Category: archives
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Families of survivors to speak at Holocaust observance
The annual Yom Hashoa Holocaust-observance program will be held in Monroe Township High School’s auditorium 1:30 p.m. Sunday. By:Al Wicklund MONROE – The child of Holocaust survivors will share remembrances Sunday of his parents and what they survived. The annual Yom Hashoa Holocaust-observance program will be held in Monroe Township High School’s auditorium 1:30 p.m.…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Taking a trip through Scotland
AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Our columnist reflects on current happenings in Cranbury. By: Lorraine Sedor Tomorrow is the big day in the Evans/Brainerd neighborhood, where dozens of families will be setting out their wares for the annual Evans Tract yard sale. The sale officially begins at 8 a.m. rain or shine but, as a…
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Montgomery panel considers longer deer season
The Environmental Commission is leaning toward a community hunt. By: Helen Pettigrew MONTGOMERY The Township Environmental Commission this week discussed safety issues surrounding an expanded community hunt and recommendations for a deer-management report it plans to submit to the Township Committee. The report would urge the township to take action to deal with its…
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Outdoor arts program makes move
Rather than have artists meet in Village Park at the gazebo as has been done the past two years for the annual Art in the Park events, the Cranbury Arts Council wants artists to paint Brainerd Lake from Memorial Park, on the lake’s western tip, near the firehouse By:Brian Shappell Budding artists participating in this…
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Scottish travel presentation
Thursday, April 26 At 7:30 p.m. Bart Jackson, local travel writer will present a program on the wild Scottish Highlands at the Cranbury Public Library. He will also give travel advice from his recent book "Bumming Abroad." The program is free. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at (609) 655-0555.
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4-H Camp Open House
Sunday, April 29 From 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp, there will be an open house in preparation for 4-H sleep-away Summer Camp. The camp runs for six consecutive weeks from July 2 through Aug. 12. For more information or directions, contact the 4-H camp office at (973) 948-3550…
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New library gets blessing from Planning Board
A unanimous endorsement from Princeton planning officials. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Regional Planning Board gave its blessing to the proposed new Princeton Public Library on Thursday night. The board voted unanimously that the proposed plans are consistent with the Princeton Community Master Plan, which calls for a 57,600-square-foot building located at the Witherspoon and…
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Beth El plans Jewish culture celebration
Members of the synagogue are providing the main initiative for the event, which is being celebrated for the first time. It will be held April 29 at WW-P North High School. By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR Famed Jewish folk singer and songwriter Debbie Friedman will join headline acts Pharaoh’s Daughter, the Strauss/Warschauer Klezmer Duo…
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Commission wants Coventry Farms to be preserved
The Winant property should be preserved for open-space purposes, according to the Princeton Environmental Commission. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Environmental Commission is urging local authorities to consider preserving Coventry Farms, one of the last remaining parcels of open space in Princeton Township. The commission, which met Wednesday, unanimously decided to send a letter to…
