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  • Borough to target the arts

    Arts and Entertainment Committee formed. By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — A new Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition committee wants to bring the arts back to the borough.    The JRC has formed an Arts and Entertainment Committee headed by JRC secretary Teddy Ehmann. The committee will look to bring movies, concerts, plays, art exhibits and other activities to…

  • WW acts to protect homeowners with solar arrays

    Measure assures that property taxes would not increase By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Although state legislation exempting solar energy systems from property taxes hasn’t been passed, West Windsor Township Council has decided that residents who make such improvements are safe from assessment.    The council voted 4-0 Monday to pass a resolution "urging adoption legislation…

  • New member elected into Cranbury school board

    By: Lacey Korevec    Aside from a new face, the Cranbury school board will look much as it did last year.    On Tuesday, the board unanimously re-elected President Joan Rue and Vice President Elizabeth Silverman after swearing in new board member Wendi Patella and incumbents Joan Weidner and Julie Hardaker.    After being re-elected to her position,…

  • West Windsor resident spreads global warming warning

    Spreading Al Gore’s message following a training session By: Lacey Korevec    WEST WINDSOR — Since former Vice President Al Gore can’t be everywhere to spread the word about global warming and how individuals can help reverse the process, West Windsor resident Dana Isherwood is among those stepping in to relay his message.    Ms. Isherwood, who…

  • Princeton symphony orchestra brings music to Monrow

    By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Residents won’t have to venture far to enjoy live classical music this weekend, because the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission is bringing the orchestra to them.    "There’s a big difference between listening to a recorded piece of music and experiencing a live presentation," said Nancie Gunkelman, a member of the…

  • Stringer to Peddie crowd: ‘Never limit your value’

    Rutgers coach proud of team reaction to Imus By: Kyle Moylan nbsp;  HIGHTSTOWN – Radio announcer Don Imus’ recent comments put the Rutgers University women’s basketball team in the middle of a controversy involving racism, sexism and public decency.    The Rutgers players neither asked, nor wanted, to be the focal point of such hot-button issues. Once…

  • Wheel of Fortune

    In her role as the wool merchant’s daughter, re-enactor Kathleen Crippen offers lessons in hand spinning at the Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair. By: Susan Van Dongen    French historian Frederic Braudel once wrote "Sheep are the force that changed the world." Such was the impact of wool on many economic systems throughout the…

  • Double-line stripe, yes, but by whom?

    Everyone agrees on need for added safety on Old Trenton Road, but finding who is in authority is another matter By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — A change from single- to double-line striping on Old Trenton Road near Village Grande has the support of residents and politicians alike, but Mercer County and the state Department…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 4

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 4 Protest vote beat the school budget To the editor:     In commenting on the defeat of the school budget, Superintendent of Schools, Judith Wilson attributed the loss to "the frustration of the New Jersey taxpayers". I believe she was being disingenuous.    In fact, 78 percent of the school budgets…