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  • Deer-hunting’s foes gear up for protest

    By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Local wildlife lovers have been invited to join animal-rights activists from around the state Saturday to protest the township’s deer-management plan.    A similar demonstration last month in front of the township municipal building drew only a few protesters, but organizer Janine Motta of the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance said…

  • WW planners hold off vote on batting facility

    Board does approve the Little League’s plans for two, two-story announcing booths. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — As anticipated, the Planning Board deferred its vote on the West Windsor Little League’s proposed 6,000-square-foot indoor batting facility but approved plans for two, two-story announcing booths for its softball and minor league fields Wednesday night.    The…

  • Giving needs to be up when economy isn’t

    EDITORIAL: "Helping people less fortunate than ourselves is a long-standing tradition of the holiday season and this year should be no different."    Another "Black Friday" has come and gone and the holiday shopping season appears to be in full swing.    Toys and clothes and jewelry and a variety of other goodies will be bought over…

  • Wintress eager to face the challenge

    Karen Wintress will become Montgomery’s newest Township Committee member Thursday. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — When Karen Wintress heard last August that a proposed development might encroach on the cherished woodland behind her Yorkshire Woods home, she decided to do something about it.    "It was an overnight awakening," she said. "This was literally in my…

  • After trauma: here’s how to help you and your children cope

    HEALTH MATTERS By: William Hodgson    One of the residual effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the country’s present engagement in a lengthy and uncertain war is increased stress. It is quite normal for people to feel overwhelmed by today’s world affairs, even when not suffering personal losses.    What happens after the initial impact…

  • Roosevelt mourns loss of an artist

    Jacob Landau, whose work strived to portray the human body as a divine form, passed away last week at the age of 85. By: Scott Morgan    ROOSEVELT — The human body was his vessel, his chariot and his destination. Like William Blake, an admitted influence, his art strived to illustrate "the human form divine." To…

  • Hanukkah offers hope of freedom

    Local rabbis this week stressed the significance the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will hold for local members of their congregations. By: Michael Arges    Although Hanukkah celebrations may be more subdued this year, local rabbis think the message of the holiday is a powerful source of consolation and encouragement in these troubled times.    Hanukkah commemorates an…

  • George C. Keymer

       WALL — George C. Keymer, 94, died Sunday at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Hightstown 20 years and Princeton 27 years.    He graduated from Freehold High School in 1926 and Renoaurd Training School for Embalmers in New York in 1927.    Mr. Keymer had worked for C. Ensley Clayton…

  • Mironov to form rent control panel

    A special advisory committee will offer advice on how best to go about resolving some rent control issues in East Windsor. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice Mironov said this week she plans to appoint a special advisory committee on the township’s unsettled rent control issue.    The committee will consist of individuals representing…