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  • Falcons deep-six Spotswood on mat

    By: Ken Weingartner    Wrestling coaches often talk about the importance of working “a full six minutes” on the mat. A couple Monroe High wrestlers put those words into actions Wednesday night.    Jeff DeCruz and Matt Klein both came up with pins in the final moments of their respective bouts as the Falcons rolled to a…

  • Township ‘Adopt-a-Spot’ projecthelps put litter back in its place

    By: Staff    The East Windsor Township Clean Communities Committee held the annual December wrap-up event for the township "Adopt-A-Spot" program, recognizing some of the groups helping to make the community cleaner.    The "Adopt-a-Spot"program enlists the aid of youth groups who volunteer to pickup litter in a designated area. East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov explained…

  • School referendum campaign termed a delicate task

    The Princeton Regional Board of Education is prohibited from actively promoting approval of the $74.2 million project. By: Jeff Milgram    State law will force the Princeton Regional Board of Education to launch a public-information campaign for its $74.2 million school renovation and expansion project with one hand tied behind its back, according to district officials.…

  • Classroom’s project producesspecial Philadelphia tour book

    Students rewrite the book on historic sites after visits By:Michael Arges        McKnight School fifth-grade teacher Ellen Ogintz insists that any child can learn anything – it is just a matter of finding that child’s particular way of learning.    And that’s particularly important for her students — Ms. Ogintz’s class is an "inclusion class," where…

  • SENIOR LEISURE

    By:Staff    The following activities are offered at the East Windsor Township Howard Scarborough Senior Center. Call the senior center for complete information at 371-7192.     Monday, Jan. 15    Center closed for Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday, Jan. 16    9:30 a.m. — Exercise.    10:30 a.m. — Music appreciation.    11:30 a.m. — Lunch.    1 p.m. — Movie,…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 01/11

    From the Jan. 11 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago    Gray-haired residents are contrasting the present remarkably mild winter with some noted ones in the past. The great flood in the Delaware on Jan. 8, 1841 is referred to. On that date every bridge from Easton to Trenton was swept away.    The Pennsylvania…

  • Bloomberg expansion gets support

    Opponents were heard once again by the Planning Board, but for the first time several supporters voiced their opinions. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — The Township Planning Board on Monday once again heard from residents opposed to a north-south service road that is part of an expansion plan proposed by Bloomberg L.P. — and for…

  • AROUND CRANBURY

    A heart-warming story about teens. By: Lorraine Sedor    David Nissen, chairman of the township Environmental Commission, has announced an opening on its board. The Commission, which meets on the second Monday of the month, reviews plans that come before the township’s zoning and planning boards for possible environmental concerns. Anyone with an interest in environmental…