Category: archives

  • Textbooks, high school parking discussed at board meeting

    By:Michael Arges Approval of a new language arts textbook and discussion of traffic-flow problems around Hightstown High School were among the business conducted at Monday’s board meeting of the East Windsor Regional School District. Also concern was expressed that student performance on the EPSA standard evaluation tests by Rogers school students was diminished by a…

  • GOOD DEEDS

    Good Deeds   The American Cancer Society in Mercer County recently honored Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology/Immunology of Princeton for its contribution to the fund-raising efforts of Hoops for Hope, in support of ACS cancer control efforts.    With the support of Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hoops for Hope raised more than $10,000. The award presentation was made at half-time of…

  • WW-P tennis does it again

    Pirates win fifth straight Group IV championship By: Justin Feil    It wasn’t easy, but when it was over the West Windsor-Plainsboro High boys’ tennis team had its fifth consecutive Group IV state title with a 3½-1½ victory over Cherry Hill East on Thursday.    “They’re always very, very strong,” WW-P head coach Renny Shuster said of…

  • Cranbury hires temporary manager

    Township names an intermim administrator and steps up its search for a permanent replacement. By:Brian Shappell    A familiar face should help ease the tran­ sition between the outgoing township admin­ istrator and the incoming replacement.    The Township Committee officially named Fred Jahn as the township’s interim administrator Monday. Mr. Jahn has been working on the…

  • Charter School nonplussed by funding flap

    Despite a threatened cut in funding, the president of the Princeton Charter School believes the school’s financial future is bright. By: Jeff Milgram    The president of the Princeton Charter School believes a ruling that puts into question the school’s continued funding may be a good thing in the long run.    “The bottom line is we’re…

  • OBITUARIES, May 26, 2000

    Jacob Goldstein, Helen E. Olden, Midlred C. Sensi, Helen S. Crill, Geoffrey Steele, Marieta J. Lazanski, Elissa S. Herst. Jacob Goldstein Holocaust survivor WEST WINDSOR — Jacob Goldstein of the Princeton Junction section died Tuesday at Calvary Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. He was 70. Born in Gniewoszow, Poland, he was a former resident of Brooklyn, N.Y.…

  • A Touch of Taste

    Acr Mercer welcomes Mansions in May supporters to its new home By: Christian Kirkpatrick    The Arc Mercer, through its annual Mansions in May gala, has entertained its supporters in some of the most gracious homes in Mercer County over the years. Monday, the agency welcomed supporters into its own home, its new headquarters on Ewingville…

  • Residents fear rail line’s impact

    A high-speed rail link is cause for concern for those living in Dayton By: Matt Armstrong      &nbs p;  Freight trains lumber through South Brunswick sporadi­ cally, making houses next to the tracks tremble ever so slight­ ly.     At night, the rumble of these slow-moving freight trains can be enough to wake up those…

  • Council says sign can stay

    Special panel to establish policy for placing ads on town property By:Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council voted at a special meeting Wednesday to establish a committee to address the use of borough-owned property for advertising. The vote followed a discussion of signs placed at the bridge abutment before a crowd of about 24…