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  • Solar panel loses again to pin oak tree

    Shade Tree Commission rejects a second application by Princeton church to remove large tree By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Acting against a recommendation from the community forester, the Princeton Borough Shade Tree Commission on Tuesday rejected the second application submitted by Christ Congregation church seeking to remove a pin oak tree in order to make way for…

  • Montessori students uncover lizards of the past

    Mini-scientists assemble mock fossil, learn about the real deal By: Jessica Beym    The world’s youngest scientists spent Monday morning at the Montessori Preschool Academy learning about fossils and assembling the skeleton of an allosaurus dinosaur with the help paleontologist, John Miller.    Mr. Miller, of Pearl Observatory, a traveling science program for kids and adults based…

  • Salary hike OK’d for supervisors, administrators in WW

    A 3.5-percent increase in first year By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The 2006 wage and salary ordinance for members of the administration and supervisory municipal employees was introduced Monday evening by Township Council and most positions will see an increase in wages within the next three years.    The salary increases within the ordinance represent…

  • Criminal activity down in 2005

    Report shows decrease in illegal activity By: Jessica Beym    The total number of crimes reported in Cranbury dropped in 2005, despite a slight increase in the count of violent crimes, according to the state’s Uniform Crime Report.    The annual report, which was released Aug. 8, is prepared by the New Jersey State Police using data…

  • Palmer Square’s sidewalk sale runs through Sunday

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    More than a dozen retailers will be participating in Palmer Square’s annual Summer Sidewalk Sale, which will be held today through Sunday.    Retailers planning to participate include Cranbury Station Art Gallery, Jazams, Kitchen Kapers, Kate Spade, Simon Pearce Glass, Honey West and more.    The summer sidewalk sale is held every year "to…

  • Food drive to aid Deacons’ Cupboard

    Out-of-season theme promotes community involvement By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Monroe Chiropractic Care and Fiddleheads restaurant want everyone to get into the Christmas spirit, now.    The two East Railroad establishments co-sponsored Christmas in July, a food drive to benefit The First Presbyterian Church’s Deacons’ Food Cupboard, and will be holding a culminating reception Aug. on…

  • Letters to the editor

    Continue pursuit of regional opportunities To the editor:     Hightstown — "one square mile of paradise," to use the phrase coined by the late Mayor Skip Cox — has enjoyed much praise from all around the state. Hightstown has been referenced both in public meetings and in print as a model for a successful downtown…

  • Will IACC bring legal battle?

    Deputy mayor calls lawsuit threat ‘premature’ By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — The township could find itself as a defendant in a lawsuit should it approve a controversial proposal for a $142 million tourist attraction.    The homeowners association of Twin Rivers, the development closest to the 152-acre site on which Edison-based BAPS Inc. wants to…

  • Obituaries

    Jeanne Whitehouse Herrin    EAST WINDSOR — Jeanne Whitehouse Herrin, 66, of East Windsor, died Aug. 11 at her home.    Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she was a resident of East Windsor for many years.    Mrs. Herrin was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Hamilton. She was a volunteer with the Food Pantry at the First…