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  • West Windsor council must select a new member

    A June 7 deadline to pick Kristin Appelget’s replacement By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council will have until June 7 to name a successor to Councilwoman Kristin Appelget, who announced Monday that she will step down May 8.    Ms. Appelget will relinquish her seat when she becomes director of community and regional…

  • No opposition in borough for incumbent Democrats

    Republicans do not run slate on June primary ballot By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Incumbent Democrats will run an uncontested race in the June primary for mayor and Borough Council seats.    On Monday, the filing deadline, Borough Clerk Lea Quinty said no Republicans had submitted petitions for the mayoral race or for the available three seats on…

  • Committee incumbents in Montgomery face challengers

    Democrat Birge and Republican Caliguire partner with newcomers By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Four candidates are vying for two open spots on the Township Committee this year — the seats of Democrat Cecilia Birge and Republican Mark Caliguire, both of whom are seeking re-election.    The candidates agreed that the North Princeton Developmental Center redevelopment will…

  • Four candidates seek mayor’s post in Rocky Hill

    Three to seek two open seats on council By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — Borough Councilmen Richard Batchelder, Brad Merritt and Ed Zimmerman, and resident Bill O’Brien, have announced their candidacy for the open position of mayor in the borough — with Mayor George Morren not seeking re-election — and residents Dan Harrington, Todd Hunter…

  • Montgomery Mayor Wilson makes bid for Somerset freeholder

    An attempt to break into a longtime Republican stronghold By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Township Mayor Louise Wilson announced last week she will run for Somerset County freeholder.    "I will continue to serve on the Township Committee and serve as mayor while I’m running," Mayor Wilson said. "If I were to be elected freeholder, I…

  • Soldier brings lessons home

    Lessons from Iraq for a fifth-grade class By: Emily Craighead    In his olive pants and green shirt, Sgt. Vince Vella may look like the soldiers in a fifth-grade textbook, but his experiences in Iraq don’t match the lessons Eileen Beam and Joanne Glover’s fifth-grade students are learning about World War II.    There are no front…

  • Princeton admits diverse class of 2010

    About 10 percent of applicants were offered admission By: David Campbell    Princeton University has offered admission to 1,792 students, about 10 percent of the record 17,563 students who applied for the class of 2010, the university said.    Acceptance letters were mailed March 29 to 1,193 students who applied through the regular decision process. Another 599…

  • Repaving slated for Nassau Street

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The state Department of Transportation was expected to begin improvements to Nassau Street on Monday but, according to borough officials, traffic flow will continue throughout the project.    The DOT plans to mill and repave the road as well as install a new curb and sidewalk on the south side of the street.…

  • Candidates Forum, April 11

    CANDIDATES FORUM, April 11 Mark Conforti Montgomery Board of Education     I am running for a seat on the Montgomery Township school board and I ask for your support. I believe the role of the school board is to provide the guidance and wisdom that allows our superintendent and educators to create an environment that…