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  • Violence, vandalism numbers rise in schools

    The increase of incidents in the annual Violence and Vandalism Report was attributed to more accurate reporting by school officials. By: Chris Karmiol    Violence, vandalism and weapons possessions are up in the East Windsor Regional School District.    At Monday’s school board meeting, where district Business Administrator David Shafter shared the results of the violence and…

  • Fischer Acres zoning density hike sought

    Will request zoning change that could bring more houses to 53.3-acre parcel By: Casha Caponegro    Representatives of Fischer Acres Associates will go before the Developmental Review Committee on Thursday to request a zoning change that would allow more houses to be built on its 53.3-acre parcel.    If the application is approved, it will go to…

  • Much thanks to Boy Scouts

    To the editor:     On behalf of Cranbury Housing Associates, I would like to publicly thank Boy Scout Troop 52 for their help in moving four residences of Pin Oak Apartments into new units at Parkside on Bennett Place.    In spite of the heat and the early hour, we started at 7:45 a.m., and these…

  • Elizabeth Connolly

       Elizabeth A. Grimes Connolly, 83, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, Ms. Connolly lived there for almost all her life, until moving to Monroe several years ago.    She was a graduate of St. Peter’s School of Nursing and a member of the St.…

  • DISPATCHES: Taking a look at life’s little annoyances

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: What’s on Mr. Kalet’s mind this week    I’ve been a bit grouchy lately    Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it’s the Mets. I don’t know. But a lot of little things have been ticking me off lately.    For instance, why is it that drivers have to pull out in front of me…

  • 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…