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  • Public to debate school lot plan

    CRANBURY – A joint public meeting of the Township Committee and Board of Education devoted to the school/municipal lot issue has been scheduled for Oct. 30. By:Brian Shappell    A joint public meeting of the Township Committee and Board of Education devoted to the school/municipal lot issue has been scheduled for Oct. 30.    The meeting will…

  • Hightstown candidates offers ideas for volunteer squads, traffic

    Candidates responses to the Herald’s questionaire By: Mark Moffa 1. Do you feel there is a problem with the daytime response time of the Hightstown First Aid Squad? If no, then why not? If yes, then what do you think needs to be done to remedy the situation? Kenneth Hitchner    Response time can be directly…

  • Officials miffed by progress of deregulation bills

    ;MONROE — Residential energy users, consumer advocates and some elected officials are growing increasingly unhappy with the way New Jersey’s energy deregulation is going. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Residential energy users, consumer advocates and some elected officials are growing increasingly unhappy with the way New Jersey’s energy deregulation is going.    Consumer advocates are disappointed at…

  • Princeton Future schedules Sunday session

       Princeton Future, the citizens’ group seeking to guide the development of the downtown, will hold an information meeting Sunday about whether a special improvement district would benefit Princeton Borough.    Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed will speak about the state of the downtown and Paul Levy, executive director of the Center City District Development Corp. in…

  • Facing increased costs, Princeton first aid squad seeks help

    Fund drive will continue until Jan. 31, when the squad hopes to have collected $188,000 By: David Weinstein    Now is the time for all Princeton residents and businesses to come to the aid of their volunteer ambulance corps.    Or, simply, now is the time to donate some dollars to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue…

  • Cardinals snag thriller from Pirates

    Lawrence evens record with 17-14 victoryThe Lawrence Cardinal football squad gave itself a chance at a winning record Saturday, by spoiling West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Homecoming. By: Steve Feitl    The 17-14 win over the Pirates, was the first Lawrence win over WW-P in over a decade and brought the Cardinals’ record back to 4-4.     "We’re…

  • Local churches offer alternatives for Halloween fun

    Is Halloween "the High Holy Day for Satan worshippers"? Or should it be reclaimed for Christ as the prelude to All Saints Day, a day to remember great Christians of the past? By:Michael Arges     Pastors and churches in the Hightstown/East Windsor area are divided on this question, with pastors of some churches viewing the…

  • New school days, bills in wake of mold cleanup

    By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY – The Township Board of Education has approved the four remaining make-up days for the Orchard Hill Elementary School, which opened five days late this fall because the building was being treated for mold.    The cost of cleaning up the mold will exceed $380,000, according to Business Administrator James Strimple.    The…

  • Repka, HHS boys top in Mercer cross country

    ‘I put a lot more pressure on myself this year. Everyone was asking me if I was going to come in first or second. There wasn’t any other option.’ Chris Repka, Mercer’s cross country champ By: Kyle Moylan        Although he dropped from first to second in the standings, Jeremy Klapper was quick to point…