Category: archives
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It’s test time for students
State assessments begin this week. By: Jessica Beym No pressure. That’s what the teachers at the Cranbury School were telling students who began state testing this week. While teachers and administrators say the tests are an important means of assessing teaching methods and academic success, they feel it is better to prepare the students through…
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Letters, March 17
Babe Ruth field good for Cranbury To the editor: Returning from vacation, we read with interest the two negative letters from the same two families that wrote similar letters in 2003. It’s hard for us to understand why they are so against a playing field that would provide additional recreation for the youth of Cranbury.…
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Wawa application delayed over question of jurisdiction
Rocky Hill’s objections to be reviewed by Montgomery Township Committee By: Jake Uitti MONTGOMERY The outcome of the contentious Wawa application has been delayed because of jurisdictional and language questions raised by Susan Lawless, Rocky Hill’s attorney, regarding the township’s land-use ordinance. In a decision Monday that will extend the Wawa hearings until at…
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Sidewalks approved, neighbors still object
Overbrook Drive residents still have some options: blacktop or concrete, one side of the street or both sides By: Marjorie Censer Over fervent resident opposition, the Princeton Township Committee approved sidewalk installation on the south side of Overbrook Drive on Monday night. While members of the committee said they appreciated the concerns of property owners,…
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Obituary for the week of March 17
Thomas D. Hellings Thomas D. Hellings BEVERLY Thomas D. Hellings, 56, died Tuesday at Capital Health System, Fuld Campus. Mr. Hellings was born in Doylestown, Pa., and was a resident of Pineville, Pa., before moving to Beverly in 1997. He retired after 30 years as an accountant at Elementis in Hightstown, formerly National Lead.…
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More late bells for district
Bolandi plans for year delay in McKnight opening By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN The new Ethel McKnight Elementary School will not open in September as scheduled without what East Windsor Regional Schools Superintendent Ron Bolandi calls a "miracle." Mr. Bolandi said at Monday’s school board meeting that the opening of the new school, adjacent to…
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District introduces ‘gloom and doom’ budget
School tax rate would climb 24 cents in East Windsor and 15 cents in Hightstown By: Dick Brinster HIGHTSTOWN A budget Superintendent Ron Bolandi characterizes as "gloom and doom" would raise school taxes in East Windsor by an average of more than $300 while hiking them in the borough by close to $180. The…
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Professors design curriculum that goes beyond the classroom
Cornel West and Eddie Glaude team up with talk-show host Tavis Smiley By: Jocelyn Hanamirian With the creation of an innovative online course, Princeton University religion professors Cornel West and Eddie Glaude aim to expand their audience from the lecture hall to the entire American society. The professors have designed the "Covenant Curriculum: A Study…
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Zoners raise questions about Gulick site plan
Web update: The Zoning Board of Adjustment begain its review of a proposed 150-bed assisted-living facility at the Gulick house site on Wednesday. By:Cara Latham Special Writer With a standing-room-only crowd at the Municipal Building on Wednesday, 3641 Lawrenceville Road LLC presented its case to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a 150-bed assisted-living facility…
