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  • Board reviews meeting dates

    The school board has discussed a request by Borough Councilman Dan Buriak to move the board’s meeting dates so members of the council may attend. By: Chris Karmiol    The East Windsor Regional school board this week discussed a proposal by a Hightstown councilman to adjust the board’s meeting dates so members of the council may…

  • MTHS tuition on the rise

    MONROE: 11 percent increase for Jamesburg students By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Jamesburg Board of Education will be paying more to send borough high school students to Monroe Township High School next year.    The Monroe Board of Education on Wednesday approved a tuition of $12,260 per Jamesburg student at the high school for the…

  • Robert D. Doron

    Robert D. Doron, 58, died Wednesday at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. Born in Somerville, he lived in Hopewell Township 50 years. He graduated from Central High School and was a Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Canberra in Vietnam. He worked with Lehigh Valley Dairies 33 years. He was a member of bowling leagues…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 15

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 15 By: Keep unsightly wires out of historic districts To the editor:    Cheers to Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed for conducting talks with the various utility companies in the hope of obtaining a solution to the problem of the unsightly and proliferating wires that run overhead. These wires are a…

  • Sculpture to keep a friend’s memory alive

    MONROE: The George Ivers original is s gift to the public library By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A paper sculpture created in 1995 by the late George Ivers was presented to the Monroe Township Public Library Monday night.    Presented during the early part of the library board of trustees meeting, the artwork was given by…

  • Strong winter season has Peddie on ‘track’ for spring

    TRACK AND FIELD: The winter season may be a harbinger of good things to come for the track teams at The Peddie School. By: Neil Hay    If the winter season is any indication, the Peddie boys track team should fare well when the action shifts outdoors this spring.    Of the 35 boys on the squad…

  • Brewing up a solution to drought

    When water’s scarce, finding an alternative can be a real Triumph. By: David Campbell    As central New Jersey undergoes its worst wintertime drought on record, the public may rest easy in the knowledge that beer production at the local brewery, Triumph Brewing Co. on Nassau Street, is unaffected.    Phew!    Gov. James E. McGreevey last week…

  • Open space has Friends in Montgomery, too

    Friends of Montgomery Open Space forms in township. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Following in the footsteps of neighboring West Windsor and Princeton townships, several Montgomery citizens have banded together to form the Friends of Montgomery Open Space, a non-profit corporation created with the sole aim of acquiring and preserving as much of the township’s…

  • Governor visits Brookside

    MONROE: McGreevey dedicates quilt and speaks about tragedyNEW! PHOTOS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 By:Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Brookside School staff and students rolled out the red carpet and unfurled their Hearts of America quilt for Gov. James E. McGreevey on…