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  • University clubs still eating at borough leaders

    Council may take tougher stand against drinking. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council may take a harsher stance against alcoholic violations in the private eating clubs on Prospect Avenue unless the clubs take more responsibility for preventing intoxication and underage drinking.    "They can’t continue to operate in an irresponsible manner," Mayor Marvin Reed said…

  • Strong start for MHS field hockey

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    There’s cause for optimism among field hockey fans at Monroe High School this fall.    The Lady Falcons have only played two games so far, but they’ve come through the first week with a positive record of 1-0-1.    After tying Manalapan 1-1 on opening day, Monroe posted a decisive 3-0 victory at…

  • Hillsborough gymnasts start season strong

    Yates dominates first two meets By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High gymnasts would love for this season to be as exciting as their first two years on the high school circuit.    If Saturday’s Pioneer Invitational is any indication, then the Raiders should be in for another thrilling and outstanding year.    The HHS girls stood around…

  • Fire displaces 55 township residents

    A fire early Friday morning at the Windsor Castle Apartments in East Windsor has left 55 people homeless. By: T.J. Furman    EAST WINDSOR — A fire that broke out early Friday morning at the Windsor Castle Apartments on Devonshire Drive has left 55 residents there without a home.    Township police said they were alerted to…

  • Real estate markets are in transition

    Movement seen toward more equal footing for buyers and sellers    It appears that New Jersey’s hot sellers’ market, in which houses sold quickly and at a premium, is in transition to a more balanced market.    Today’s market is being driven by the following factors: a sustained decline in mortgage interest rates which has made homes…

  • Borough helps with NYC rescue efforts

       JAMESBURG — Jamesburg’s chief of police said this week the response of the members of his department to the call for help in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack was a source of great pride. By:Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — Jamesburg’s chief of police said this week the response of the members of his…

  • ‘Try to remember the kind of September…’

    A NEIGHBOR’S TRIBUTE, Sept. 21 By: David L. Nathan, M.D.    On Friday evening, my neighborhood in Montgomery Township was one of many that held a candlelight vigil for the victims of last week’s terrorist attacks. Perhaps my narrative of this gathering will sound romantic, like the song from The Fantasticks that is quoted in the…

  • Monroe’s indoor skate rink may be ready in October

       Construction of the steel frame and roof to cover the rink for in-line roller skaters and work on an adjacent outdoor skate park is expected to start the beginning of next week, township Engineer Ernie Feist said Thursday. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The roofed roller rink to be built on the same lot as…

  • Hightstown GOP wants tax relief

    The Republican candidates in this fall’s Borough Council election, Bob Patten and Paul Szewczyk, want to lessen the tax burden on borough’s residents. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough’s two Republican council candidates are ready for November.    Incumbent Councilman Bob Patten and first-time candidate Paul Szewczyk this week expressed their views on some of…