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  • Princeton 11s rally for wins

    District crown is in reach By: Justin Feil – Assistant Sports Editor Two comeback wins have the Princeton 11-year-old all-star baseball team on the verge of the District 12 Little League banner. Princeton, which was second out of Pool A, knocked off Pool B winner Sunnybrae, 5-4, Monday, then topped Pool B runner-up Ewing, 6-5,…

  • Meetings

    By: centraljersey.com A list of the next meeting of several boards, councils and committees from East Windsor, Hightstown, Twin Rivers and the East Windsor Regional Board of Education follows. Dates and times are subject to change. School district Board of Education 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, Hightstown High School cafeteria, 25A Leshin Lane. East Windsor…

  • Silverstein memorial concert scheduled

    By: centraljersey.com ROOSEVELT – The second annual Summer Benefit Concert For A Better World, in memory of Emily Silverstein of Roosevelt, will take place Aug. 14 at The Roosevelt Public School. On April 9, 2009, Ms. Silverstein, then 19, was allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend at Gettysburg College, where she was a sophomore. As stated…

  • MONROE: Jewish group thanks church for support

    MONROE: Jewish group thanks church for support

    From left are Jewish War Veterans Post 609 Senior Vice Commander Bernie Passer Sr.; Frank Slavin, commander; Father Ed Flanagan, pastor of the Nativity of Our Lord Church; Shelly Bloom Jr., junior vice commander; and Steve Marone and Ann Marie Parisi, members of the church.

  • MONROE: Jewish group thanks church for support

    MONROE: Jewish group thanks church for support

    Mae Rhine, Managing Editor    MONROE — A local Jewish War Veterans group feels blessed.    During its annual poppy drive in May, members of the Jewish War Veterans Post 609 were welcomed by a local church, Nativity of Our Lord at 185 Applegarth Road, to solicit donations from its parishioners after the 9 and 11 a.m.…

  • Letters

    Monroe Township needs to listen to residents By: centraljersey.com Nowadays, living in Monroe, there is almost nobody who isn’t affected by an adjacent development or developer, and I am no exception. Being a small-time farm (only 10 acres) and bordering two sides to Lennar Corporation’s Stonebridge Retirement Community, we have had our share of disagreements…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Big Leshin Lane project set to start

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council this week awarded a $456,113 contract for the Leshin Lane reconstruction project, which is expected to get under way in the next couple of weeks.    The project calls for the contractor to finish within 45 days of the start date, so it’s possible the job…

  • Capitol news and comment

    By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. School salary cap Assembly Republican Whip Dave Rible and Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco said they will draft legislation based on Gov. Christie’s announcement of his additional toolkit proposal to cap education administrator salaries. "School…

  • Takter enjoying season from his own oval office

    By: Ken Weingartner – Special Writer Jimmy Takter missed out on the biggest prize last weekend – the $1 million Meadowlands Pace – but the East Windsor resident still reaped many rewards. Harness racing horses trained by Mr. Takter earned more than $750,000 over the weekend, pushing his seasonal purse earnings to $2.42 million, with…