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  • School nurses wear many hats

    Being a school nurse is like running a "mini medical center." By: Lacey Korevec    Whether they need a Band-Aid, have a tummy ache or just feel rotten, approximately 40 students visit the Cranbury School nurses’ office every day.    And nurses Beverly Gerberich and Mihee Sohn said they try to know each of those students’ names,…

  • Chabad to party for Purim

       MONROE — The Chabad Jewish Center will hold a Purim party Sunday at 3 p.m. at Jamesburg Elks on West Railroad Avenue. By: William Greenwood    MONROE — The Chabad Jewish Center will hold a Purim party Sunday at 3 p.m. at Jamesburg Elks on West Railroad Avenue.    Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky said the party would begin…

  • Cranbury moving on school administrator search

       Cranbury school board members are flipping through a stack of approximately 40 resumes and hope their next chief school administrator is among them. By: Lacey Korevec    Cranbury school board members are flipping through a stack of approximately 40 resumes and hope their next chief school administrator is among them.    The district is seeking a replacement…

  • Dispatches by Hank Kalet : Take me out to the ballgame

    Dispatches: Thoughts on the start of the baseball season. By: Hank Kalet    Keith Olbermann says that the five sweetest words in the English language are "Pitchers and catchers report today."    I can’t argue.    With soot-stained snow and ice still lining the edges of most of the area’s roads and temperatures in the 40s considered a…

  • O’Brien dives back in to Top-10 finish

    MHS junior has promising state debut By: Justin Feil    In eighth grade, Bridget O’Brien had to make a tough call.    She stopped diving to concentrate on gymnastics.    "It was a really hard choice," said O’Brien, now a junior at Montgomery High School. "It took me a month or so to make the final decision. At…

  • WIDE BIRTH: MAPPING OUT THE TURNPIKE EXPANSION

    Turnpike’s evolution has had big impact By: Dick Brinster nbsp;  The New Jersey Turnpike has been in a state of evolution almost from the day designers placed it on the drawing board after World War II.    "One-hundred eighteen miles safely and comfortably — without a stop!" was the claim contained in a 1949 map of the…

  • WIDE BIRTH: MAPPING OUT THE TURNPIKE EXPANSION

    Amid concerns, turnpike plan brings options and optimism By: Dick Brinster    Area residents and motorists can expect to see further proof of the longtime evolution of the New Jersey Turnpike next year with the beginning of a massive widening project.    In addition to the possible creation of local jobs as a result of the Turnpike…

  • Art charter school won’t set up in West Windsor after all

    Ewing site is now the likely location for county high school By: Nick Norlen    The charter high school originally planned for West Windsor will not be located in the township after all, the school director said Tuesday.    Mercer Arts Charter High School Director Barbara Taylor said negotiations are under way with the owner of a…

  • Musical Road Map

    Classical pianist Clipper Erickson talks with his audiences during concerts, providing helpful background on each piece he plays. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Clipper Erickson wants to put your mind at ease. Don’t be intimidated by classical music. Don’t think you have to be an expert, or even be familiar with the pieces he plays. In fact,…