Category: archives

  • A hero helps mentor children

    Al Warner’s HEROS and LADIES mentoring program has been helping African-American children in the area for six years. By: Chris Karmiol    It takes a village to raise a child. This proverb has been passed on through generations and across the globe and takes root to this day in such villages as Hightstown, for instance.    East…

  • Alice Wright

       Alice R. Wright, 92, of Monroe, died Monday, Feb. 25, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Monroe for about 30 years.    She retired from the Royal Bank of Canada, New York, N.Y., in 1974.    She had a passion for music and sang for…

  • Hightstown claims county title in OT

    ICE HOCKEY: The Rams defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 6-5, Monday night to claim their first outright title in eight years. By: Neil Hay    For the coaches, the first time was a charm.    For the players, years of disappointment and frustration were over.    For the school, another Mercer County Tournament championship banner.    Hail the Hightstown ice…

  • Mission’s work best left to others

    EDITORIAL: The questions raised concerning the Bethany Chapel and Missionary Home in Hightstown raise serious doubt about its ability to continue serving the borough.    Questions raised by neighbors of the Bethany Chapel and Missionary Home, and answers provided by its director, raise our eyebrows and make us wonder about its ability to serve those it…

  • Public policy sparks speech debate

    A policy restricting the topics that may be discussed during the school board’s public forum was criticized by residents and a board member. By: Chris Karmiol    A new policy before the East Windsor Regional Board of Education may make freedom of speech a right only if people watch what they say.    This week, Pat Brown,…

  • Hightstown seeks solution to ‘five points’

    The intersection near the Walter C. Black and Grace N. Rogers schools has been the focus of the boroughs’s safety committee. A plan has been proposed to build an island to slow traffic. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Complaints of loud trucks rattling the nerves and fast cars spooking would-be street-crossers are common grouses from…

  • More questions about mission home

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    This letter in reference to "Neighbors ask questions concerning burnt mission," Feb. 22, 2002 (Page 1A) and the statements made by the Rev. Robert S. Turton III contained therein.    To begin, I ask the Rev. Turton how it is possible the mission is holding regular chapel services, yet…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 1

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 1 By: Don’t mix business with volunteerism To the editor:    As a community, let us set an appropriate ethical standard by calling on the planners and design professionals who have been involved in Princeton Future on a voluntary basis to refrain from direct participation in actual design commissions that could…

  • New proposal delays WW-P redistricting vote

    Superintendent suggests a fourth-through-12-grade feeder system. By: Gwen Runkle    After an eleventh-hour proposal from Superintendent John Fitzsimons, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education postponed its vote on a draft elementary redistricting plan Tuesday.    In response to public concern about the lack of balance and extent of student disruption in the draft redistricting plan, Dr.…