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  • Great run comes to end for E.W. softball 10’s

    By: Sean Moylan    Last year the East Windsor 10-year-old Little League all-star softball squad didn’t win any games in the District 12 Tournament. Yet anyone who saw the "Iron Nine" play knew there was something special about the team. They never gave up and the girls improved with each and every game.    This year Don…

  • Jersey places, Jersey faces

    A review of new books on the Garden State By: Carolyn Foote Edelmann    Four solid books have arrived at my doorstep, all keyed to my major interests: The Pine Barrens, the Jersey Shore, The Bluffs of Bay Head, and that well-kept secret, New Jersey’s Coastal Heritage Trail. What remains almost impossible is deciding which book…

  • Joan Neuwirth

       Joan C. Steinberg Neuwirth, 77, died Sunday, July 22, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in East Brunswick for 36 years before moving to Monroe where she lived since 1997.    She received a master’s degree in education from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Prior to retiring in…

  • Jewish organization hopes to heal the world

    Hadassah hopes to make a difference through education, humanitarian causes and medical involvement By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Gail Shinberg took a fateful trip to Israel in 1957 that would shape the rest of her life.    After graduating from high school, she enrolled in Hadassah College in Israel for a summer program. It was her…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 27

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 27 Princeton lags in energy savings To the editor:     Your editorial ("Our state has head start on cleaner air", July 24) raised some interesting facts about how New Jersey stacks up against other states in emissions that contribute to global warming.    One interesting statistic given is that NJ has…

  • Energy audit set to start

    Study will examine major buildings in Cranbury By: Megan DeMarco    The Township Committee agreed Monday to hire Metro Energy Solutions to begin an energy audit of the Cranbury municipal buildings.    The $7,448 study will include an examination of Town Hall, the police department, fire department, fire museum on South Main Street, pump stations and Cranbury…

  • Rain postpones balloon rides

    Rescheduled for Monday, July 30 By: Michelle McGuinness    Wet weather deflated the Cranbury Digital Camera Club’s plans to host tethered hot air balloon rides to publicize its first annual Balloon Festival.    The balloon rides, originally set for 6 p.m. at the Cranbury Fire House on Monday, have been rescheduled for Monday, July 30 at the…

  • ‘Humiliating’ traffic stop prompts litigation notice

    Princeton Borough Police Department issues an apology to female motorcyclist By: Katie Wagner    A Lawrence motorcyclist, who said she was forced to relieve herself behind a tree because a Princeton Borough police officer ignored her pleases to use a bathroom said she intends to file a $5 million lawsuit.    Linda Fahmie, 50, said Wednesday that…

  • Ragucci has a g’day or two in Australia

    By: Rich Fisher    It doesn’t seem to matter what end of the world she is on, Nicole Ragucci knows how to win in track & field.    The Monroe Township High School senior-to-be has already proven she can win up here in the states, and earlier this month she showed them a thing or two down…