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  • Senior Happenings

       The Monroe Township Senior Center is located at One Municipal Plaza, Monroe Township. For more information about the following events, or to register, call 732-521-6111 unless otherwise specified.     EVENTS    Blood pressure screening: Free blood pressure screenings are provided on the second Tuesday of every month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. First-come, first-served basis.…

  • 3M plant manager says Montgomery had toxic waste data

    Version conflicts with township officials’ account By: Katie Wagner    MONTGOMERY — The manager of 3M’s Belle Mead quarry defended his handling of information about potentially toxic metals stored on the company’s Sourland Mountain site, stating on Wednesday that he had regularly provided township officials with the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Release Inventory for the…

  • EDITORIAL:New Jersey should ban aluminum bats

    By:    New Jersey needs to do New York City one better.    The Big Apple has banned the use of metal bats in high school baseball games — a ban upheld by a federal judge Tuesday — saying balls hit with metal bats move faster than those hit with wooden bats, giving players less time to…

  • Wanted: dedicated Princeton crossing guards

    As school opening approaches, the call goes out once again By: Nick Norlen    As the school year approaches, Princeton police are still looking to recruit crossing guards to help students get to and from school safely.    Borough Police Chief Anthony Federico said it’s always a challenge to find willing candidates.    "This community has historically been…

  • HHS hockey has talent to rebuild quickly

    By: John Chester Sports Writer Despite a heavy loss of players to graduation, including the leading scorer in the history of the program, there is optimism that 2007 will be another successful season for the Hightstown High School varsity field hockey team.    Hightstown lost 13 seniors from the 2006 team that finished with a 12-6-1…

  • Things to Do

       Sept. 4    Monroe Township Democratic Club meeting: The club will be holding its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Monroe Township Public Library, Municipal Plaza. Democratic candidates for November’s election, as well as council, state assembly and state senate candidates will participate at the meeting. For more information, contact Art Wolke at 609-395-8395. Sept.…

  • 14th District candidates work on debate dates

    At least two forums are on tap By: Paul Koepp    Legislative candidates in the 14th District are working on plans for at least two debates in the run-up to the November election. The district includes West Windsor and Plainsboro.    The Democrats running for Assembly, Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein of Plainsboro and Wayne DeAngelo of Hamilton, proposed…

  • Cause of Carriage Way garage fire still unknown

    By: Nick Norlen    The cause of the Aug. 9 garage fire on Carriage Way has been officially listed as "undetermined," Township Fire Marshal Ron DiLapo said Monday.    Mr. DiLapo, who conducted the investigation with Mercer County Fire Marshal James Greshak, said evidence that could have substantiated a definite cause was washed away during the fire…

  • Acting chief is ready to make his mark

       Acting Chief Martin Horvath took over as acting chief the day after former Chief Paul Karkoska retired Aug. 16. By: William Greenwood    MONROE — Jamesburg’s new acting police chief, Martin Horvath, is drowning in a sea of paperwork.    Acting Chief Horvath, of Monroe, said he thought the amount of written work was overwhelming in his…