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  • Monroe council incumbents face challenge in primary

    Democratic candidates to be selected from large pool on Tuesday By: Bill Greenwood    Monroe Democrats must select two candidates Tuesday in a contested three-way primary race for Township Council.    Seven candidates in Monroe and eight candidates in Jamesburg will run for their respective party’s nomination in the primary elections for mayor and two, three-year seats…

  • John Bahr, Sr.

       John F. "Jack" Bahr Sr., 88, died Friday, May 25, at Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice at Roosevelt Care Center, Edison.    Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Somerset for 45 years before moving to Monroe eight years ago.    He was director of transportation at Triangle Industries, New Brunswick for over 25 years before retiring…

  • West Windsor walk will celebrate nature trails

    Saturday events mark National Trails Day By: Olivia Tattory    WEST WINDSOR — Spring has sprung and with summer right around the corner, it seems only natural to celebrate the walking trails in the area.    In celebration of National Trails Day, The West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance (WWBPA) and Friends of West Windsor Open Space…

  • Albert Linke

       Albert C. Linke, 69, of Englishtown, died Friday, May 25, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold.    Born in Monroe, he lived in Jamesburg before moving to Englishtown 40 years ago. He was employed for many years as a heavy machine operator. He was last employed by the Billy Warren Construction Co., in Monroe.    His parents, Robert…

  • MTHS title a tribute to cohesiveness

    By: Ken Weingartner    EDISON — As the players on the Monroe Township High School softball team rushed to the middle of the field to celebrate the program’s first Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament title Monday at Middlesex County College, the song "We Are the Champions" was pumped through the speakers at the field.    It was a…

  • Mayor Trotman should have debated Pimley

    PACKET EDITORIAL, June 1    While we prefer not to make endorsements in primary elections, one aspect of the race between borough Mayor Mildred Trotman and her Democratic challenger, Kim Pimley, clearly calls for comment.    Ms. Pimley, like any candidate challenging an incumbent, has naturally sought to advance her own cause by seeking a debate with…

  • Ragucci and Barszcz advance to Group III meet

    By: David Gurney    The name of the game is survive and advance.    Both the Monroe Township High School boys and girls track teams were testament to that, with members of both teams battling injuries and slow starts to qualify for the NJSIAA Group III Finals this weekend at Egg Harbor.    The girls team finished in…

  • June Fete to be canceled for 2008

    By: Greg Forester    There will be no 55th annual June Fete in 2008.    The Auxiliary of the Medical Center of Princeton recently decided to "rest" the event for next year and focus on developing a new event as the hospital prepares for its move to Plainsboro.    "The thinking was to take a year off and…

  • Township’s Sbarra hopes to fire it up on pro fairways

    By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Guys like Tony Sbarra are not a whole lot different than Roy McAvoy, the wannabe golf champion portrayed by Kevin Costner in the 1996 movie "Tin Cup."    And Mr. Sbarra, a former Hightstown High School player, would gladly accept the scenario under which Costner’s fairy-tale pursuit of a U.S.…