Category: archives

  • Cranbury digs out after winter storm

    The snowstorm that ushered out 2000 last week dumped upward of 16 inches of snow on Cranbury and kept many in town busy. By:Brian Shappell    The snowstorm that ushered out 2000 last week dumped upward of 16 inches of snow on Cranbury and kept many in town busy.    The first to notice the rush preparing…

  • Health test, construction continue at office site

    Small traces of pharmaceutical contaminant found at University Square in West Windsor By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR — The state Department of Environmental Protection is awaiting complete test results to determine if small pockets of pharmaceutical contaminants unearthed last month at the University Square site, off northbound Route 1 near Alexander Road, pose a…

  • Hildegard Rose

    By:Staff    HIGHTSTOWN — Hildegard Martha Schmidt Rose, 100, of Hightstown died Dec. 31 in the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Zadel bei Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Mrs. Rose had lived in Fairlawn and Leesburg, Fla. before moving to the Meadowlakes Complex in Hightstown.    She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown.    Widow…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Teens can avoid burnout by avoiding it

    By:Judy Shepps Battle    Pressure is a two-edged sword. Exert the right amount of pressure on carbonand you’ll eventually get a glistening diamond. Exert pressure of a differentkind — that which we place on kids to achieve — and you’ll get kids who areoften stressed, and who may grow up to be “burned out” adults.    This…

  • Irish resigns committee post in Montgomery

    The Democrat committeeman cites family obligations. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Township Committeeman Jim Irish said Thursday that he is resigning his seat, effective immediately.    "I hope the difficult choice I have made does not disappoint the voters, staff and professionals who have given me support and help, but my first obligation is to my…

  • Taking a page from literature

    By:Michael Arges    East Windsor Regional schools are using the power of literature to help students grow in their ability to know and to do what is right, thanks to a program designed by the district.    "Character Through Reading" is the title of the program created for students in the first five years of schooling. School…

  • Grant benefits from good MHS team

    Cougar senior leads squad against Hackettstown By: Ben Stentz    To be a star athlete, you must have a very strong supporting cast. Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had Magic Johnson.    As is the case for Montgomery High School basketball standout Derick Grant. Grant has benefited from the maturation and improvement of some young…

  • Homeowners irked about cable boxes

       Woodfield Estates homeowners say they’re frustrated with RCN cable company’s sloppy installment of "hideous-looking" power boxes that have gone up throughout their neighborhood, said resident Robert Henry. By: Laura Toto    But an RCN spokesman says the company is merely doing its job by providing the infrastructure to keep cable customers satisfied. The new cable wiring…

  • Ernie Feist named public works chief

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Township Council filled vacancies in the leadership of the Department of Public Works earlier this week.    The council, at its Wednesday night business meeting, named township Engineer Ernie Feist as the new director of the Public Works Department and Wayne Horbatt of Sayreville as the Public Works superintendent and township…