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  • Sides preparing for teacher talks

    CRANBURY — Current teacher contract expires June 30, and the school board is now preparing for upcoming negotiations with the Cranbury Education Association. By: Brian Shappell    The Board of Education has begun work on a new teacher contract.    The school board met in closed session Tuesday to prepare for upcoming negotiations with the 57-member Cranbury…

  • Humorous song highlights volunteers’ contributions

    By:Nipa Neufeld To the editor:     Marty Bernstein led a packed house in singing this light-hearted song at the Twin Rivers December Homeowner’s Meeting, just before the awards were given to the many hard-working and deeply committed resident volunteers.    His preface was, "This is dedicated to the unsung heroes in any community who give their…

  • Palmer Square plans for housing, but pace is slow

    The key stumbling point is affordable housing requirement. By: Jennifer Potash    Palmer Square Management will proceed with its plan for 97 housing units at Hulfish North, approved in 1990, but the timeline for the launch of the project is uncertain.    The start date for construction of the long-planned Nassau Inn expansion is also unclear, said…

  • Researchers reveal water’s secrets

    Princeton University scientists seek reasons for water’s "peculiar" traits By: Jeff Milgram    Take two atoms of hydrogen, add one atom of oxygen and you get a molecule of water. What could be simpler than that?    But water is not simple at all and two Princeton University scientists believe they know why.    It seems that water…

  • West Windsor municipal budget seen increasing 5.6%

    The mayor estimates a tax hike of 1 cent. By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Carole Carson has introduced a proposed $24.5 million municipal budget for 2001, representing a 5.6-percent increase over last year’s budget of $23.2 million.    The effect of the new budget on the local property tax rate has not yet…

  • Montgomery team is aiming high

    Eight high school students will compete in the Rutgers Academic Challenge Feb. 4 By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Eight students from Montgomery High School will compete as a team in the Rutgers Academic Challenge, a statewide interscholastic competition designed to promote academic excellence.    The students are meeting several times a week to prepare for the…

  • Helen Gilden

       Helen O. Gilden, 87, died Monday in Monroe Village Health Care.    Born in Bayonne, she moved to Rossmoor in 1973 and has resided in Monroe Village since 1992.    Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the A. S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury. A funeral Mass will follow at…

  • Hightstown man facing multipledrug charges following investigation

    By:Mark Moffa    HIGHTSTOWN — A Hightstown man was arrested last week on drug charges after a three-month investigation by Detective Glen Moore.    Eric Jenkins, 26, of Rodgers Avenue was arrested at 9 p.m. Jan. 12 by Detective Moore and Sgt. Richard Warshany with the assistance of the U.S. Secret Service and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s…

  • PU professor joins U.N. Middle East panel

    Falk understands criticism will most likely follow commission’s decisions By: Jeff Milgram    Princeton University Professor Richard Falk knows the pitfalls he will face as a member of the United Nations commission on alleged human-rights violations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.    "Because sentiments are so strong on both sides, there will be a lot…