Category: archives
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Alvin Meyers
Alvin I. Meyers, 87, died Thursday, May 17, in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia, he resided in Union before moving to Monroe 16 years ago. Prior to retiring in 2004, he was a liquor salesman for Fedway Associates, Kearny. He was an Army veteran of World War…
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Gourgaud Gallery awaits art work
Exhibit will run through June 30 but coordinator still unsure of what will be displayed By: Lacey Korevec Do you want to know what will be on display at the Gourgaud Gallery in June? So does the exhibit’s coordinator. But he guarantees that the medium will be watercolor and the artwork will be excellent. The…
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PHS, North girls eliminated from state lacrosse
Strong seasons come to a close By: Bob Nuse The Princeton High and West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ lacrosse teams both traveled a long way to play their first-round state tournament games on Wednesday. Both teams took the trip thinking they could pull off an upset on the road and move along in tournament play. But…
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West Windsor bike festival champions the family
Fourth annual event slated for Saturday By: Nick Norlen WEST WINDSOR Get spoked. West Windsor’s fourth annual Bike Fest, "The Whirr of the Wheels," will take place 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Bike Fest organizer Dan Gerstenhaber worked with township officials to create the event four years ago after he took part in…
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Town picks new advisor; part-time administrator will serve until August
By: Lacey Korevec Even though Tom Witt has retired and the new township administrator, Christine Smeltzer, will not start until mid-August, Committeeman Richard Stannard said it will be business as usual in Town Hall for the next two and half months. That’s because the township has hired Jack Coughlin of Government Management Advisors, a company…
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Fun and games in Cranbury; Field Day gets the students pulses pumping
By: Lacey Korevec In the center of the field, a giant parachute with vertical purple, red, green and yellow stripes ballooned out into the air and slowly fell as students lifted its edges and then ducked underneath. The game, Hot Lava, is second-grader Jennifer Bond’s favorite field day activity. She said she loves the challenge…
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Jensen, Knights enjoying first win
North rallies in CJ III opener By: Justin Feil Christie Jensen tried to think of the West Windsor-Plainsboro North softball team’s game against Northern Burlington on Tuesday as a regular-season game. By the end there was no denying that it definitely was not, as the Knights were giddy after an eight-inning, 6-5 thrilling walk-off win…
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Letters to the editor
From the May 25 edition of the Herald I applaud township for school vote To the editor: I applaud the East Windsor Mayor and Township Council for recognizing the only valid issue presented to them regarding the defeated funding questions for the East Windsor school budget. I am proud and very lucky to be…
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Sounds of Summer
Music of all styles will fill the air at concerts throughout central New Jersey. By: Kristin Boyd It’s almost summertime. Do you know where the hottest (and, for the most part, free) concerts are? Right here in Central New Jersey, where area performers are serving up a variety of musical samplings, from jazz and opera…
