Category: archives

  • HHS places third in MCT

    WRESTLING: Despite no champions in any of the 14 weight classes, the Rams placed third in the Mercer County tournament behind co-champions Hamilton and West Windsor-Plainsboro South. By: Kyle Moylan    Depending on one’s point of view, either no one on the Hightstown High School wrestling team came away from the Mercer County Tournament as a…

  • Monmouth County

    Click on the links below for Monmouth County Camps & Summer Programs. The listings are organized alphabetically and separated as follows: A-I   |   M-Y

  • ‘Big boxes’ begin to dominate retail landscape

    In the first of a two-part series, the reasons behind the move to ‘big box’ retail development, such as Target and Home Depot, are explored. By: Mark Moffa    "Big box" retail developments are spreading across the region. Hamilton and East Windsor townships, for example, recently have seen an influx of stores such as Target and…

  • Borough Council approves volunteer fee waiver

    Emergency services volunteers in Hightstown will receive a discount for vairous fees charged by the municipality. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — John Archer heard the news Monday and, apologetically cutting off the beginning of the engineer’s report, gleefully shook the hands of the Borough Council.    It was now official: The council had voted unanimously to…

  • Middlesex County M

    M View the print ads in Camp Guide 2002 *** CAMP EXPO 2002 *** All Bright Country Day School—Fun 4 Kids Arena Gymnastics—Summer Camp B Happie Entertainment—For Parties Beth Chaim Pre-School Camps Black Bear Lake Camp Camp Regis—Applejack Teen Camp Camp Speers—Eljabar Camp Talamini—Ruach Cedarville Country Day Camp Chesterbrook Academy Camps Children’s Workshop—Summer Camp Clay…

  • An early introduction to the martial arts

    Tai chi helps students learn to kick, spin and breathe their way to fun and relaxation By: Melissa Morgan    During a tai chi exercise called White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Barbara Mosley told a small group of Cranbury School students to place their feet in a V, about a fist apart.    She demonstrated the technique,…

  • Middlesex County N-P

    N-P View the print ads in Camp Guide 2002 *** CAMP EXPO 2002 *** All Bright Country Day School—Fun 4 Kids Arena Gymnastics—Summer Camp B Happie Entertainment—For Parties Beth Chaim Pre-School Camps Black Bear Lake Camp Camp Regis—Applejack Teen Camp Camp Speers—Eljabar Camp Talamini—Ruach Cedarville Country Day Camp Chesterbrook Academy Camps Children’s Workshop—Summer Camp Clay…

  • Surgeon general wants fight against fat

    American children must get away from televisions and computers says David Satcher. By: Jeff Milgram    American children must get away from their computers and television sets and get back in gym class, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher said Thursday at Princeton University.    Speaking at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Dr. Satcher,…

  • EDITORIAL

    Local budgets face a season of uncertainty    It’s local budget-preparation time and municipal and school officials are up to their elbows in ledger books.    It’s a thankless but an important job, one that creates the blueprint for the coming year, setting spending levels and arranging priorities and balancing the need to raise revenue with an…