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  • Privatizing public spaces

    Community boards have too much power By: Hank Kalet    "Expressive exercises, especially those bearing upon real and legitimate community issues, should not be silenced or subject to undue limitation because of changes in residential relationships, such as where lifestyle issues are governed or administered by community associations in addition to being regulated by governmental entities."…

  • Habitat for Humanity seeks role in West Windsor redevelopment

    An offer to build affordable homes By: Greg Forester    WEST WINDSOR — Habitat for Humanity is prepared to help provide state-mandated affordable housing as part of the township’s planned redevelopment project.    Marshall Lerner, a West Windsor resident and representative of the Millstone Basin affiliate of Habitat, extended the offer to the township council on Monday.…

  • McCarter Theatre calls for volunteers

       McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts is looking for volunteers to assist with its upcoming 2007-08 season. One of the most active cultural centers in the nation, McCarter offers more than 200 performances of theater, dance, music and special events each year. More than 200,000 people come to see performances at McCarter each season.…

  • Housing plan set for 2008; construction of affordable units to be done in March

    By: Michelle McGuinness    Affordable housing units on Old Cranbury Road that were originally scheduled to be complete by December 2007 won’t be done until March 2008, according to Cranbury Housing Association President Mark Berkowsky.    The 20 units on Old Cranbury Road are part of the third round of Cranbury’s mandated affordable housing obligations, which requires…

  • Get your Google on

    Search engine expert to give pointers at Princeton Public Library By: Nick Norlen    Before "Google" became a verb, Nancy Blachman was using the search engine for all her Internet browsing needs.    Since then, the former Stanford University computer science professor has written a number of books and tutorials to impart her wealth of knowledge on…

  • Bradley brings winning ways to US soccer

    Former PU men’s coach likes newest challenge By: Justin Feil    In December, 2006, Bob Bradley was named interim head coach of a United States men’s national soccer team.    The Americans had been seen largely as a disappointment in the 2006 World Cup. Despite tying Italy, they did not win a game and did not advance…

  • Web Update: ‘Person of interest’ returns from Italy

    Rosario Digirolamo surrenders to Delaware State Police, is charged with child abandonment and reckless endangerment By: Vic Monaco    Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo, a person of interest in the disappearance of Amy Giordano, of Hightstown, returned from Italy and turned himself in Thursday morning to Delaware State Police to face charges of abandoning the couple’s baby boy…

  • Keep town maintenance of library

    Council members split about library    Jamesburg Mayor Tony LaMantia has seen the light.    We only hope the rest of the Borough Council sees it before Wednesday and puts to rest any discussion of closing the Jamesburg Library.    Mayor LaMantia said this week that he plans to ask members of the council to table an ordinance…

  • Father of abandoned baby turns himself in

    He’s not talking here about missing mom By: Vic Monaco    Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo, a person of interest in the disappearance of Amy Giordano, of Hightstown, returned from Italy and turned himself in Thursday morning to Delaware State Police to face charges of abandoning the couple’s baby boy outside a Delaware hospital.    He was released after…