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  • Worthy cause needs help from us all

    EDITORIAL: The recent announcement of a shortfall in donations to the United Way has raised concerns about funding for one of this community’s brightest organizations.    Over the past few months, stories have been written in various publications and Web sites saying charitable giving has been dropping recently, the result of the double-barreled assault of an…

  • Teachers union announces endorsements

    The East Windsor Education Association endorsed Suzann Fallon, Susan Lloyd and Alice Weisman for the school board after screening the candidates last week. By: Chris Karmiol    The East Windsor Education Association on Thursday afternoon announced its endorsements of Suzann Fallon, Susan Lloyd and Alice Weisman for the East Windsor Regional Board of Education elections April…

  • The more a mom-to-be knows about childbirth, the better

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Grace McDonald-Largie, R.N.    For expectant parents, the weeks preceding the birth of a child are fraught with emotion and expectation. Plans are being made, hopes are being discussed, dreams are being shared.    Part of a successful birth story is being prepared for the physical and emotional changes that occur with birth and…

  • Ramblings returning to HHS

    A group of creative writers and one teacher at Hightstown High School are reviving the school’s literary magazine, Ramblings. By: Chris Karmiol    They scribble in late-night journals while the rest of the family watches prime-time sitcoms on television. Keeping little brothers and sisters at bay, they sit in their bedrooms clacking on the keys of…

  • Man charged with selling drugs

    By: Nick D’Amore    JAMESBURG — Another man has been arrested in connection with a drug sale to undercover Jamesburg officers.    On March 21, Umi Yearwood, 22, of Buckelew Avenue in Monroe was charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, said Jamesburg Police Sgt. Paul Karkoska.    Sgt. Karkoska said Mr. Yearwood had assisted in a sale of…

  • School board candidates discuss educational issues

    By: Casha Caponegro Four incumbents will run unopposed for four seats on the school board this year. Incumbents Frank Ransegnola, Elizabeth Silverman and Ken Griffin are all running for three-year terms. Board President Joan Rue, whose three-year term ends this year, will run for a one-year seat vacated by Mark Madden, who resigned from the…

  • Town shopping for answers

    CRANBURY: Some change, some remain By: Casha Caponegro    The central artery of Cranbury, Main Street, has experienced a great deal of change over the years.    Small, family-owned businesses have come and gone as larger, corporate-owned franchises have sprung up in surrounding areas.    The Cranbury Pharmacy, for example, was located at 55 N. Main St. for…

  • Terry Alvarez Volwieder

       HIGHTSTOWN — Terry Alvarez Volwieder, 87, died March 28 at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown.    Born Erminia Alvarez in Elizabethtown, N.Y., she was raised in Newark and graduated from East Side High School, Newark, in 1932 and Newark State Normal School in 1935. She received a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey State Teacher’s College in Trenton.…

  • Montgomery cable users have limited options

    DSL, ISDN, satellite are among the alternatives. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Township residents have repeatedly expressed their displeasure with the services provided by local cable company RCN. At the top of the list, according to township officials, are spotty picture quality, poor customer service and a lack of broadband, or high-speed, two-way Internet access.…