Category: archives

  • Schauer farm is preserved

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    MONROE — A drive down the N.J. Turnpike might convince most people that the Garden State is an ironic label.    While the state is in no danger of losing its status as the most densely populated in the nation, Middlesex County, Monroe Township and the Byrne Schauer family have ensured…

  • Borough Council meets

    The Hightstown Borough Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building.

  • Coat drive kicks off with a big goal

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — In its fourth year, the Baby It’s Cold Outside coat drive is gearing up to keep thousands of New Jerseyans warm this winter.    Its two sponsors, Gini Mundy and Debra DeMarco, said they are aiming for at least 2,000 coats this collection season, which runs from Oct. 15…

  • Don’t forget to vote!

    Tuesday is Election Day. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  • Council divids firehouse costs

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Township Council passed an ordinance Monday that outlines the distribution of costs for building a new station in Fire District 2 that will be owned jointly by the township and the district.    The 14,890-square-foot station will sit on a 3-acre parcel near the intersection of Applegarth and…

  • Local man charged in sex assault

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — A township man has been charged with raping a 22-year-old woman.    Roberto Rojas, 35, of the 500 building of Edison Drive, was charged Sunday with sexual assault.    Police said they responded to a call from Mr. Rojas’s residence at 6:30 a.m., and found the victim standing outside.…

  • Towns see slight increase in crime in 2006

    By Sean Ruppert    Crime rates in Jamesburg and Monroe remained among the lowest in Middlesex County, while Cranbury remained in the middle of the pack, according to the state Uniform Crime Report.    The annual report lists the number of crimes reported to the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System by every municipality in the state.…

  • Run with the Vikings on Sunday

    Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.    The third-annual Run with the Vikings 5K will take place Sunday. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.Rwtv5k.com or contact Bob Tona at 732-940-3111. To register online, visit www.active.com or www.raceforum.com/vikings.

  • Kusum Dixit

    Princeton resident     Kusum Dixit of Princeton died Tuesday. She was 86.    Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Mrs. Dixit received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pune University of India.    Daughter of the late Vaman Phadke and Rama Patwardhan, wife of the late Kamalakar Dixit, who died in 1977, mother of the late Kalika Trendell, grandmother…