Category: archives
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Efforts to close mines a Monroe priority
The township has come a long way in dealing with the problems caused by mining operations. By:Al Wicklund MONROE — The township has come a long way in dealing with the problems caused by mining operations. Township Council member Lee Farber said Wednesday that the number of mines and their ways of doing their work…
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Man convicted for bad checks
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — Neil Teichman, 41, who ran a car-finding service out of offices on 100 Overlook Drive, last week was found guilty on four counts of theft and two counts of issuing bad checks in State Superior Court. Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Martha McKinney said Thursday she will seek a 20-year sentence, with…
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Police station site list shrinks
Cranbury police are getting closer to finding out where their new home is going to be. By:Brian Shappell Cranbury police are getting closer to finding out where their new home is going to be. The top five sites for a new Cranbury Police Station are being reviewed by Township Planner Harvey Moskowitz and Township Engineer…
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BACK TO SCHOOL: Returning to the nest for first day of school
By:Sara Peters Monroe — The first-day excitement could be seen Thursday morning glowing in the faces of children and teachers alike. That’s when Monroe school students returned to places like Barclay-Brook School, where kindergarten, first- and second-grade students happily greeted teachers and friends once again. Two students, former classmates, ran toward each other — Pokémon…
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Girls harriers likely to stay among GMC elite
Girls Cross Country By: Redd E. Patrick The South Brunswick High School girls cross country team closed out the final three years of the 1990s as a force to be reckoned with on the local and state levels. Since the program is at a point where it can reload instead of rebuild, now it’s a…
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Proceeds from Country Fair earmarked for those in need
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — People in need will benefit from funds raised by the Monroe Township Mothers Club’s 12th annual Country Fair. It’s a tradition. The fair, to be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday in Thompson Park, is part of the Mothers Club’s continuing program to raise and distribute money to groups of…
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West Nile Crow found in Monroe
A dead crow on Applegarth Road that tested positive for the West Nile virus is a cause for concern, but not for an overreaction. By:Al Wicklund MONROE — A dead crow on Applegarth Road that tested positive for the West Nile virus is a cause for concern, but “not for an overreaction,” Mayor…
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Clinton to return to Princeton for university talk
The president will take part in an Oct. 5 conference on the progressive tradition. By: Jeff Milgram President Clinton will return to Princeton to take part in a two-day academic conference next month. The president will give the keynote address Oct. 5 at the conference on the American progressive tradition. "The Progressive Tradition: Politics, Culture…
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It’s not too late to help fire victims
Appropriate home still needed for one family By: Staff EAST WINDSOR – It’s not too late for local residents to help out with efforts to raise money for the families left homeless by a fire July 16 in Twin Rivers. According to Eileen Rothstein, one the organizers of several events to benefit the families, a…
