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  • No questions on importance of Bethel site; though location remains in dispute

    By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — The Bethel Mission is an important historical site worthy of preservation, according to three university professors who study the period before the American Revolution.    However, none could pinpoint its exact location, though many believe it is in Thompson Park.    "I don’t know what’s on the site or where the site…

  • Balance best for South golf

    Pirates claim sectional, eye TOC improvement By: Bob Nuse    Even on a day when West Windsor-Plainsboro South didn’t play its best golf, the Pirates were still good enough.    With four players shooting between 80 and 86, WW-P South finished with a team total of 332 and captured the Central/South Group III sectional golf championship by…

  • WW council to endorse a redevelopment plan

    Still in question is when and how council and Planning Board will make their decisions By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Discussion among West Windsor Township Council members at Monday’s Township Council meeting revealed that they plan to eventually endorse a redevelopment concept with the Planning Board.    But when and how both bodies will endorse…

  • Threats spread to Manville, forcing evacuation

    Students evacuated as police search MHS, ABIS By:Eileen Oldfield    On the same day that Hillsborough High School cancelled classes because of threats to the school, students evacuated two Manville schools because of a bomb threat.    The staff warned police about the threat at 11:20 a.m. After a meeting between police, school administration and the school…

  • Wehrhan wins twice at Prep meet

    By: Sean Moylan    ÿ8PEDDIEÿSarah Wehrhan captured the discus (98′ 9") and the shot put (37′ 1") events to spark the Peddie girls’ varsity track and field team to a second place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships at Hill School on Saturday.    "We had a good day," said Mark Gartner, who is the head…

  • PHS golf consistent for crown

    Little Tigers head to TOC By: Bob Nuse    For the Princeton High golf team, nothing beats consistency.    And because of that consistency, not much beats Princeton.    With all four players shooting 80 or under, the Little Tigers captured the North Jersey Section 1-2 championship on Monday at Overpeck Golf Course in Teaneck. Will Madden led…

  • Schlumberger expansion in WW advances

    The company’s plan could affect adjacent redevelopment project By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — An application for a building expansion at Schlumberger’s Princeton Technology Center will now move on to the Planning Board after approval was granted by West Windsor’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board on Monday.    In recent months, its Wallace Road location, directly…

  • Anne E. Runyon

       Anne E. Hackler Runyon, 94, of Monroe, died Tuesday, May 8, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge.    Born in New Brunswick, she resided in the city and surrounding area before moving to Monroe several years ago.    She was employed as a Tester on the production line of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Corp., New…

  • Dean Garwood

       Dean W. Garwood, 83, of Monroe, died Wednesday, May 9, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold.    Born in Palmyra, he lived in Somerset, and 33 years in North Brunswick before moving to the Encore community in 2004.    He was employed for more than 25 years as a vocational education specialist for the state Department of Education,…