Category: archives

  • Rund deserving of mayor’s award

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I am writing to applaud Mayor Amy Augenbaugh’s decision to award Robert Rund the 2001 Mayor’s Award for his contribution toward healing local wounds after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Mr. Rund deserves credit for not only organizing the "Evening of Healing and Hope" concert at The Peddie…

  • Monroe, police come to an agreement

       MONROE — The township’s patrol officers, sergeants and lieutenants will be getting annual pay increases over the next three years. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The township’s patrol officers, sergeants and lieutenants will be getting annual pay increases over the next three years.    The Township Council adopted new ordinances Monday providing for the pay boosts that…

  • School district earns thank you

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The East Windsor Township Senior Center has been offering computer classes to seniors 60 years and older in the East Windsor and Hightstown areas for the past three years. An important component in the success of the program is the East Windsor Regional School District’s willingness to allow…

  • School board wants building additions

    The East Windsor Regional school board decided on a plan that calls for renovations to all existing schools at a cost of $48 million. By: Chris Karmiol    Following the final presentation outlining three options for expansion of school space in the East Windsor Regional district, the school board voted, 8-1, Monday night in favor of…

  • Signs to mark new public parking

    PNC Bank agrees to allow use of 12 spaces in its lot. By: Casha Caponegro    The township hopes to have a sign in place soon to direct motorists to 12 public parking spaces in the PNC Bank parking lot.    Having received approval from PNC to use a portion of the lot, the township is discussing…

  • Coffee Talk: A higher standard: acceptance is better than tolerance

    Tolerance may be the ideal in countries where people are killing one another over their beliefs or race, but I think Americans have proven we can stretch ourselves to a higher ideal of acceptance, not just tolerance. By: Stacey Gorski Every once in a while, a commercial comes along that is actually worth watching. Sometimes,…

  • Out of the Closet

    Decorating the body was chosen as the theme for the Extension Gallery exhibit, ‘Wear It: The Art of Adornment’ By: Jim Boyle Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski "We all chose the theme of wearable art," says Johnson Atelier artist Ann Buckwalter. "We wanted pieces that had to do with the body and referenced the skin."…

  • WW-P district projects 6-percent budget hike

    Setting the tax rate must await revenue figures. By: Gwen Runkle    The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District’s $119.4 million preliminary budget for 2002-2003 represents a 6.2-percent increase over the current budget.    Administrators said that would be the smallest increase the district ever has experienced with the opening of a new school.    "Granted it’s not the…

  • Borough gets sidewalk grant

       JAMESBURG — With help from a state Department of Transportation grant, the borough will be moving forward with sidewalk projects for Sheridan, Sherman and Stockton streets. By: Nick D’Amore    JAMESBURG — With help from a state Department of Transportation grant, the borough will be moving forward with sidewalk projects for Sheridan, Sherman and Stockton streets.…