Category: archives

  • A big ‘bienvenue’ from Princeton

    French army troop re-enactors march into town By: Hillary Parker    Princeton had déjà vu this week when soldiers carrying the Bourbonnais Regiment flag, muskets slung over their shoulders, marched into town.    It’s been 225 years since members of the French army, under Gen. Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte De Rochambeau, passed through Princeton en route from…

  • A weekend of fairs (I)

    Family fun in Monroe By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Pony rides, pumpkin painting, a petting zoo — Thompson Park will soon be packed with fun for the whole family.    The Monroe Township Mother’s Club and Monroe Township Department of Recreation are sponsoring the 18th annual Country Fair, which is set for Sept. 10 from noon…

  • And with the No. 1 pick….

    Henriques selected first in fantasy football draft By: Bob Nuse    There is nothing quite like being in the "War Room" for the first Packet Sports Pod Fantasy Football League draft.    Who goes No. 1? Who will be the biggest surprise of the late picks?    This one wasn’t televised. There was no national media coverage. But…

  • Heading back to the classroom (II)

    Preparation starts early for teachers By: Jessica Beym    The first day of school is less than a week away and Cranbury School students aren’t the only ones who are anxious to get back in the swing of things.    This week — and for a number of days throughout the entire summer — teachers were back…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Getting ready for Cranbury Day

    Gearing up to celebrate Township history By: Lorraine Sedor    Summer Reading club participants are reminded to bring their completed book logs to the Cranbury Public Library in order to receive a special prize. The program ends today, Friday, Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. * * *    The Cranbury Digital Camera Club will be featured at…

  • Parochial students to keep buses

    But several parents don’t like proposal By: Dick Brinster    HIGHTSTOWN — Nonpublic students from the East Windsor Regional district will be riding buses to class this school year after Superintendent Ron Bolandi reached an 11th-hour agreement with a private carrier that was approved 7-0 by the school board this week.    But some parents are concerned…

  • Haifa under siege

    Montgomery youth’s summer study becomes an unforgettable lesson in the brutality of war By: Daniel Rathauser    When I listen to the talk of U.N. resolutions, the French, the Italians, terror, Hezbollah, Lebanon, "proportionality," Israel, I can’t help but think of one thing: the sound of rockets exploding outside my dorm room at Haifa University in…

  • West Windsor officials take up the case of neglected Ellsworth Center

    Township Council considers its options, including tearing the structure down By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — Characterized by its boarded-up windows and overgrown driveways, the Ellsworth Center is known as a place for teenagers to congregate and commuters to hastily park.    At the corner of Cranbury, Wallace and Princeton-Hightstown roads and within the designated Princeton…

  • Montgomery’s Otto Kafuman Center hosts fall programs

    Recreation Department seeks to appeal to wide range of interests By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — With autumn just around the corner, the Montgomery Recreation Department has scheduled its fall programs at the Otto Kaufman Community Center. The programs range from a New York City art trip to kickboxing to student language classes to programs for…