Category: archives

  • Apologies for scheduling

    To the editor:     On behalf of the Cranbury Business Association, I would like to apologize to our Jewish neighbors. We goofed!    For as long as Cranbury Day has been an annual tradition, the first Saturday after Labor Day was its scheduled home. This year is no exception. However, we, at the planning committee, did…

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 23

    Helene Reynolds, Sarah A. Updike, Frederick C. Wrightman Jr. By: Helene Reynolds Educational consultant     CORRALES, N.M. — Helene Reynolds, a 20-year resident of Princeton and a highly regarded education consultant, died at her second home Aug. 7 under the care of the Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque.    She established her office, Helene Reynolds and Associates,…

  • Mark A. Restivo

       Mark A. Restivo, 45, of Cranbury, died Saturday, Aug. 17.    Born in Newark, Mr. Restivo previously resided in Long Branch and lived in Cranbury for the past 17 years.    He worked at SUNY, Health Science Center at Brooklyn VA Hospital, Brooklyn campus for 20 years as a senior scientist. He was a member of the…

  • Businesses suffering downtown

    The downtown revitalization work has put a crimp in the business being done by merchants in Hightstown. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Lisa Brown remains hopeful.    Where once her Main Street storefront read Lisa Marie’s Gifts and Unique Crafts, it now reads My Place at Lisa Marie’s; and where her shelves once were lined with…

  • Study calls local freight line a ‘choke point’

    Region’s rail network said to be deteriorating rapidly By: Steve Rauscher    A study commissioned by the I-95 Corridor Coalition has found that the Mid-Atlantic region’s freight rail network is deteriorating rapidly and recommended more than $6.2 billion in improvements, including $46 million to double-track the CSX company line between Manville and Trenton.    The study surveyed…

  • YMCA to begin new program

    The YMCA is instituting a program for afternoon kindergarten students similar to the one it runs for morning kindergartners. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Turning Point, the East Windsor Regional School District’s child enrichment program for kindergartners, is dropping one of its programs this year. But never fear, the Hightstown-East Windsor YMCA is stepping up…

  • Plans at Rogers, Black schools not as extensive

    The Black School would be expanded by just two classrooms while the Rogers School would see improved traffic flow for student pickup and drop-off. By: Chris Karmiol Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles detailing expansion plans in each of the East Windsor Regional School District’s six schools. This installment looks…

  • Library board rejects bids

    Despite setback, officials say downtown building remains on schedule for December 2003 completion By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to reject all eight construction bids it received – but officials insist the library remains on schedule for a December 2003 completion.    "We have not lost time," said Harry Levine,…

  • Tournament links greens with the green

    Annual fund-raiser benefits Cranbury’s municipal parks By:Casha Caponegro    A beautiful summer Monday provided the ideal setting for the 14th annual Mayor’s Trophy Tournament.    A slight breeze could be felt at the Peddie School Golf Club in Hightstown, providing some relief from the blazing temperatures that prompted golfers to wipe sweat from their brows before swinging…