Category: archives

  • Warranties protect buyers from costly repairs

       According to the National Home Warranty Association, the number of homes covered by a home warranty has been on a steady rise in recent years as have the number of service claims made on homes with warranties.    Buying a home is already such a major investment, and brings with it a lot of uncertainty. Whether…

  • Board members take oath

    By: Casha Caponegro    Joan Rue is back for another year as school board president.    At Tuesday’s Board of Education reorganization meeting, Ms. Rue was elected to her 11th one-year term as board president. She was nominated by Elizabeth Silverman, whose motion was seconded by Bill Shraudenbach.    Prior to her appointment, Ms. Rue was sworn in…

  • District unveils expansion plan

    September referendum will address enrollment increasees By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Architects for the proposed new high school Wednesday presented preliminary floor plans, as well as renovations to the existing high school, Applegarth School and Brookside School.    An ad hoc committee decided in January that a new high school should be built. Under the plan,…

  • Revitalization hardly ‘recent’

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I was surprised to read in a letter to the editor last week that Hightstown’s revitalization was a "recent" development. I know a bit about Hightstown’s history, having volunteered for the past five years at the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society library. History shows that our community formally decided…

  • Pirate golfing brothers improve

    Hyer boys help WW-PS team start 6-2 By: Bob Nuse    What grandpa thought were an old set of golf clubs have turned Gary and Brian Hyer into a pair of pretty successful high school golfers.    Garry, a senior, and Brian, a sophomore, have helped West Windsor-Plainsboro South to a 6-2 start, which includes a season-opening…

  • Evil happens

    Cambodian holocaust survivor tells students to seek peace, but prepare for the worst in a world predisposed to violence. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — In a world of constant turmoil, be prepared.    That’s the advice Cambodian holocaust survivor Dith Pran gave to students at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South this week.    "If you are…

  • Talking about movie musicals

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Christian Carey explored some of the best music of the Hollywood musical in its glory days at the Monroe Township Senior Center Monday.    Mr. Carey, who sang, played the piano and told anecdotes in his program "Classic Movie Songs," said the golden era of movie musicals ended in 1965 with…

  • Princeton Rep may bring back the Bard

    Shakespeare Festival drew about 12,000 attendees to the open-air amphitheater two summers ago. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Repertory Company is close to closing a deal to bring its Shakespeare Festival back to Pettoranello Gardens this summer.    The festival drew about 12,000 attendees to the open-air amphitheater in the summer of 2000. Its two-month season…

  • Nice guy first for Hun baseball

    Freshman Garrison at best for Raiders on mound By: Justin Feil    A successful start could really go to a freshman’s head, but Hun head baseball coach Bill McQuade doesn’t worry about Steve Garrison suffering any such problem. After all, Garrison isn’t the type to get full of himself.    As proof, after the Raiders’ first road…