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  • Fayer to seek third school board term

    By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Bonnie Fayer plans to push hard for passage of the school budget as she seeks a third three-year term on the East Windsor Regional Board of Education.    "I think we really have to get a message out," she said Wednesday. "It has to be that to continue the improvement…

  • Jensen ends career at 1,000 points

    By: Sean Moylan    "We tried to approach Theo Jensen’s journey to 1,000 points as a team goal," said Peddie boys’ varsity basketball head coach Joe Rulewich.    The only problem was opposing teams, realizing Jensen was close to the milestone, began keying on the Falcons’ standout senior guard.    Still, Jensen was able to reach the magic…

  • Board hires contractor for elementary school

       MONROE — The Board of Education has awarded a contract for the construction of a new elementary school. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — The Board of Education has awarded a contract for the construction of a new elementary school.    The board voted Wednesday to award $22.39 million in contracts to Seacoast Builders Corp., of Freehold.…

  • Is there anything she can’t do?

    By: Sean Richards    While it might not have been the best of showings for the Monroe Township High School winter track team at the NJSIAA Group III Championships as a whole, the same most certainly can not be said for Nicole Ragucci.    Competing in Toms River, Ragucci continued her transformation from a very talented underclassman…

  • Summit set to spur Mercer’s economy

    High hopes for March 22 session By: Lauren Otis    WEST WINDSOR — Organizers and sponsors of the second annual Mercer County Economic Summit said they have high hopes that the gathering will serve as a catalyst for economic growth and expansion in Mercer County.    Details of the day-long summit were announced at a news conference…

  • YMCA offers ‘Parents Night Out’ program

       An evening out without the kids is a rare event for many parents. But they can get their social life back on track with the Princeton Family YMCA’s "Parents Night Out" program. They can go out "guilt free" to a movie, have dinner, even squeeze in some chores and have fun knowing their children are…

  • EDITORIAL: Buddy Ball seeks support

    EDITORIAL: New baseball league is looking for players and volunteers.    For some, getting the same chance as everyone else takes a little more effort.    That’s why the Monroe Township Baseball Association and Monroe Township Special Education Parents Association have joined forces to create Buddy Ball, a new baseball division designed for players between the ages…

  • Letters: Cranbury Lions offer thanks for success of flower sale

    To the editor:    The Cranbury Lions Club would like to thank all of the participants in last week’s Valentine’s Day rose sale.    Nearly twice as many roses were sold (compared to last year) and the weather did not hamper the sprits of several dozen flower shoppers.    Thank you to Lacey Korevec for a well-written and…

  • Evans Tract yard sale gets new management

       Victor Scire hopes to expand the Evans Tract yard sale. By: Lacey Korevec    For 19 years, resident Victor Scire thought the annual Evans Tract yard sale was really neat, even though the road he lives on, Stockton Drive, has never been included in it. Now, he’s decided to take over running the event, and plans…