Category: archives

  • A father’s pride

    Taken from dad twice, son is Student of Year By Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Born to a troubled mother charged with illegally taking him from his father, Kadeem Covington is making what his school principal calls "remarkable progress."    And Kadeem’s father, Lonnie, is extremely proud of his 10-year-old boy and glad he decided to…

  • Witherspoon House debated

    No action is taken on proposed transfer of ownership. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Borough Council on Wednesday began discussing the potential transfer of Witherspoon House — part of the first phase of the downtown redevelopment project — from developer Nassau HKT to Witherspoon Urban Renewal Development Corp. but formal action was not taken.    The council…

  • District, teachers in talks

    Contracts being debated By: Marisa Maldonado    MONROE — Negotiations on a new contract are ongoing between the Board of Education and the Monroe Township Education Association and most likely will continue throughout the summer, a board member said Wednesday.    The teachers’ current three-year contract expired June 30, and the two sides have been meeting since…

  • Students build competing genetic machines

    Princeton University team participating in International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition. By: Hilary Parker    There’s something of a factory in the basement of Lewis Thomas Laboratory on the Princeton University campus, where 11 students are currently spending hours each day creating complex circuits and putting bricks together.    But because Lewis Thomas Laboratory is one of the…

  • New center for seniors

    Township considers plans for new senior center By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The township is eyeing 20 acres on the corner of Applegarth and Halsey Reed roads for a new senior center.    The new senior center, which is part of a larger township building project, would occupy a 5- to 6-acre portion of the parcel,…

  • Daniels balances successes

    WW resident among tops in gymnastics, ice skating By: Justin Feil    There aren’t many dull days for Kelsey Daniels.    It’s better that way for the 11-year-old West Windsor resident who prefers to keep a full schedule.    During the spring of her sixth grade year at Grover Middle School, she balanced life between gymnastics, ice skating…

  • Obituaries

    Alex Mackey Jr.    EWING — Alex Mackey Jr., 83, died June 30.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Mackey was a lifelong city resident.    He was a World War II Army Veteran and a member of the Hightstown Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Ewing Knights of Columbus and the society of Plastic Engineers. Mr.…

  • William Galik

       William Galik, 81, died Tuesday, June 27, at his home in Monroe.    Born in New York, he lived in Jersey City, before residing in North Brunswick for 40 years. He moved to Monroe nine years ago. He was a captain and troop commander for the New Jersey State Police where he worked for 30 years…

  • La Catena

    This sumptuously decorated Bridgewater spot offers Northern Italian cuisine and fine wines in a formal setting. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill    Leaving behind the anonymous no man’s land of busy Route 22 in Bridgewater, the diner enters La Catena, takes in the classic surroundings, sighs, and realizes, "This could be very good."    Low-hanging chandeliers cast…