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  • Area ministry, schools respond to grief-stricken

    Several prayer services were called and the school district enlisted the help of counselors to deal with Tuesday’s tragedies. By: Michael Arges    As they struggled with their own grief and personal anxiety, area ministers urged residents to "get into the pit" with others suffering through the "hell" of grief after Tuesday’s unimaginable disaster at the…

  • Helping children cope with disaster

    GUEST OPINION by Bettie Witherspoon: We want to conduct ourselves in a way that our children can gain strength from us. They will draw on our actions, now and in the future.    Our hearts go out to families and friends whose loved ones, innocents, were in the wrong place at this horrifying time in our…

  • Football player’s condition is hopeful

    By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — A Monroe High School football player sustained serious injury to his spinal cord during the first game of the season Saturday.    Sean Denehy, a 16-year-old junior, suffered two fractures of his cervical spine following the opening kickoff of the second half, when Sean was hit in a "freak occurrence."    "He…

  • Tragedy’s wake casts pall over area schools

    West Windsor-Plainsboro district appears hardest hit. By: Gwen Runkle    In the face of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Tuesday, area schools chose to remain open. And manned with counselors, volunteers and plenty of community support, most schools reported that the majority of students were doing well.    But as more…

  • Township OKs money for library, reflectors

    Princeton Township Committee unanimously approved a $12.2 million appropriation for the new public library. By: David Campbell    Putting its best foot forward Thursday night in a week of national tragedy, the Princeton Township Committee unanimously approved a $12.2 million appropriation for the new public library along with funding for deer reflectors for Rosedale Road and…

  • Monroe and Jamesburg pulling together

       Churches, schools and other organizations in Jamesburg and Monroe are geared up to support efforts to help victims of the World Trade Center attack. By:Al Wicklund    Churches, schools and other organizations in Jamesburg and Monroe are geared up to support efforts to help victims of the World Trade Center attack.    The good news is that…

  • Making a house a home

    Lyn Peterson turned her love of home decoration into a business. By: Bethany Cortale    Lyn Peterson, interior designer and author of "Real Life Decorating," turned her love of home decoration into a dream business.    However, Ms. Peterson isn’t interested in living in a "dream" house, and neither are most of the people with a serious…

  • State test scores rise in district

    East Windsor Regional School District results on the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment saw a slight increase in 2001. By: Michael Arges    Apparently Johnny can read better in the East Windsor Regional School district, according to the 2000-2001 scores on the state Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) taken by the district’s fourth graders.    A lot of…

  • HELPING WTC VICTIMS? LET US KNOW!

    HELPING WTC VICTIMS? LET US KNOW We want to help you help. Tell us what you are doing and we will spread the word. Fill out the form below. We will print the information in our newspaper and post on our website. SUBMIT YOUR INORMATION: [email protected] Name: Business/Organization: Address: Phone Number: Fax Number: Email: Time:…