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  • Officers agree to 3-year pact

    The township police union has accepted a new contract. By:Amanda Bok    The township police union has accepted a new contract.    The contract, which goes into effect immediately and is retroactive to Jan. 1, includes changes in salaries, personal and sick days, uniform allowance and longevity pay.    The new contract applies to all police officers except…

  • New pastor to lead rebuilding

    The Rev. Neill Tolboom has taken over leadership of Hightstown’s First United Methodist Church — a church in need of serious repair work. By: Michael Arges    HIGHTSTOWN — The Rev. Neill Tolboom may need his considerable enthusiasm and good humor now that he is pastor of First United Methodist Church, a congregation that needs to…

  • Principal search continues

    At least two candidates will take place in a third round of interviews for the vacant principal’s post at Hightstown High School. By: Michael Arges    At least two candidates will be present Monday for a third round of interviews for the principal’s position at Hightstown High School, said East Windsor Regional School District Assistant Superintendent…

  • County studies intersections

    Middlesex County has started a traffic study of the intersection of Prospect Plains and Applegarth roads. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Middlesex County has started a traffic study of the intersection of Prospect Plains and Applegarth roads.    The intersection has been a matter of concern since Prospect Plains Associates, part of the Kalian Co. of Red…

  • Genuardi’s to open Wednesday

    Market is an anchor for the East Windsor Village Shopping Center, a 250,000-square-foot retail complex on Princeton-Hightstown Road.    EAST WINDSOR — The East Windsor Village Shopping Center, a 250,000-square-foot retail complex under construction on Princeton-Hightstown Road at One Mile Road, will officially open next week.    A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Genuardi’s…

  • Perennial powers eliminate P-C 14s

    Montgomery, WW-P also eliminated from Babe Ruth District One tourney By: Rich Fisher    HOPEWELL — It’s too bad that two different age groups can’t host the same Babe Ruth World Series in the same year.    The Princeton-Cranbury Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars might still be alive if that were the case.    Since Hamilton is hosting the…

  • GHEWIP hosts Greaseband Thursday night

    The Fabulous Greaseband will perform at the annual Peddie Lake concert Thursday night in the Main Street parking lot next to the lake.    HIGHTSTOWN — For the past five years more than 3,000 people have flocked to Peddie Lake for an evening of rock ‘n’ roll music. The tradition continues next week in the Main…

  • Happy ending for controversial park project

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Every now and then you find a case where everyone wins. That’s exactly what happened with the newly renovated Riverbank Park in Newark.    Every now and then — even when conservationists and builders face off — you find a case where everyone wins! That’s exactly what happened…

  • Advice on aging gracefully

    It is "never, never, never" too late to learn new ways to better health and longer life. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — It is "never, never, never" too late to learn new ways to better health and longer life, Elaine A. Leventhal told a Monroe Township Senior Center audience Monday.    Dr. Leventhal, a professor of medicine…