Category: archives

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Putting food on everyone’s table

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our columnist reflects on the nutritional needs of the working poor and how local effects can help. By: Hank Kalet The statistics are startling.    About 12 percent of American households in 2004 experienced some level of food insecurity — meaning they did not have enough food to sustain "an active, healthy…

  • OBITUARIES, April 28, 2006

    William J. Noonan, Cay C. Mohrman, Elsie Davies, Jeanne R. Swanton, Peter J. Manzi William J. Noonan Retired Merrill Lynch partner     William J. Noonan of Princeton died Monday at his second home in California. He was 80.    Mr. Noonan was a retired partner at Merrill Lynch where he was known as an accomplished writer…

  • Sale of rug mill property expected Monday

    Developer wants more units again. By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — The long-expected sale of the former rug mill property on Bank Street, eyed for a major redevelopment project, will be finalized by Monday, according to one of its local owners and the developer making the purchase.    And the developer — who was cast aside by…

  • April 28: Immigration, Neil Young and gas prices

    A column from The Progressive Populist. By: Hank Kalet    My thoughts on immigration reform, from my column in The Progressive Populist. * * *    Oh, yeah. Rocking in the free world, baby. * * *    The malarkey on the Hill keeps flowing (does malarkey flow???) as the disingenuous debate over gas prices continues.

  • Eagle Scout tests impact of deer grazing on Princeton parks

    Project may help officials assess success of deer-management efforts By: David Campbell    Alec Bennet, 18, a Princeton High School senior and Poe Road resident, achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America through a project that may help Princeton Township officials gauge the success of their deer-management efforts with regard to regeneration of…

  • Plan may change open space use in Cranbury

    The proposed plan would change the definition of open space to include active recreation as one of the possible uses. By: Jessica Beym    To accommodate demand for more playing fields, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that would allow it to use municipally owned open space for active recreation.    Currently, township-owned open space can…

  • Dance partners

    Duo team up for winning routine By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Madison Miller and Alexa Varga love to dance.    And they have an award to prove it.    The two girls, ages 9 and 13, respectively, won a first-place Future Star award (junior division) and a special, I Love to Dance award during the three-day, Dancers…

  • Nassau Street paving continues

       The Nassau Street repaving project is continuing the rest of this week with curb restoration between Witherspoon Street and Washington Road, Princeton Borough announced. This area will be vacated and in good shape for Saturday’s Communiversity celebration, borough officials stated.    The east-end restoration of Nassau Street will continue through next week. Due to the narrowness…

  • EDITORIAL: Quicker alerts are necessary

    EDITORIAL: Police need to keep schools in the know or risk jeopardizing the safety of Monroe’s children.    Monroe school officials were quick to get the word out this week that a stranger had approached three girls in the Woods Edge neighborhood.    Too bad the Monroe Police Department failed to act as quickly.    Monroe police say…