Category: archives

  • Letters

    Supporting Bjornsen To the editor:    I received a phone call from my good friend Carol Bjornsen to announce her candidacy to run for school board. I have to say I was thrilled and elated.    When I shared the news with my husband he said, "it’s about time someone with integrity and good values, knows about…

  • Judge to order township to reconsider assisted living sites

    Lawsuit filed by owner of 22-acre tract off The Great Road By: Courtney Gross    A Mercer County Superior Court judge is expected to order the Princeton Township Committee to file a notice and reintroduce an ordinance approved last year that removed assisted living as a conditional use in residential, education and business zones.    The result…

  • Sports, politics equally inspire this 10-year-old

    West Windsor resident is winner of New Jersey Association for Gifted Children award for leadership By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Ten-year-old Brian Meersma likes to play basketball and watch Sportscenter — that is, when he’s not interviewing politicians, lobbying in Washington and volunteering to save open space.    The Princeton Friends School fifth-grader and West…

  • LETTERS

    From the issue of March 15, 2007. Appreciation for support To the editor:     The recent display of respect, love and friendship shown at the wake, funeral and Mass of Janet Phillips was overwhelming.    Living in South Brunswick for 40 years develops many dear friends.    Our thanks also goes to the South Brunswick Police Department…

  • Police, Township Committee recognize two ‘Top Cops’

    Officer David Fisher and Officer Russell Wilde received the awards. By: Purvi Desai    When Hillsborough police corporals and lieutenants are asked who are the best Patrol Division officers, one name comes up year after year: 15-year veteran David Fisher, who recently received one of the township’s annual Top Cop awards for the third time.    "I’m…

  • How good was this team?

    Debators sure to discuss Vikes ranking in school history By: David Gurney    PISCATAWAY—The debate will rage on for years to come, between the older generation and the new: was this year’s South Brunswick High School boys basketball team the greatest in school history?    They didn’t collect the overall state championship like the Group I championship…

  • Vikes end season (how else?) in style

    By: Sean Richards    It only figures arguably the greatest season in the history of South Brunswick High School winter track would end with yet another outstanding performance.    Competing at Nationals in both Maryland and New York over the weekend, the Vikings came up with a whole host of tremendous showings against the very best in…

  • More left-turn prohibitions coming for Route 31

    Signs will be posted in the next few weeks By John Tredrea    Left turns in and out of commercial driveways on Route 31 between I-95 and the Pennington Circle are about to become illegal.    Signs to that effect are expected to be posted in the next few weeks, Hopewell Township Mayor Vanessa Sandom said Tuesday.…

  • Keeping parents and teenagers connected

    Online newsletter aims to ease the sting of post-adolescent growing pains By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — Around the time her oldest child was in elementary school, township resident Mary Friedman started realizing that most parenting magazines about potty training toddlers and getting children to sleep at night didn’t really apply anymore.    Knowing firsthand how communication…