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  • Things to do

    June 30     Free concert: Peanut Butter Jammin’ Music Company, 7 p.m. Free interactive children’s concert. Village Park gazebo, or First Methodist Church in case of rain. July 4    Fireworks: Thompson Park, 5 p.m. Sponsored by Monroe Township Recreation Department. Refreshments, food, novelty vendors, craft vendors and music. Phone, (732) 723-5000. July 6    Live music:…

  • Bunn Drive condo hearing continues

    96-unit age-restricted development strongly opposed by neighbors By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment continued hearings Wednesday on a controversial proposal to build 96 age-restricted condominiums on 14 acres off Bunn Drive.    The hearings, which began in March, did not conclude and were continued until the board’s September meeting.    The applicant, Morgan…

  • Police getting a high-tech assist

    Arial imaging will give police an eagle eye view of Township By: Jessica Beym    The Cranbury Police Department is stepping up its intelligence gathering system with an aerial imaging system that will give it a high-tech, bird’s-eye view of the township.    The department, as well as other emergency services, will be able to use Pictometry,…

  • Signs banned on public land

    Ordinance decrees that no signs are allowed in public areas By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — "Signs, signs everywhere a sign" — some residents may have had an affinity for that song by the Five Man Electrical Band in the past, but now they’re singing a different tune.    In an attempt to stop signs from being…

  • EDITORIAL: The grand experiment

    EDITORIAL: Celebrate the Fourth by celebrating the Bill of Rights.    On Tuesday, we celebrate a grand experiment.    The United States, born in revolution on July 4, 1776, became a nation, declaring its independence from England. The first years of the nation were filled with turmoil, nearly tearing apart the fragile alliance of the 13 state…

  • First Man of Steel

    Ellarslie celebrates the 200th birthday of the original seller of the Brooklyn Bridge. By: Ilene Dube    Growing up in Brooklyn, two of my heroes were Frederick Law Olmsted and John Roebling. These 19th-century giants of urban design were responsible for the largest structures to give my borough its grandeur, Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.…

  • Gov. Byrne’s daughter dies from fall at store

    Police say death of Susan Byrne was accidental By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Susan Byrne, daughter of former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne, died Tuesday as a result of falling down a flight of stairs at Ricchard’s Shoes, 148 Nassau St.    Police said an investigation revealed that the death was accidental and a result of massive head…

  • Sizeable West Windsor budget increase tied to population growth

    Average household will pay 7.7-percent more in total property taxes By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — To keep up with a growing population, the Township Council unanimously adopted a $31.4 million budget Monday — an 8.1-percent increase from 2005.    The council appropriated much of the funding for salaries and wages. Overall, the council agreed it…

  • Hawes a national champ after taking aunt’s advice

    By: Justin Feil    Even last year, there were signs that this collection of Peddie School girls could be a pretty good boat.    "We were the junior varsity boat originally," said Cranbury resident Erin Hawes. "We had faster times than the varsity so we became the varsity. But then two seniors left the program and the…