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  • East Windsor honors school volunteer

    Township resident Marion Lane received the Sylvia Weiss Senior Citizen Award for her volunteer work as a nurse’s aide at the Drew School. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — Longtime township resident Marion Lane has found a second home at Drew Elementary School where she spent 20 years as a teacher’s aide and feels "almost…

  • Cancer cannot destroy all things

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Few things are more devastating to a person than hearing the words "you have cancer." In the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of working with many people who have heard these words and know, firsthand, how much pain cancer can inflict.    Cancer attacks your body, your…

  • George S. Breece

    George S. Breece, 75, died Thursday at home. Born in Trenton, he lived in Hopewell since 1968. He was a milkman with Stoy’s Dairy 30 years and worked with ARC Enterprises, where he was transportation supervisor. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Mr. Breece was a longtime member of Central…

  • Long-delayed sidewalk assessments hit home

    Some Princeton Borough bills were for sidewalk repairs made seven years ago. By: Jennifer Potash    It wasn’t a tax bill in the mailbox that caused a few double takes for some borough residents.    But assessments for sidewalk repairs completed as long as seven years ago were sent out to homeowners beginning this year.    For Gunhild…

  • Column: Over there

    English rugby is civil war By: Bill Alden LONDON — As I headed south of London towards rugby’s national stadium, Twickenham, for a recent game between England and the Barbarians, an all-star team comprised largely of players from South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, it seemed like I was on my way to a day…

  • Township Council: Proposed law may hurt planning

    The state legislature is considering a bill that is intended to protect developers’ interests. The East Windsor council has voiced its opposition to the measure. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — Proposed state legislation intended to protect the rights of developers and other property owners could undermine local municipalities’ ability to protect the public interest,…

  • Teacher gets to the science of teaching

    Ms. Delmonaco recently received the Sigma Xi Award for outstanding achievement in elementary school science teaching for the year 2001. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Margaret Delmonaco, a first-grade teacher at Barclay Brook School, has had 22 six-year-old scientists in her classroom this year.    And, it turns out those young scientists have been sharing that classroom…

  • Hillsborough fifth-grader tumbles for competitive cheerleading squad

    Dean took gymnastics for four years before moving to Hillsborough last year from East Brunswick and said most of his friends in his old neighborhood were girls who competed in cheerleading. But he said, he doesn’t like doing gymnastics in the summer. So, he decided to join his female friends and try cheerleading. By: Laura…

  • Toll Brothers ruling will set precedent, experts say

    An analysis of the Supreme Court decision. By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR — The state Supreme Court’s decision to hear West Windsor’s affordable-housing case against Toll Brothers marks the first time the court has revisited the landmark Mount Laurel law in 15 years.    Lawyers agree that however the court rules, the decision will have…