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  • West Windsor promotes new police leadership

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Following the recent retirement of Frank Cox as police chief, the township Police Department has reorganized its administration.    On Oct. 1, Capt. Joseph Pica was sworn in as the new chief of police; Lt. Kenneth Hawthorne was sworn in as the new captain and Sgt. Frank Coyle became the…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 12

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 12 By: Bombing will not achieve our ends To the editor:    I want to see an end to all terrorism, and see the terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks brought to justice. However, I strongly disagree with the war our government is waging to try to achieve those ends.…

  • Bringing a cemetery to life

    Local boy scout makes a mark on the history of Monroe. By: Melissa Morgan    MONROE — Only a small, quaint cemetery with a few weathered gravestones dating back to the 17th century remains to mark the site of the former United Methodist Church on Union Valley Road.    When a fire destroyed the building in 1925,…

  • Vandals hit Mill Lake

    Gymnasium ceiling ruined and thousands of dollars in damage are caused. By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Vandals caused between $8,000 and $12,000 of damage after they entered the Mill Lake School and tore through the gymnasium ceiling sometime during the weekend.    Sgt. Paul Banach said the vandals entered the building, got on a piece of…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Two soldiers wounded at Fort Dix

    Police searching for male soldier By:    FORT DIX — Police are still searching for a male soldier who shot and wounded two other soldiers at Fort Dix Friday.    The shooting occurred at 12:26 p.m. after an argument erupted between three male soldiers, at which time one took out a handgun, said published reports.    One victim…

  • Street fest a huge success

    By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — There will be a second annual Jamesburg Street Festival.    Mayor Tony LaMantia said the first-ever street fest, held Sept. 29 on Tonkery Boulevard/West Railroad Avenue, was a success and merits a repeat performance next year.    "Threatening weather in the morning discouraged some people, but the event had a great turnout…

  • Cohen follows friend to first year cross country success

    By: Justin Feil    Lucy Cohen has a pretty good idea about what she should do in her first season of cross country.    Follow Dilshanie Perera.    Cohen has done so every meet this season for the Princeton High girls’ squad, and it has helped the Little Tigers get off to a 6-3 start . It only…

  • Buriak, Pratt offer bright future

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I am writing to encourage the residents of Hightstown to vote for Rick Pratt and Dan Buriak in the upcoming borough council elections. They have already proven themselves to be committed, energetic and effective public servants, even before being elected to office.    When we first moved to Hightstown…

  • Municipal building, deer stand out as campaign issues

    Two seats will be filled on what is now an all-Democratic Princeton Township Committee in the election next month. By: David Campbell    Looking to the future in Princeton Township, challengers for two seats on the Township Committee criticized past committee performance on the new municipal building but differed over the handling of deer management.    Incumbent…