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  • EDITORIAL

    Buying Updike should not be highest priority    It appears that Cranbury residents want the Township Committee to put on a full-court press to get the 50-acre Updike parcel preserved as open space.    More than 100 people turned out at last week’s public hearing on the parcel, packing town hall in a way that is rarely…

  • Country Classics means value to owners

    Community offers a wide array of single-family homes on two- to four-acre homesites    Recent customer satisfaction surveys sent to Country Classics homeowners gave the builders exceedingly high marks in terms of quality and value. In fact, 99 percent of those surveyed responded that they were "very happy" with their homes.    Todd and Scott Van Cleef…

  • Town mulls open space tax fund

    MONROE- Could mean an additional $14 a year for the average homeowner By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Residents could be asked in November’s general election to approve the creation of a new township open space preservation fund that, if enacted, would be financed by a 1-cent increase in the municipal tax rate.    "I’d be surprised…

  • School hopefuls share thoughts on many topics

    The six candidates for the school board in next month’s elections answered questions on several topics asked this week by the Herald. By: Chris Karmiol    A budget has just been passed, a referendum is on the front burner and three seats are up for grabs on the East Windsor Regional Board of Education, which holds…

  • Expert says terrorists ‘rational’

    Goal of attacks was to spark a revolution to save soul of Muslim world. By: Jeff Milgram    Rather than being aberrations, Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terror network are "rational actors" in the Muslim political process, a Princeton University expert on the Middle East says.    Speaking before a standing-room-only audience Monday at the Woodrow…

  • George Moffatt

       George Moffatt, 84, died Thursday, March 28, at Genesis Nursing Home Spa, Annapolis, Md.    Born in Alleghany County, Pa., he lived in Lawrence 41 years before moving to Severna Park, Md., in 1998.    He retired in 1987 after 50 years as a service repairman who worked on refinery equipment for Rockwell International in Livingston.    He…

  • Mastriano faces controversial past

    School board incumbent Janice Mastriano is seeking re-election nearly a year-and-a-half after making a remark about homosexuals that angered many in the community. By: Chris Karmiol    "Judge not lest ye be judged," Janice Mastriano said matter-of-factly. "And I don’t judge anyone."    As school board elections approach and candidates prepare for the voters’ judgment, Ms. Mastriano,…

  • Princeton school board OK’s plan to spend $54.8 million

    Three-quarters of the budget increase to pay for debt service incurred by last year’s $81.3 million referendum, board members say. By: Jeff Milgram    With little public comment, the Princeton Regional Board of Education unanimously approved a $54.8 million budget for the 2002-2003 school year Tuesday night.    The budget, 12.8 percent higher than this year’s $48.6…

  • Residents urge, council backs bid to control Clarksville Road

    Fears that county would widen the road prompt effort to reclaim it. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — In an effort to prevent Mercer County from turning Clarksville Road into a four-lane highway, residents along a two-block portion of the roadway recently urged the township to take control.    About 50 residents of Clarksville Road and…