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  • State unveils aid increase

       However, school and township officials from Monroe and borough officials from Jamesburg said more state aid aid won’t have a big impact on their spending plans. By: William Greenwood    Jamesburg and Monroe are going to get more state aid this year than they did last year.    However, school and township officials from Monroe and borough…

  • Obituaries

    Week of March 2 Donald E. Barnett Jr.    EAST WINDSOR — Donald E. Barnett Jr., 42, died Monday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in White Plains, N.Y., he had been in this area for 12 years.    Mr. Barnett was employed with SEAL Security as a site director. He was a big fan…

  • Dan Rather brings his TV news show to the university campus

    Time columnist Joe Klein is guest at Richardson Auditorium By: Chip McCorkle    Former CBS anchor Dan Rather hosted his weekly television news magazine "Dan Rather Reports" live Tuesday night from Princeton’s Richardson Auditorium.    The colorful newsman and his guest, Time magazine columnist Joe Klein, answered questions from pre-selected Woodrow Wilson School students and faculty about…

  • Lions seek to repair barn

       Cranbury Lions Club President Rick Burke said Monday that the Lions are still aiming to establish a use and occupancy agreement for the wagon house, the oldest 18th century barn on Cranbury Neck Road. By: Lacey Korevec    Cranbury Lions Club President Rick Burke said Monday that the Lions are still aiming to establish a use…

  • Sweep just a start for PU men

    Tigers hockey hosting Brown in ECAC first round tonight By: Justin Feil    Saturday could have made for a nice ending to Kevin Westgarth’s career, but he’s hoping it’s far from finished.    The Princeton University senior had assists on the first two goals in a 4-1 win over No. 14 St. Lawrence on Saturday, just 24…

  • Summer start eyed for library start

       MONROE — The township is hoping to award contracts by June for a project that would double the size of the library located at 4 Municipal Plaza. By: William Greenwood    MONROE — The township is hoping to award contracts by June for a project that would double the size of the library located at 4…

  • Wanted: More crossing guards

    Police and others fill the gap, but at a cost By: Courtney Gross    Mike Amendola, sporting an orange reflector jacket, strolls into Witherspoon Street every 10 to 20 seconds, a red and white stop sign in his outstretched hand.    He nods and smiles at the Community Park School students dragging their "Dora Boots" book bags…

  • From the Board by Donald Peterson : Jamesburg school district — making progress

    From the Board: Board president questions the accuracy of school report cards. By: Donald Peterson    As a member of the Board of Education for the past eight years, I, along with my fellow board members, have struggled with the question, "Do the results of the N.J. School Report Cards accurately reflect the current state of…

  • Eight file to run for Monroe school board

       MONROE — Two more candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for upcoming Board of Education elections. By: William Greenwood    MONROE — Two more candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for upcoming Board of Education elections.    This means a total of eight candidates are vying for the three open school board seats…