• PRINCETON: Man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charge

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A Princeton Township man was charged with animal cruelty this week for allegedly not taking care of his pet cat and abandoning the elderly animal.    Norman Hostler, 71, of Reddington Circle, plead guilty to one count of animal cruelty on Tuesday morning.    He admitted dumping a domestic short hair cat,…

  • MONROE: Four candidates vie for two Township Council seats

    MONROE: Four candidates vie for two Township Council seats

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — Incumbent Leslie Koppel and newcomer Steve Dalina, both Democrats, are facing competition from GOP candidates Brian Hackett and Phil Kaufman for two three-years terms on the Monroe Township Council.    Councilman Irwin Nalitt decided not to run for another term. Steve Dalina Mr. Dalina said his listening skills and commitment…

  • MONROE: Teen killed in car crash

       MONROE — An accident on Church Lane in East Brunswick on Monday night involving a young man and five juveniles resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy from Monroe.    Michael Martinell, 16, of Monroe, succumbed to his injuries from the accident and died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on Tuesday.…

  • Vote no to consolidation

    Michael Merrill, Princeton The decision on consolidation for me boils down to two questions.    Both questions are raised by the relatively minimal tax savings from staffcuts and a hoped-for elimination of redundancies projected by ourconsolidation commission.    The first question is: Presented with a choice between saving $1 a day(not counting weekends and holidays) and depriving…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Report: Six schools make AYP

    Six of the district’s 10 schools have made Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law, according to officials. Last week, schools superintendent Gary McCartney said that the four schools that did not meet the guideline included two elementary schools and both middle schools. South Brunswick High School did make the list…

  • Vote for Moving Forward team

    James Moeller, West Windsor Not to take away from the prowess of a bright guy who is a productive analyst in a prestigious Wall Street firm, the skill sets he has honed to transact business in world financial markets may not be particularly valuable in running township government.    To meet community needs, collaborative skills are…

  • Moore’s childish song blunder

    Dana DeCore Falconi, West Windsor What a shame it was to read that petty insults and class warfare rhetoric has seeped down to the local level.    Yina Moore’s song, chock full of obscure and absurd references from alleged anonymous sources, demonstrates a lack of judgment unbecoming of an elective official. She also refused to apologize…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Democratic challenger wants to ‘fix Trenton’

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Democratic challenger wants to ‘fix Trenton’

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Democrat Joe Camarota is running for the state Assembly in the new 16th District to help fix what he sees as dysfunctional state government. "Trenton is broken," Mr. Camarota, 58, said. "There is a real disconnect with Trenton, and we need to change that." Mr. Camarota has served on…

  • Vote Jachera for mayor

    Susan Carril, Princeton I am enthusiastically supporting Jill Jachera for Princeton Borough Mayor.    Jill’s proven leadership abilities, legal acumen, consensus-building skills, and her approach to community wide volunteering speaks volumes as to the extraordinary job she would do if elected mayor.    I have worked closely with Jill at the YWCA Princeton for many years and…

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