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  • Montgomery planners approve housing project near historic house

    Seven houses would be built near Stryker-Hoagland house on Dutchtown-Harlingen Road By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Planning Board on Monday gave final approval to a housing development near the historic Stryker-Hoagland house, while delaying vote on the proposed Westwinds development near the Lower Middle School.    The committee’s approval of the KBA Developers…

  • Harinxma: School fliers on EW rec programs wrong

    By: Dick Brinster    HIGHTSTOWN — The ongoing battle over shared services reached the East Windsor Board of Education this week when a Borough Council member said the district should stop distributing information about township-funded programs she claims discriminate against borough children.    "We are one school district, and programs advertised through the school should be on…

  • Snow and ice hit the area

    Cranbury digs out from winter storm By: Lacey Korevec    Sleet, snow and slush were enough to cancel school in Cranbury on Wednesday, slow what little traffic was on the roads and leave Public Works officers with an icy mess.    Main Street was quiet Wednesday afternoon, and the few cars parked on the road looked in…

  • Alexander Bell

       Alexander M. Bell, 87, of Monroe, died Friday, Feb. 9, at home.    Born in East Orange, he resided in Edison before moving to Monroe eight years ago.    He earned a doctorate degree in pharmacy from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Prior to retiring in 1998, he was an administrator of pharmaceutical services at Rutgers University, New…

  • Land preservation forum set Thursday at Watershed

       On Thursday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association will hold the second in a series of Mercer County Green Table forums on land preservation. The Washington’s Birthday program, titled "Don’t Cut Down the Cherry Tree!," will take place at the association’s headquarters at 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington.    Forum presenters will…

  • Vice principal’s status is cloudy

    Board hears plea to keep Chip Clymer at Montgomery High By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Parents, students and school district employees came out in force Monday to urge the Board of Education to retain a school administrator they fear will lose his job.    Going into the Monday night board meeting at the high school’s Center…

  • Russo’s boys expecting good outing at districts

    By: Sean Moylan    On Saturday, Toms River South hosted and defeated the Hightstown High boys’ varsity wrestling team, 56-21.    But don’t let the final score fool you, because the Rams had almost as a good a team off the mat as they had on it.    "It was just a tough match. We were missing a…

  • Anna Meskers

       Anna M. (VanHaaster) Meskers, 67, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, at home.    Born in Vogelenzang, Netherlands she came to the United States in 1962 and settled in Waldwick, living there for 10 years before moving to Old Tappan in 1971. She lived there for 23 years, then moved to Princeton in 1994, and finally,…

  • Wallace, PU enjoy big weekend

    Tigers set up showdown for home ice tonight at Baker By: Justin Feil    Melanie Wallace has always fashioned herself to be a player who more likely creates goals than scores them.    When she came to Princeton University, however, the Tiger women’ ice hockey team coach Jeff Kampersal had different plans for her.    "I was actually…