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  • Crowd roars as Vikes open ice hockey season in style

    By: Brian Shappell    A paying hockey crowd generally feels they got their money’s worth during a game after they’ve seen the home team win by five goals, a lightning fast forward score a hat trick, a goaltender stand on his head to hold a shutout and enough hits to make Tony Soprano blush.    Many generally…

  • Sing Along with Bach

    The Princeton Society for Musical Amateurs will sing Bach’s ‘Magnificat’ and Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria.’ By:Susan Van Dongen    This is no ordinary "sing-along with Mitch."    Even if a certain area choral group has the word "amateurs" in its title, when the singers meet regularly to have a casual read-through of Verdi’s Requiem or Haydn’s Paukenmesse, there’s potential…

  • Plan offers new hope for center

    EDITORIAL    Kendall Park residents got some good news last week when the Planning Board approved an expansion plan for the Kendall Park Shopping Center.    The plan calls for the center to nearly double in size, from 53,933 to 96,602 square feet; and for construction of a new facade, repair and improvement of the parking lot,…

  • Schools expansion project set for voters

    Upper Freehold Regional School District looking to spend $19.6 million in renovations, enlargements. By: Mark Moffa    UPPER FREEHOLD — Voters on Tuesday will decide whether the Upper Freehold Regional School District can spend $19.6 million to expand and renovate Allentown High School and the elementary/middle school annex building.    Planned additions to the high school include…

  • State gives Red Cross $80Kto operate fire safety trailers

    By: John Tredrea    Inside a specially-built fire prevention trailer on Nov. 29, students at Bear Tavern Elementary School learned what to do if a blaze broke out inside a residential structure.    The trailer that visited Bear Tavern is one of two funded by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA).    In a brief ceremony at…

  • Muslim students adjusting

    Many alter their routines during Ramadan. By: Nick D’Amore    Muslim students at South Brunswick High School say they are finding that fasting during Ramadan is made somewhat easier by being at school for much of the day.    "At home, you don’t have anything to do. You just hang around and time stops," said Umaima Ahmad,…

  • A ‘Roaring 20s’ holiday

    Sunday’s ‘Castle’ tour to benefit the Historical Society of West Windsor. By: Bethany Cortale    The Historical Society of West Windsor will host its annual Holiday House Tour from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, covering three floors and 26 rooms of Tamarack Hall, also known as "The Castle." A private residence, "The Castle" is owned by Joan and…

  • Panel looks at drive-in parcel plan

    The developer has presented several versions of the senior citzens project, but none have materialized. By: Lea Kahn    The latest version of the Carriage Park senior citizens housing development, proposed for the former Lawrence Drive-In site on Route 1, last week was rolled out for the Planning Board Screening Committee.    The 212-unit senior citizens development…

  • Merchants skeptical about improvements

    Local shop owners aren’t sure that the Route 27 mall expansion will actually happen. By: Brian Shappell    "I’ll believe it when I see it" is the response most Kendall Park Shopping Center shop owners have when they hear about plans to revitalize the center.    The township Planning Board on Nov. 28 approved a plan for…