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  • Home assessments jump nearly 250 percent in West Windsor revaluation

    Municipal tax rate to drop from 59 cents to 27 cents per $100 valuation By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The results of the township-wide property revaluation are in, and values increased nearly 2½ times since the last revaluation in 1993.    Individual homeowners are seeing a range of increases in their assessments, Tax Assessor Steve…

  • Program brings lacrosse’s life lessons to inner-city kids

    Riverside School principal helps create foundation in memory of PHS standout By: David Campbell    William Cirullo, the principal at Riverside Elementary School, knows the true value of lacrosse. More than just the fastest growing sport in America, it has the power to transform young lives.    Mr. Cirullo is co-founder and current vice president of the…

  • Planners approve housing

    Monroe Township may get 50 acres and a sewer connection By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The township could receive more than 50 acres for municipal purposes and a sewer connection for one of its four firehouses under an agreement reached by the Planning Board and developer Bob McDaid.    The Planning Board unanimously granted preliminary major…

  • Roger Bozowski

       Roger L. Bozowski, 69, of Dayton died Sunday, April 30, at his home.    Born in New Brunswick, he was a resident of Dayton for many years.    He was a longtime member of the Cranbury First Aid Squad. Mr. Bozowski retired from the Cranbury Post Office after 30 years of service where he served as Union…

  • West Windsor issues rabies alert

    By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Following the discovery April 28 that an injured raccoon captured in the township was infected with rabies, township health officials are reminding residents to avoid contact with wild animals and protect pets.    A local resident contacted the township after seeing a raccoon outside the house during the day, health…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 5

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 5 Police merger is terrible idea To the editor:     As a resident of Princeton Township, I am writing to lend my voice to those of the many citizens who have expressed with such clarity why the merger of the police departments of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough is a…

  • Fueling changes

    Locals find ways to deal with gas hikes By: Jessica Beym and Stephanie Brown    A walk into town to run a few errands, pick her daughter up from the Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School and grab a bite to eat at Teddy’s is something Jill Gabriella said she normally does on warm spring days like Tuesday.…

  • Montgomery Center for the Arts sets annual spring benefit

       The Montgomery Center for the Arts (MCA) will present its annual Spring Benefit Art Auction and Food and Wine Tasting on Friday, May 19, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in its historic 1860 House.    Many important regional artists are donating art for a Silent Auction to benefit MCA’s education programs. For interested bidders, silent bidding…

  • Anthony Schiavone

       Anthony E. Schiavone, 88, died Sunday, April 30, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there all his life until moving to Greenbriar at Whittingham in 1998. He was a tailor for Peter Evangelist & Co., New York City, for more than 20 years. He then became a…