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  • Signs of the times?

    Mayor protests DOT signs promoting businesses By:Michael Arges        EAST WINDSOR – The township and the state Department of Transportation may be on a collision course regarding four new signs along state highways in East Windsor.    Township Council is expected Tuesday to discuss the signs, which were authorized by the DOT as part of the…

  • Federal court rejects Nazi art theft claim

    By: Jeff Milgram    A Princeton Township man is disappointed by a federal court decision to allow a painting he claims was stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Austria.    "The family is disappointed with the decision, to say the least," said New York attorney Larry Kaye, who represents Henry Bondi of Parkside Drive.    Mr.…

  • VETERANS SCRAPBOOK: Military path helped vet launch a career

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — During the Korean War, Rob Cuthbert’s service with the U.S. Navy took him to Missouri, where he was stationed for three years.     Mr. Cuthbert, now a resident of Greenbriar at Whittingham, said it was one of those quirks of military service that placed him there.     “I was…

  • Health officer reports two cases of TB

    By: Jennifer Potash    Two cases of tuberculosis, including one that is resistant to drugs, were found in the Princetons last month, said Princeton Regional Health Officer William Hinshillwood.    The patients are both immigrants. One, from Thailand, has the multi-drug resistant TB; the other is from Russia. Both are receiving treatment, Mr. Hinshillwood said.    The patient…

  • Academy signs contract for Our Lady site

    The Princeton Academy also filed applications before the Planning Board. By: Jane Karlicek    The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart signed a contract Thursday to purchase the 43-acre former Our Lady of Princeton property at the corner of Drakes Corner Road and The Great Road.    The same day, the private school also submitted a conditional…

  • DISPATCHES: Helps us help you cast informed votes

    By:Hank Kalet The mission of community newspapers is simple: To be the eyes and ears of the community and to offer residents a voice they might not otherwise have. We take this seriously. Our goal is to offer residents of Cranbury, Monroe and Jamesburg a spotlight into the community, into the daily and weekly activities…

  • Washington Township administrator resigns

    Michael Dill to step down July 30 By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON – Township Administrator Michael Dill announced Friday that he will resign his position July 30.    In a press release, Mr. Dill cited the needs of his family and career objectives as reasons for his resignation.    "It’s been on my mind for a while," Mr.…

  • Housing fee may upset Palladium project’s OK

    By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR – The Planning Board granted preliminary and final site plan approval Wednesday night to a sizable hotel and business complex planned for the northeast corner of Route 1 and Meadow Road, between Carnegie Center and Meadow Lane Apartments.    But township affordable-housing contribution requirements, a subject of disagreement between the…

  • Council could make decision on new administrator by fall

    By:Brian Shappell         The Township Committee’s goal to have a new administrator in place by early fall is on schedule.     Twenty-four candidates applied for the township administrator’s position, vacated last month when Christine Smeltzer resigned to take a similar job in Hopewell Township.     The committee hopes to offer the position to a…