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  • 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…

  • Hightstown council approves one-year delay in revaluation

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council has approved a one-year delay in the county-mandated tax revaluation, meaning new assessments won’t likely go into effect until 2009.    The council approved a resolution Monday saying the action is needed because of a delay in the state’s approval of the borough’s contract with Vital Resources Inc.,…

  • Students get glimpse of work world

    Mill Lake Elementary School career day showed diverse careers By: Michelle McGuinness    MONROE — Whether they twisted balloons into animals, learned to execute a confident sidekick or decorated the interior of a fictional Italian restaurant, the students of Mill Lake Elementary School got a diverse and sometimes interactive taste of professions at Career Day.    The…

  • Sunita unveils India’s rich culinary trove …

    When an Indian woman gets ready for marriage and running her first household, her mother often puts together a spice box for her daughter By: Faith Bahadurian    I recently taught an ethnic cooking class for the Princeton Adult School, and had great fun with my students. Our mini-tour, "Around the World in Five Nights," included…

  • Farm nears preservation

    Township pays $377,752 to preserve the Barbara W. Schauer farm By: Michelle McGuinness    MONROE — Monroe Township agreed Wednesday to pay $377,752 to preserve the Barbara W. Schauer farm on Cranbury Station Road in Monroe.    The farm will become the 12th farm the township has preserved, according to Environmental Protection Manager John Riggs.    "We have…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the June 8 edition of the Herald Universal student fee is best approach To the editor: I would like to expand upon a comment I recently made at the East Windsor Regional School District board meeting, as reported in the Windsor-Hights Herald. My suggestion was for a "college-style activity fee" for all students if…

  • Monroe gets its own senior legion team

    Post 519 with debut tonight By: Rich Fisher    It will be a history-making summer in Monroe Township.    For the first time since Abner Doubleday invented four bases, a bat and a ball, the Monroe-Jamesburg area will have its own Senior American Legion team in the Middlesex County League’s South Division.    In the recent past, players…