Category: archives

  • Let’s put an end to Committee’s ‘misguided comments’

    By:Al Elkins To the editor:    I am not usually in the habit of writing letters to the editor, but after reading all the misguided letters about Twin Rivers that have been published in this column, I felt compelled to write this letter.    My wife and I have been residents of Twin Rivers for 26 1/2…

  • Candidate drops from race

    Because of a growing family and a longer daily commute for work, Democratic candidate Frank Antisell has dropped out of the race for Township Council. By:Matthew Armstrong    Because of a growing family and a longer daily commute for work, Democratic candidate Frank Antisell has dropped out of the race for Township Council.    Mr. Antisell’s spot…

  • Early scores by SBHS something to flip over

    Gymnastic squad off to fast start By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The 2000 season is barely off the ground, but already four South Brunswick High School gymnasts have qualified to compete in this year’s state sectionals.    "We’re ahead of the game, as far as being prepared and being ready as a team," Lady Viking head coach…

  • Health panel won’t appeal smoking ruling

    By: Jennifer Potash    Having lost the battle in the legal arena to institute an ordinance banning smoking in all indoor public placess, the Princeton Regional Health Commission will now try to accomplish that goal in the legislative realm.    The commission on Tuesday decided not to appeal Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg’s decision to…

  • CRANBURY: District cancels fall clubs, sports

    Several offerings of the fall schedule of extra-curricular activities for Cranbury School students have been canceled. By:Brian Shappell    Several offerings of the fall schedule of extra-curricular activities for Cranbury School students have been canceled.    According to Chief School Administrator Robert Bartoletti, a lack of enrollment means the school will not offer “non-cut” intramural sporting activities,…

  • Whitman vetoes airport bill

    Critics contend veto doesn’t go far enough By:Eric Schwarz    The state should give municipalities a say before it pays airport owners to maintain their land as airports indefinitely, the governor said Thursday.    Gov. Christie Whitman vetoed sections of a bill the Legislature had passed in June that would give the state Department of Transportation wide…

  • Board reduces density in Kingston parcel

    A proposed change to the township Master Plan could mean fewer houses built in Kingston By:Matthew Armstrong    A proposed change to the township Master Plan could mean fewer houses built in Kingston    The Planning Board is proposing to rezone more than 5 acres at the corner of Ridge Road and Division Street. The change limits…

  • Hightstown boys’ soccer team off to 2-2 start

    By:Neil Hay        With everything going for it Wednesday afternoon, one might have expected the Hightstown boys’ soccer team to come up with a big effort against West Windsor-South.    The game was on the Rams’ field, it was a key CVC Colonial matchup and the Hightstown-South rivalry is as intense as it’s ever been.    So,…

  • One Palmer Square to get a new look

    Gone from the redesigned plaza will be its nonfunctioning fountain. By: Jennifer Potash    The plaza at One Palmer Square, a popular spot downtown to grab some sun on a lunch break or to take a rest from shopping, has a major renovation in store.    The changes include the removal of the fountain and a redesigned…