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  • MHS field hockey is upset-minded

    Veitch thrilled to move on in SCT By: Justin Feil    Catherine Veitch is looking forward to Montgomery High School’s Somerset County Tournament field hockey game Saturday.    It is both a giant challenge and great opportunity for the MHS senior. The ninth-seeded Cougars will take on top-seeded Pingry. It is the first time that anyone on…

  • Book Notes

    Exploring the ‘breaking point’ with Sue Shellenbarger By: Joan Ruddiman    The media are having a field day with almost weekly revelations from brain research. The latest is that the male brain emerges from a female brain. We in the general public, like the media, tend to simplify what is incredibly complex and in this case,…

  • EDITORIAL: State campaign will help make walking safer

    Pedestrian safety important in smaller communities    For residents and business owners in Jamesburg and Cranbury, walking is a way of life.    In Jamesburg, where the school district does not provide busing, hundreds of elementary school students hit the pavement each day to make their way to and from the John F. Kennedy and Grace M.…

  • Both WW-P high schools holding fundraising fairs Saturday

    By: Molly Petrilla    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and High School South have both scheduled arts-oriented fundraisers Saturday — and organizers are confident they’ll attract sizeable turnouts despite the overlap.    Local buyers and sellers will gather at High School South from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the school’s annual fall flea market, which is…

  • Albert Siegel

       Albert Siegel, 75, of Monroe, died Saturday, Oct. 7, at The Elms in Cranbury.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Manhattan, N.Y., for 15 years and Kendall Park for 20 years, before moving to Monroe 11 years ago. Prior to retiring in 2002, Mr. Siegel was a textile salesman for QST Industries, Manhattan, for…

  • PTO sale to fund scholarships

    Parking lot yard sale helps out MTHS seniors By: Candice Leigh Helfand    MONROE — On Saturday, Oct. 14, Monroe residents will have a chance to clean out their closets and attics, and if they choose to, fill them up again with something else.    The Monroe Township High School Parent Teacher Organization will be having its…

  • Robbinsville girls’ soccer set to battle for playoff spot

    By: Sean Moylan    In a week where Katie Gavalich developed into a big scoring star for the Ravens, Rick Smith’s Robbinsville High girls’ varsity soccer team struggled because of injuries and dropped two of its last three games.    The week started off very well with Robbinsville clobbering Burlington City, 7-0, last Tuesday (October 3rd). Gavalchin…

  • Andrew Terhune

       Andrew Terhune, 60, of Jamesburg, died yesterday, Oct. 3, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Lyons.    Born in Newark, he resided in Jamesburg for 20 years. Mr. Terhune was employed as a truck driver.    A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Army Reserve from 1967 to 1969.    His parents, Andrew Terhune and Florence May (Betzel)…

  • Stuart still has winner at Patriot meet

    Passano heads to front for Tartans By: Justin Feil    The Stuart Country Day cross country team may have had its Patriot Conference winning streak stopped, but it didn’t entirely stop winning.    Alex Passano carried the torch for the Tartans, who finished fourth as a team. Passano, a freshman, won the race in 21:49 Wednesday, and…