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  • Benjamin Brown

    Ran family business, Princeton Clothing Co.     BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — Benjamin Brown died on Sept. 4 at Island Health & Rehabilitation. He was 93.    Mr. Brown was born on April 17, 1914, in Trenton to Abraham Brown and Rachel Rosenthal.. He was a resident of Princeton most of his life, running his family’s business,…

  • EWRSD: Towns owe thousands toward deficit at fueling station

    By: Vic Monaco, Matt Chiappardi    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor Regional School District says the two towns it serves owe it thousands of dollars to cover a large portion of an approximate $217,000 deficit in running a fueling station used by all three entities.    Superintendent Ron Bolandi acknowledges the issue resulted from a district billing…

  • Schools, township challenge development plans in borough

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — The developments proposed for the only two significant open tracts of land in the borough are being challenged by the regional school district and East Windsor.    A plan for 246 residential units at the former Minute Maid plant site would have a "very disruptive effect" on the school district, East…

  • Too close for comfort, but enough to win

    Monroe blows lead before taking OT victory against South Brunswick By: Ken Weingartner    Sometimes nothing can lead to greater discomfort than getting comfortable. Certainly, that was the case for the Monroe Township High football team last weekend.    The Falcons jumped out to a 19-7 lead less than three minutes into the second quarter against visiting…

  • Dragons taking their paddles down under

    Racing a dragon boat takes 22 people By: Katie Wagner Members of the Machestic Dragons, a group of breast cancer survivors who race dragon boats, have been preparing to race in Australia.    A team of local cancer survivors are gearing up to compete in a dragon boat regatta in the land down under scheduled for…

  • Proper planning approach has been Mayor Cantu’s mantra

    Mayor Cantu said his three-decade drive to be involved in Plainsboro’s government came from a concern for the township’s future By: Greg Forester Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu points to the Plainsboro Village Center as an achievement of a thorough planning process.    PLAINSBORO — Since his ascent onto the Township Committee…

  • St. Paul’s Lutheran planning major expansion

    EAST WINDSOR — St. Paul’s Lutheran Church has a good problem — too many people attending services. By Matt Chiappardi, The Packet Group    ”When a church gets to 75 to 80 percent capacity, a visitor will consider it full and too crowded,” said Paul Prior, co-chairman of the church’s building committee.    Pastor James Egan…

  • Police get new directive

    Departments given tools to enforce immigration laws By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer     A directive by the state attorney general that would require police departments to help enforce immigration laws is being met with a mixed reaction by local police forces.    The directive, issued Aug. 22 by Attorney General Anne Milgram after the arrest of…

  • Kanaby suspension reduced to one month

    Commissioner reduces penalty for ethics violation By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    A one-month suspension for Board of Education member David Kanaby begins Friday, following state Education Commissioner Lucille Davy’s penalty reduction that cited decisions in similar cases.    The ruling stems from an ethics complaint former Superintendent Karen Lake filed in December 2005, after receiving an…