Category: archives

  • People person is in charge of senior center

    In November 2000, Rita Whitney was appointed director of the office and the Senior Center. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Rita Whitney, director of the township Office on Aging and coordinator of the office’s Outreach Program, started her professional life as a classroom teacher in the Sayreville public school system.    An eighth-grade teacher and a principal…

  • Orleans lends hand to Habitat For Humanity

    Build Day event draws more than 120 helpers    On May 20, more than 120 people, including senior management, employees, family and friends of Orleans Homebuilders, participated in its third annual Habitat For Humanity Build Day.    The Build Day is part of Orleans Homebuilders’ ongoing commitment to the Delaware Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Orleans…

  • PU grad heads to World Rowing Championships

    Kratochvil has made great progress By: Justin Feil    Eric Kratochvil made a splash in May when he showed up to his Princeton University graduation ceremony with the medal he won in the Tiger heavyweight boat at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Sprints shining brilliantly on the outside of his graduation robe.    "A lot of…

  • N.T. Callaway to expand Sotheby’s affiliate program

    Bucks County to see new SIR office    N.T. Callaway Real Estate, with offices in Princeton and Sergeantsville, has been awarded the affiliation of SIR for Bucks Country, Pa. The Callaway firm has been associated with Sotheby’s since the inception of the International Realty division in 1976.    "We’ve had the privilege of a Callaway/Sotheby’s partnership in…

  • Three farms eye state protection

    Three township farms are among 12 recently given preliminary approval for the Farmland Preservation Program by the Middlesex County Agriculture Development Board. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Three township farms are among 12 recently given preliminary approval for the Farmland Preservation Program by the Middlesex County Agriculture Development Board.    Monroe properties selected by the county board…

  • Watershed partnership meeting

    Tuesday, Aug. 14 At 7:30 p.m., the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold their August Membership Meeting at the South Brunswick Moose Lodge on Old Georges Road. The Watershed Partnership addresses environmental concerns in the South Brunswick area. This meeting is open to the public, and will discuss the latest non-point source pollution control techniques.…

  • Princeton High student wins award for excellence

    Maya Ling received the Oracle Award.    The National Alliance for Excellence has announced that Maya Ling of Princeton has received the Oracle Award.    The Princeton High School graduate was selected as one of only nine students in America to receive the award, which is based entirely on academic merit and the intent to pursue a…

  • Bank forecloses on Windrows

    Retirement community undergoes change in ownership By: David Campbell    PLAINSBORO — Ownership of The Windrows at Princeton Forrestal retirement community has been transferred to the Bank of America following judicial foreclosure on the property.    The foreclosure follows reports last November that parent company CareMatrix, a developer of senior housing based in Needham, Mass., and several…

  • Synagogue open house

    Tuesday, Aug. 14 From 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Congregation B’nai Tikvah will hold an open house for families and individuals interested in learning more about the congregation. A second open house will be held on Thursday at the same times. The open house will include a guided tour of the synanagogue, and a meeting…