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  • PHS’ Zink gets the job done

    By: Rich Fisher    ALLENTOWN — Dylan Zink is anything but an airhead.    But she likes to think like one when it’s time to pitch a softball game.    "To be honest, in a game, I never know what inning it is," Zink said. "I don’t know what’s going on. I know that I’m supposed to pitch,…

  • HHS softball falls to 1-3

    Outstanding pitching performance wasted against Steinert. By: Neil Hay    If anything, through the first three games of the new season, the Hightstown High softball team showed an ability to score runs. Fourteen runs on opening day, then 11 in a game that went only five innings, and 13 more on Thursday.    So when the Rams…

  • Letters — week of April 14

    By: Budget approval the important thing To the editor:    I read with concern about the disagreement between two passionate people, EWEA President Janet Amenhauser and school board member Bruce Ettman. My concern is with the public’s perception of the issue.    Both have brought great passion to their jobs, Mrs. Amenhauser as district teacher and association…

  • Science teacher goes beyond the books

    Bridget Lundquist was recognized by Cranbury for excellence in the classroom By: Jessica Beym    Before Bridget Lundquist became a science teacher at the Cranbury School, she was a teacher in the "school of life."    Or at least that’s what she told her students.    Today, more than five years after she left a career in hospitality…

  • Long Walk to Freedom

    William Kentridge’s prints, on view at the Zimmerli, take on the political. By: Jillian Kalonick    South African artist William Kentridge frequently works in theater and film, so his printmaking often involves participation. For a series of etchings called "Ubu Tells the Truth," the starting point for a theater production, he wanted the feeling of theater…

  • Man charged in car chase

    Six-town pursuit concludes with a crash in Monroe By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — A 20-year-old East Brunswick man was charged with eluding apprehension and aggravated assault early Tuesday morning after he crashed his Chevy sedan into a tree in front of Monroe Township High School following a chase through six area towns, police said.    Nicholas…

  • ‘Sustainable West Windsor’ focus for commission

    By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR —Rutgers University graduate students will present their work supporting the Sustainable West Windsor 2006 Plan at a special meeting of the Township Environmental Commission at 8 p.m. April 27.    This meeting is the second in a series of public meetings the Environmental Commission is sponsoring to inform West Windsor residents…

  • AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: Finding lost eggs in time for Easter

    AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: Finding lost eggs in time for Easter By: Lorraine Sedor    The Woman’s Club of Cranbury will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Village Park on Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. A special appearance by the Easter Bunny is scheduled, so don’t forget to bring a camera.…

  • Rene Oiffer

       Renee C. Bobrowsky Oiffer, 76, of Monroe, died Monday, April 10, at home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Ms. Oiffer resided there before moving to Monroe nine years ago. Prior to her retirement in 1994, she was cashier at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., for 20 years.    Her husband, Sidney, died in 2005. She is survived…