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  • 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…

  • Turco bids farewell to seniors who leave a legacy

    By: David Gurney    HAMILTON — There just wasn’t much to say. Emotional moments tend to speak for themselves.    With 40 seconds left in the contest and the Falcons down by 11 to Hamilton in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III play-in game, Monroe Township High School boys basketball coach Bob Turco took most of his…

  • Borough police are now officially first to reach fires

    Large number of false alarms prompts effort to take pressure off fire department By: Courtney Gross    Hoping to reduce the number of false alarms at residences served by central monitoring agencies, the Borough Council approved an ordinance that would officially name the police department as first responders.    The change, approved unanimously on Tuesday, is intended…

  • Carlos Morales resigns from Borough Council

       JAMESBURG — The Borough Council lost a member Wednesday night when it announced that Carlos Morales had handed in his resignation. By: William Greenwood    JAMESBURG — The Borough Council lost a member Wednesday night when it announced that Carlos Morales had handed in his resignation.    "We’re going to miss him," Mayor Anthony LaMantia said. "He…