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  • Summer Games a family affair for Eden group

    By: Sean Moylan    EWING — The family that stays together plays together.    David Paparozzi, Eric Tan, Jason White and Bryan Quigley live together in an Eden Acres group home in Hightstown, which was set up by Eden Institute, of West Windsor. They also are good athletes who competed at last weekend’s Special Olympics New Jersey…

  • Land swap appeal nixed; appellate panel dismisses challenge by environmental groups

    By: Bill Greenwood and Lacey Korevec    MONROE — Township officials say last week’s state appellate court ruling rejecting an appeal of approvals for a land swap removes one major hurdle in building a new high school in Thompson Park.    But the project cannot move forward until the final hurdle, a decision from the state Department…

  • Groups, Mironov unhappy with district fees proposal

    School board eyeing facilities charges By: Matt Chiappardi    HIGHTSTOWN — Some community organizations and East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov are none too pleased with the regional school district’s idea to possibly charge for use of school facilities.    That could present an obstacle to a plan that Business Administrator Kurt Stumbaugh estimated last week would increase…

  • Leung runs new personal best at MOC

    South junior medals in 3,200 meters By: Justin Feil    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Sometimes your best just isn’t enough.    Such was the case for West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Brian Leung. The Pirates junior clocked a new personal best of 9 minutes, 14.54 seconds to earn a medal with a seventh-place finish in the Tournament of Champions boys’…

  • ‘Schools Out!’ concert set at Montgomery Center for the Arts

       MONTGOMERY — Ringing out the school year, sounds of an Alice Cooper orchestration will soon fill the air in Montgomery Center for the Arts on Montgomery Road.    On June 16, NJ Performing Arts Youth will present a musical festival in celebration of the end of the school year.    The key feature of the event will…

  • Scheid excited by Legion team’s depth, experience

    By: Sean Moylan    Rich Scheid, the manager of the Hightstown Post 148 American Legion baseball team, drew players from several different high schools to put together his final roster for this season.    "I’m pretty excited about the season. I like the depth on our team and we have a core group of eight kids (Ethan…

  • Frank Dooley

       Frank V. Dooley, 81, died on Monday, June 4, at his home in Rossmoor.    Born in Dunellen, he grew up in Roselle and moved to Colts Neck in 1967 where he lived for 20 years. He moved to Rossmoor in 1987.    Since 1991, Frank and his wife, Marie A. spent six months a year at…

  • Cougar boys fall to top seed Delbarton

    MHS lacrosse year ends in TOC semis By: Justin Feil    Trailing, 7-5, at halftime of the Tournament of Champions semifinal Wednesday, the Montgomery High School boys’ lacrosse team seemed to have Delbarton just where they wanted them.    After all, the Cougars have been the ultimate second-half team all season. They have worn down countless opponents…

  • The Fairways at Battleground offers homebuyers choices

    From low-maintenance town homes to resort-style villas to expansive, estate-inspired designs, the Fairways offers a home for every budget and taste    A high-quality Manalapan Township school system and a central location next to the Battleground Country Club speak volumes for the Fairways at Battleground community. Couple that with the wide breadth of distinctive home designs…