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  • DIRECTOR’S DESK: High School students wanted at the library

    By:Howard Zogott Welcome to the library! After an incredibly busy and exciting summer that included a very successful Summer Reading Club (1502 books read!), terrific activities that dovetailed with the Summer Recreation program (magic, origami, poetry and crafts) and my getting married, I want to stop, take a few moments and tell you what’s going…

  • Jail property going to DEP

    MONROE — If Monroe wants to use the property it has been seeking as compensation for housing the New Jersey Training School for Boys, it will have to go through the state Department of Environmental Protection first. By:Sara Peters         MONROE — If Monroe wants to use the property it has been seeking as…

  • New commission seeks enrichment through the arts

    By:Matthew Armstrong         The township wants to encourage residents to embrace the arts.     To meet that end, the township is setting up an arts commission to enrich the lives of residents through the arts and to encourage community participation in the arts.     “We are trying to create an artist’s community that will…

  • Choir trip to England was a moving experience

    By:Brian ShappellS    Years of dedication and hard work with the Trinity Church Choir certainly have paid off for Cranbury teen Liam Adams-O’Malley.    Liam was part of a 47-person contingent selected from the five choirs of the Trinity Church in Princeton to go to England. The group spent two weeks in England last month and performed…

  • DOT blasted for Route 1 traffic light changes

    New timing about doubles the "green time" on highway By: David M. Campbell    The state Department of Transportation has drawn some harsh criticism after a timing change on six traffic lights along Route 1 apparently caused severe traffic backups this week on Harrison Street and Washington Road.    DOT spokesman John Dourgarian said the change was…

  • Falcon have two reasons to celebrate, as team and Jondala qualify for states

    By:T.J. Furman    Though its 4-0 start quickly turned into a three-match losing streak, the Monroe girls tennis team celebrated for a couple of reasons this week, including a monumental first.    The Falcons clinched their second straight and third-ever appearance in the NJSIAA Group II team playoffs with a 3-2 win Friday against Perth Amboy. Sophomore…

  • Serving campus Jews a complex mission

    The Jewish population at Princeton University is diverse, with some students having a solid Jewish identity, others seeking one By: Jeff Milgram    As director of Princeton University’s Center for Jewish Life, Rabbi James S. Diamond is the spiritual leader of three "congregations" representing the major branches of Judaism – Orthodox, Conservative and Reform.    But he…

  • Falcon marching band helps set the tone for school spirit

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — Martin Griffin, in his first year as the Monroe Township High School marching band director, sees himself as part of a team effort to build school spirit.     “Since I started working with the band in August, I’ve been impressed with the band members’ enthusiasm and dedication, now, the…

  • It’s a back-to-nature movement

    Raccoons make it from chimney, to rehab, to new home in the woods By: David Weinstein    Only one of the six raccoons Mark Johnson released Wednesday morning in the woods of Princeton Township acted like it was ready for the fruits of freedom.    Like it was born to, the raccoon quickly climbed a tall, nearby…