• AROUND CRANBURY: Decorate a pumpkin at Cranbury School

    By Lorraine Sedor, Special Writer    It’s Pumpkin Night at the Cranbury School!    The long-awaited seasonal celebration, hosted by the Cranbury School PTO and the Lions Club, will take place tonight at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria.    Everything you’ll need to decorate a pumpkin, plus refreshments, are provided.    The November exhibit at the Gourgaud Gallery…

  • AARP supports bills on transportation safety

    Bouglas Johnston, Plainsboro It’s a fact that a disproportionately high number of seniors are killed annually as pedestrians in the United Stated. In 2008, the 65-plus population comprised 18 percent of all car-related pedestrian fatalities, while they made up only 13 percent of the population.    New Jersey has some alarming statistics of its own. In…

  • Many contributed to In The Pink success

    Kara Stephenson, Princeton     On Friday, Oct. 1, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was truly launched in style!    The sixth annual In the Pink Fashion Show, benefiting the YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center, was an incredible success, raising over $46,000 to support BCRC’s unique range of free information and support services for local women and…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars captain remains positive

    Oltmans, MHS football seeking first win By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    On the field, this has been a tough season for the Montgomery High football team.    A 37-0 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan last Friday night dropped the Cougars to 0-7. But even with the lack of success in terms of wins and losses, Montgomery has never…

  • MONROE: Museum, Playland futures uncertain

    By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer    MONROE — The future of The Stone Museum and Greek’s Playland, along with the banquet facilities on the property at 608 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, still is up in the air, awaiting a decision about an application to be considered by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Nov. 30.    In 1972, Spiro…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Slow start ends South’s county run

    Girls soccer shifts focus to Steinert in states By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls soccer team would have liked the first three minutes back to their Mercer County Tournament semifinal.    It was then that second-seeded Pennington opened a 2-0 lead that made the difference in giving the second-seeded Pirates just…

  • PRINCETON: The ‘personalities’ of the Princetons, according to the stars
  • MONROE: Park road to be dedicated to man killed in World War II

    By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer    MONROE — Dec. 22, 1944, 21-year-old Monroe resident Staff Sgt. Warren Southworth was killed in action in Germany while serving in the Army in World War II.    He was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart.    This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Sgt. Southworth will be awarded one more honor —…

  • Petzinger notes ideas, service

    Lou Petzinger, Manville    On Nov. 2nd the citizens of Manville will have a difficult decision to make. They will have to choose two town council members from the four worthy candidates currently in the running.    I look to bring a common sense, business approach to the council keeping in mind that you can’t spend what…

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