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  • District 12 softball preview: Cranbury-Plainsboro

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old all-star softball team is not looking to conquer the world in the District 12 tournament. It just wants to stay competitive with the world.    Thanks to the new pool system, each team will get at least four guaranteed games in the tournament. The top two finishers in each pool…

  • Princeton Bicycling Event slated for Aug. 3

       Looking for a way to have fun and get exercise, too?    Join other cyclists on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the 22nd annual Princeton Bicycling Event, which offers rides of various lengths through the beautiful countryside around Princeton.    Seven tours, from 16 to 100 miles, are available for all levels of experience, from beginning adult to…

  • Airport key issue for county race

    Election Forum letter To the editor:    A mandatory study of the environmental impact of upgrading the Trenton-Mercer Airport concluded that there would be no adverse affects on surrounding communities or the local ecology. The positive affect on our local economy could be dramatic, however, with the addition of a successful commercial air carrier to our…

  • Montgomery lowers limit in age-restricted housing

    By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Age-restricted townhouses for sale in Montgomery Hills now will be available to those 55 or older, after the Township Committee adopted an ordinance permitting the change last week.    The age-restricted homes previously had been available only to those 62 or older, but developer Matzel and Mumford, which owns the Montgomery…

  • MONROE: Valedictorian and salutatorian have much in common

    Top achievers say friendship and teachers are key to success By: Nick D’Amore         MONROE – Jeffrey Harris and David Cohen are taking their accomplishments in stride, as the leaders of the Monroe Township High School Class of 2002.     Mere percentage points in class standing from each other and four other people, Jeffrey…

  • MUA offers flags as thanks

    Letter to the editor     The Monroe Township Municipal Utilities Authority is presently in the process of painting American flags on two of our water storage tanks.    This is our way of saying "Thank You" to all who have, and are presently serving as civil servants, from public safety and military personnel here at home,…

  • Angela Maria Weingartner

       EAST WINDSOR — Angela Maria Weingartner, 61, died Saturday at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Yonkers, N.Y., she was a longtime East Windsor resident.    Mrs. Weingartner was a teacher for the Randolph Township School District and also taught in Matawan.    She was a member of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church.    Mrs.…

  • C-PLL 12-year-olds hoping to stay competitive in District 12 tournament

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old All-Star softball team is not looking to conquer the world in the District 12 tournament. It just wants to stay competitive with the world.    Thanks to the new pool system, each team will get at least four guaranteed games in the tournament. The top two finishers in each pool…

  • Music, fireworks to mark festivities

    The mayor promises a good time for those who come to the township’s Independence Day celebration Wednesday at Etra Lake Park. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — Last year’s Fourth of July celebration in the township brought protests from a township workers’ union looking to finalize a deal with East Windsor and a plane flying…