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  • Fireworks to highlight celebration in park

    Monroe’s sixth annual July 4 celebration is in the works By: Candice Leigh Helfand    MONROE — In less than 2 weeks, Thompson Park will be over-run with thousands of patriotic townspeople looking to celebrate the birth of America with family, friends, food, fun and, of course, fireworks.    The Monroe Township Recreation Department is preparing for…

  • Firehouse vote set for August

    The go-ahead for new District 1 Firehouse is dependent on voters By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners will ask voters to approve construction of a new 5,400-square-foot satellite firehouse in the Outcalt section.    After months of deliberation, commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday to send a $2.25 million referendum for…

  • East Windsor man facing 12 years for rape

    TRENTON — A 44-year-old East Windsor man who admitted raping a 12-year-old girl last year is facing up to 12 years in prison, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. By: Dick Brinster    TRENTON — A 44-year-old East Windsor man who admitted raping a 12-year-old girl last year is facing up to 12 years in…

  • Poll results: Disband or merge borough police force

       The police force in Hightstown should be disbanded and/or merged with the East Windsor department, according to a majority of people responding to a poll in the Herald. By: Vic Monaco    The police force in Hightstown should be disbanded and/or merged with the East Windsor department, according to a majority of people responding to a…

  • Selma Spatz

       Selma Spatz, 76, of Monroe, died Sunday, June 18, at her home.    Born in New York, she was a resident of Monroe for 12 years. She was a graduate of Fordham University in New York. Ms. Spatz was a registered nurse and a per diem supervisor — health care for Concordia and the Monroe area.…

  • Princeton University professor wins math prize

    By: Hilary Parker    William Massey, a 1977 Princeton University graduate and the Edwin Wiley Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University, was awarded the 2006 Blackwell-Tapia Prize.    Bearing the names of David Blackwell and Richard Tapia, the prize is awarded every other year to a mathematical scientist whose contributions to mathematical science…

  • Tears of pride and parting as Princeton High holds its graduation

    "Pomp and Circumstance" for the 77th graduating class By: Hilary Parker    There may have been a slight chance of thunderstorms, but there was no chance that threats of foul weather would dampen either spirits or ceremonies at Princeton High School’s commencement exercises on Thursday evening.    Drops still fell, of course, in bittersweet tears of joy…

  • Davis at home in Princeton league

    Veteran returns to summer men’s basketball again By: Bob Nuse    Dwight Davis has been all over the globe playing basketball. But somehow, he always seems to wind up in Princeton in the summer.    A member of the 1,000-point club at Albright College, Davis has played professionally in the United States, South America and England. He’s…

  • Beautiful bells

    Princeton University summer carillon series showcases a unique instrument By: Hilary Parker    All those wondering what to do after receiving a diploma in carillon performance in Douais, France, might turn to Robin Austin for inspiration.    "I got a regular job," said Mr. Austin, now the executive director of development at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. "There…