• MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    Staff photo by John Keating. Ryan Lopardo checks out the fish he just landed.

  • MONROE: Fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — Many people are familiar with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) led to the New York Yankee legend announcing his retirement from baseball with an iconic speech in 1939, while the degenerative disorder would ultimately lead to his death in 1941.    Fewer people are familiar with…

  • MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    Staff photo by John Keating. Christopher Kondrit and his mom, Cecilia, work as a team.

  • CRANBURY: Museum gets a new lid

       CRANBURY — The Cranbury Museum will be receiving a new roof to be installed as part of general maintenance. Work on the museum began Tuesday and will carry on for about a week.    Audrey Smith, president of the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society, said the project is a preventative measure, “so we won’t have problems…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Arias is golden oldie

    Pirates coach is softball champion By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    At the tender age of 26, Nicky Arias is already a grandmother.    At least by USA Softball standards.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South graduate and current Pirates softball coach was the oldest member on the US team that captured the gold medal at last month’s…

  • CRANBURY: A cup o’Joe and some music

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — There aren’t too many moments in life that can beat an entertaining evening spent with good friends over a hot cup of Joe.    Starting Sept. 11 residents will have an opportunity to take advantage of such an affair each month, as members of the First Presbyterian Church of…

  • LETTERS: Christie abused justice system

       To the editor:     Every American citizen has a constitutional right to expert our legal system to be fair and impartial. Lady Justice is blind to partisan politics; she’s neither Democratic nor Republican.    I remember that a couple of months before the 2006 New Jersey Senatorial election, Chris Christy, a U.S. Attorney for New Jersey,…

  • MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    MONROE: A sunny day at the fishing hole

    Staff photo by John Keating. Juliana and Natalie Primavera wait for the fish to come to them.

  • MANVILLE: Firemen bringing big top to town

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Don’t send in the clowns — they, and the elephants, high-wire artists and acrobats will already be at Gerber Field on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, when the Cole Brothers Circus sets up its big top for a fundraiser benefiting Manville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.    ”My wife has a…

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