• One year later: Looking back on Irene’s visit

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    SOUTH HUNTERDON — As of early Wednesday (exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina), Hurricane Isaac — a slow-moving storm that was sitting over the northern Gulf Coast and impacting areas near New Orleans — had caused power outages, flooded roads and had forced water over the top of a Louisiana…

  • Schools not concerned by ranking drops

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    The latest rankings for New Jersey’s top public high schools are in and the Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro school districts have all seen their numbers dip since 2010.    In its September issue, the New Jersey Monthly magazine recently ranked the top 328 of the state’s public high schools for…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Calendar

    Through Fri., Sept. 28    Watercolors exhibit by Jean Dunham at South Brunswick Senior Center Lobby Gallary, Municipal Complex, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Open 8:30-4:30pm weekdays. For more information, call 732.329.4000 x7670. Tues., Sept. 4    A new session of Pilates class starts at 9:15 a.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center at the Municipal Complex,…

  • CRANBURY: Calendar

    Tues., Sept. 4    Music with Pat McKinley: 11:45 a.m., Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Drive; musical program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers; registration not required.    Evening Tales: 7 p.m., Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Drive; for ages 3-5; alternative to daytime storytime; registration not required. Thurs., Sept. 6    Preschool storytime: 10:30 a.m. and…

  • PRINCETON: Service honors Michael Kenwood’s memory

    PRINCETON: Service honors Michael Kenwood’s memory

    Princeton Township police and rescue members at the service.

  • CRANBURY: Ingenuity, support can create jobs

    EDITORIAL: The results of the upcoming presidential and congressional elections will undoubtedly make an impact on the lives of local residents, especially when it comes to creating or losing jobs.    Republicans, such as presidential candidate Mitt Romney, believe that those with the highest incomes pay enough in taxes as is, and that paying more would…

  • PRINCETON: Service honors Michael Kenwood’s memory

    PRINCETON: Service honors Michael Kenwood’s memory

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    One year ago, Michael Kenwood came to the area of Rosedale Road and Green Meadows Park to do the thing he loved doing as a member of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.    One year later to the day, family and friends returned Tuesday for a memorial near…

  • Reverse childhood obesity epidemic

    Perry J. Weinstock, MD, FACC, immediate past president, American Heart Association, New Jersey chief of cardiology, Cooper University Hospital     The obesity rate has skyrocketed among adults and children in New Jersey and across the country. Today, about one in three American children and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963.…

  • CRANBURY: Dog day of summer

    CRANBURY: Dog day of summer

    L’Oreal dog festival draws thousands By Nicole Cosentino, Special Writer    CRANBURY — Aug. 18 was a wonderful day for man’s best friend at the L’Oreal office complex on Broadway Road as the facility hosted its 9th annual “Because Your Dog Is Worth It Too Day.”    Several thousand dog owners from throughout the state brought their…

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