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  • Alexander Road bridge talks stall

    Officials await meeting with state Department of Transportation. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Although many area residents had hoped the township Planning Board would begin deliberations on where to put the new Alexander Road bridge, the board postponed its discussion Wednesday night.    Planning Board Chairman Ed Steele said the board will not talk about…

  • A place for young talkers to hone their skills

    Chapter of New Jersey Orators opens for students in West Windsor and Plainsboro. By: Gwen Runkle    When Jasmine Carmichael, a 12-year-old student from Piscataway, stepped up to the microphone in West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North’s upper dining hall on the night of March 6, the room quickly paid attention.    With a booming, clear and confident…

  • Boosting Technology

    MONROE: Foundation gives schools a hand By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — The Monroe Education Foundation has been helping to provide district schools with the technology tools Monroe students need to succeed.    "In terms of the future product of the economy and workforce, the students need to be computer literate to compete with other students. They…

  • 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…