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  • Shovels break ground for Monroe’s new high school

       MONROE — It was a long and difficult journey, but after years of hard work the first step in the construction process of the new Monroe High School was taken on April 18 at the official groundbreaking in Thompson Park.    ”It was a really wonderful day for Monroe and the culmination of a lot of…

  • Post forum: Budget

    What kind of cuts should the Township Council make in the defeated school budget?

  • Monroe man charged as spy

    Allegedly provided Israeli government with weapons information By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — A World War II veteran and active member of the community has been arrested by the FBI and charged in connection with espionage activities.    Ben-Ami Kadish, 84, a 13-year Monroe resident who lives in The Ponds, has been charged by the…

  • Rubber Ducky Race offered

       The Lambertville Area Education Foundation, the Lambertville Public School sixth-grade class and their parents are holding a rubber ducky race during the Shad Festival on Sunday, April 27, at 5 p.m.    The class is raising money to fund its educational trip to Washington, D.C., in June.    The ducks will be launched in the canal and…

  • Municipal employees begin a ‘weight’ and see approach

    Many sign up for weight loss competition By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the biggest weight loser of them all?    The answer to that question should hopefully be apparent come June 11, when the results of a weight-loss competition at the Municipal Building are tallied.    Last week, 20 township employees…

  • Joseph V. Elwert

        Joseph V. Elwert, 87, died on Wednesday, April 16, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.     Mr. Elwert was born and raised in Newark and lived in Irvington, Union and Springfield before moving to Rossmoor in 1985.     He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and…

  • Resident homeless after Twin Rivers apartment fire

    By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer     EAST WINDSOR — An apartment fire sparked by a faulty air conditioner left at least one woman out of a home Thursday night and caused damage to two businesses below it in the Twin Rivers Shopping Center.     Barry Rashkin, chief of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2,…

  • Monroe’s builder disclosure rule fails court test

    Council ponders appeal of ruling by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Township Council will decide at a special meeting Monday whether to appeal last week’s Superior Court ruling that deemed unconstitutional a township ordinance requiring developers to disclose political contributions as part of their applications.    Judge James Hurley’s April 17 ruling in a…

  • Mixed reaction on PNC building

    Cranbury residents have varying opinions on purchase By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The majority of residents that spoke at Monday’s Township Committee meeting were in favor of purchasing the PNC bank property, which has recently been put on the market.    Eight out of the 14 residents who addressed the committee encouraged the township…