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  • Twin Rivers board of trustees: Our hands are tied

    Board petitioning state Supreme Court to end dispute By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Even if the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association decided to surrender in its long legal battle against a small group of residents, one board member insists the association wouldn’t be allowed to run up the white flag.    John Pagliarulo said this week…

  • Lt. Karkoska to serve as acting police chief in Jamesburg

    The Borough Council approved the contract, Wednesday, in which Lt. Karkoska will serve in Chief Lester’s place March 14 to Dec. 31, 2006. By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Lt. Paul Karkoska will take over as acting chief of the borough Police Department on March 14.    The Borough Council approved the appointment Wednesday.    Lt. Karkoska will…

  • ’06 Honda Civic EX Coupe: a sporty, economic trophy car

    Stickered with no options, my Alabaster Silver bargain came with a long list of standard features that separate it from other members of its class and $20,000 price point By: Mike Blake    The Honda Civic EX Coupe has received accolades from around the automotive world. Several magazines and TV shows named the 2006 version of…

  • West Windsor to get public input on station area redevelopment

    Three steps remain in process By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — The ability to engage the public will be an essential qualification for any planning firm recruited by the township to design a redevelopment plan, council members affirmed Tuesday.    "We have to get public input," Councilwoman Kristen Appelget said at Tuesday’s special council meeting. "I…

  • Rocky Hill to discuss proposed 2006 budget

    By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — The Rocky Hill Borough Council will discuss the proposed 2006 budget at a 7:30 p.m. workshop session Monday in Borough Hall.    The meeting will be open to the public, said councilman Richard Batchelder, chairman of the finance and insurance committee.    "We will be going through the first pass of…

  • Demko earns pair of fourths at Meet of Champions

    Senior also joins Ryan, Bangs and Gordonov to set HHS sprint medley mark By: Neil Hay    Mile Demko picked the right weekend to have a breakout season.    The Hightstown sprinter took a pair of fourth places Sunday in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. In the 55 Demko ran a 6.70, while…

  • Math counts for trophies in Cranbury

    Cranbury School’s Math Counts team placed first in the Raritan Valley Regional competition on Feb. 11, and its members look forward to their next competition. By: Jessica Beym Try answering the following questions to find out (answers will be posted at www.cranburypress.com): A cashier changed a $10 bill into dimes, nickels and quarters. If each…

  • Students jump at the chance to raise money for Heart Association

    Woodland School participates in fifth annual ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ fundraiser. By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE —Flushed and breathless, students at Woodland School put their best foot forward Feb. 16, jumping rope to raise money for the American Heart Association.    While participating in the fifth annual Jump Rope for Heart program, students had fun exercising and…

  • Area officials bemoan truck ban repeal

    State to appeal ruling, which affects Route 206 By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the state’s effort to restrict big trucks to major New Jersey highways was illegal, ending the seven-year ban on large trucks using secondary roads such as Route 206 and Route 31.    The ban, a…