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  • Township school threatened

    Letters reference Amish massacre By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — A letter threatening violence at one of the East Windsor Regional District’s elementary schools — akin to that which occurred at a Pennsylvania school last month — has resulted in beefed-up security that Police Chief William Spain and Superintendent Ron Bolandi say will continue as…

  • History!

    Falcons finally playoff bound By: Ken Weingartner    In the future, history will show that Monroe Township High’s football team played its first playoff game the weekend of Nov. 10-11, 2006.    Yet, in the minds of many players, the first playoff game will have been two weeks earlier. It will have been a win. It will…

  • Eager students learn Hindi at area library

    By: Katrina Lewin    Puja Aggarwal, a pre-K teacher from East Windsor, is teaching Hindi to children at the library at Hickory Corner in East Windsor as part of an internship for a course she’s taking at Rider University.    Though she has a master’s degree from a university in India, transferring credits internationally was a challenge,…

  • Monroe’s season ends with CJ III setback to Princeton

    By: Rich Fisher    Kathy Dillon did her best to find out about the Princeton High girls soccer team.    Since the Little Tigers play in Mercer County’s Colonial Valley Conference, Dillon had no area coaches to ask for help. She consulted the Trenton papers to see if they had any tidbits, but came up with nothing…

  • MHS XC looks for Heck of a finish

    Sophomore, Cougars take on CJ IV challenge By: Justin Feil    Nora Heck picked the perfect time for a breakout race last year.    Then a Montgomery High freshman, Heck bettered her personal record by two minutes in the sectional championships. Her climb helped the Cougars finish fifth and reach the Group III state meet.    "I just…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Half a loaf is still half a loaf

    What’s in a name? A whole lot. By: Hank Kalet    "What we ‘name’ things matters, language matters." — Deborah Poritz, chief justice of the state Supreme Court in her dissenting opinion in Lewis v. Harris    Gays and lesbians in New Jersey won a major battle in New Jersey, but they have yet to win the…

  • Falcons win six straight to close season

    By: Sean Richards    The Monroe Township High School tennis team didn’t just finish its season on a positive and winning note. It did it in resounding style.    The impressive Falcons won four more matches over the last week, starting with a 3-2 victory over Sayreville. This was followed by a 5-0 thumping of Spotswood, a…

  • Local West Windsor artists to instruct at event

    Autumn Arts Afternoon slated for Saturday By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Artists will become instructors and residents will become artists Saturday at the West Windsor Arts Council’s "Autumn Arts Afternoon."    The event will take place rain or shine from 1 to 4 p.m., and several local artists will encourage and instruct participants on a…

  • Traffic issues up for debate

    Speed limits still a concern By: Lacey Korevec    Concerned about the speed limit on Old Trenton Road? How about pedestrian safety on Main Street?    The Township Committee wants to hear residents’ ideas, concerns and suggestions on Cranbury traffic and pedestrian safety during a Township Committee meeting on at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Large…