: Daniel Shearer Right, a bottlenose dolphin breaches near Chincoteague Inlet in Virginia. Photos by Daniel F. Shearer   Above, a pod of bottlenose dolphins slices through the Atlantic, less than a mile off Assateague Island.    Dawn…

  • Teachers press for contract as opening day approaches

    Teachers have not ruled out a strike. By: Jeff Milgram Union approves ‘whatever measure’ to secure contract    Members of the Princeton Regional Education Association voted "overwhelmingly" Tuesday morning to give their leaders the authority to "take whatever measure" they need to secure a contract.    After the vote at the Princeton Marriott Forrestal Village hotel in…

  • Board won’t shortcut appointment process

    Move to fill vacancy immediately is rejected By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education had formally accepted the resignation of member Howard Wainer and approved the process to replace him Tuesday night when school board member Joshua Leinsdorf had an idea.    Why not, he suggested, appoint former school board member Barbara Prince to…

  • Ethel P. McDaniel

       FREEHOLD BOROUGH — Ethel P. McDaniel, 95, died Saturday at home.    Born in New Sharon, she lived in Elizabeth before moving to Freehold in 1974.    She retired in 1974 as owner and manager of the Cherry Hill Rest Home, Elizabeth.    Mrs. McDaniel had been a foster parent to many children in the Elizabeth area.    She…

  • Slipping Back in Time

    In a state bustling with development, Batsto Village remains an oasis of calm. By: Matt Smith    Life moves at a decidedly slower pace in the Pine Barrens than, say, along the congested Route 1 corridor in Central Jersey.    The sand-shouldered rural routes in this sparsely populated swath of South Jersey meander by the occasional country…

  • Tax bills to go out Tuesday

    The bills were delayed by the stalled county budget process. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — The township announced this week that tax bills will be sent out to residents next week after a lengthy delay.    Third-quarter bills are usually mailed in July, but without an adopted county budget — or a county tax rate…

  • Karol "Ski" Sikorski

       HIGHTSTOWN — Karol "Ski" Sikorski, a founding member and CEO of United Teletech Federal Credit Union and former chairman of the New Jersey Credit Union League, has died.    Mr. Sikorski had been with United Teletech since the credit union’s inception in 1967.    He had served as a board member and CEO of the credit union.…

  • Study: garage won’t add residential street traffic

    Improvements to key intersections will help reduce congestion at those locations, the report said. By: Jennifer Potash    A traffic study commissioned by the presumed downtown garage developer in Princeton Borough has concluded that no additional traffic will be generated on residential streets adjacent to the new structure.    Opponents of the proposed 500-space garage slated for…