Category: archives

  • Meanwhile, back in the states . . .

    Falcons move within one victory of a Central Jersey Group III championship By: Sean Richards    It was a couple of days that will forever be remembered in the annals of Monroe Township High School sporting lore.    Fresh off winning its first Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship on Monday when it beat South Plainfield, 5-1, the…

  • Sierra Club presenting ‘Green Night" June 13

       The Central Jersey Group of Sierra Club is keeping the Earth Day spirit alive and looking into the future with a lively "Green Night Celebration" on Wednesday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library on North Post Road at Clarksville Road.    This event, which closes the formal…

  • Newton picked for school board; Will fill vacancy created by Eldridge resignation

    By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — The Board of Education has appointed Linda Newton to replace former board member James Eldridge, who resigned April 24.    Ms. Newton, 56, of Sedgwick Street, is expected to take over for Mr. Eldridge at the board’s next meeting on June 28. She will be sworn in by school district Business…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 1

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 1 Trotman offers thoughtful leadership To the editor:     I encourage my fellow citizens to participate in our privilege of democracy by voting in the June 5 primary. We in the borough have had the thoughtful, knowledgeable and open hearted leadership of Mildred Trotman for a number of years –…

  • In Music, Dance and Song

    Explore the links between the Spanish Sephardim and the Sephardic Jewish culture with the Alborada Dance Theatre. By: Susan Van Dongen    Just around the same time Christopher Columbus was on the high seas, charting unexplored territories, a large group of people were on the road, but against their will. Sephardic Jewish families, entrenched in the…

  • Schools consider user fees

    Student pay-to-play talk elicits no support By: Matt Chiappardi    HIGHTSTOWN — The East Windsor Regional School District could raise more than $170,000 if it decides to charge for the use of facilities that community groups now use for free.    That was the estimation of Business Administrator Kurt Stumbaugh, who presented the information at a special…

  • It’s tea time in Cranbury

    The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society’s fourth annual Marilyn Lyn Green Tea to be held on June 9 By: Lacey Korevec    Whether wearing modern sundresses or adorned in white gloves and Victorian inspired dresses topped off with big, dramatic hats, community members will sip tea and talk table settings at the Cranbury Historical and Preservation…

  • Library closing would be historic

    No other NJ town has ever stopped sypporting library By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — If Jamesburg voters approve a proposed ballot question in November, the borough would be the first town in New Jersey to end municipal support for its library without having a county system to fall back on, according to officials from the…

  • A chance to make good on Elijah’s Promise

    …more than 20 foremost restaurants in the New Brunswick area will participate in the food and wine gala at the newly renovated New Brunswick Hyatt By: Pat Tanner    I hardly know where to begin in describing all the good work that Elijah’s Promise, the New Brunswick-based organization, does to help low-income people in central New…