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  • OBITUARIES, Sept. 1, 2006

    Patrick F. McManimon Sr., Behrends Messer Jr., Giovanni G. Balestrieri, Melda E. Rogers, Alden W. Bynum Sr. Patrick F. McManimon Sr. Retired steamfitter     GLEN GARDNER — Patrick F. McManimon Sr. died Tuesday at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. He was 82.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Princeton for 80 years and for the last…

  • Cranbury youth finds nothing nerdy about School of Sciences

    Governor’s School educates local teen By: Denise Xu    When an enthusiastic high school senior spends four summer weeks living at Drew University, taking science classes and conducting groundbreaking research at a graduate-school level with 84 of his peers, isn’t that the definition of nerd camp?    "One of the coolest things was that it was actually…

  • Boychoir School names new president

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The American Boychoir School has named Charles Bickford to succeed Donald B. Edwards as president of the all-boys’ academic and musical school. Mr. Edwards plans to retire Dec. 31.    Mr. Bickford was selected after a six-month search. His position as president is effective Jan. 1.    "We regret Don Edwards’ decision to retire,…

  • EDITORIAL: Make use of Monroe shuttle

    Many upsides to new service    It’s not often that a municipality can help save the environment, provide a useful service, cut down on traffic and save taxpayers a few bucks.    But that’s exactly what Monroe’s doing with its free shuttle bus service to Princeton and Freehold.    The township has five new 16-passenger, wheelchair-accessible shuttle buses,…

  • Bishop, monsignor call for immigrant reform at service

    Labor Day prayer service recognized contribution By: Cara Latham    HIGHTSTOWN — When Jesus Christ proclaimed the gospel, people who were listening to him questioned his authority to tell them what to do because he was simply a carpenter.    Being a carpenter in his time was an honorable trade, but he was not good enough for…

  • WW-P school board approves new classes for adults

    School system seen as on target for opening day By: Courtney Gross    At the last meeting before the opening of school, and its first gathering in over a month, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education on Tuesday approved new classes for the Department of Community Education as well as additional funding for construction completed…

  • West Windsor announces short list for station redevelopment project

    Hillier Architecture, Michael Graves & Associates make up two of the three finalists By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — And then there were three.    Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh announced Wednesday the township’s seven-member search committee — charged with selecting a planner for the township’s 350-acre area in need of redevelopment — has chosen three firms to…

  • MTHS plans still on time

    Delays will not affect timeline By: Lacey Korevec    MONROE — The planning phase of the proposed new high school is about three-and-a-half weeks behind schedule, but district officials say it should not affect the timetable for the project.    Some target dates for submitting documents to various local and state offices have been missed, but the…

  • Revisions delay rules for seating

    New restaurant ordinance is introduced by committee By: Jessica Beym    The Township Committee introduced a revised version of a proposed ordinance on Monday that would require restaurants to seek licenses before they can provide outdoor seating.    The ordinance — which would require restaurant owners to have site plan approval and an annual license to offer…