• LETTERS: Help fight pancreatic cancer

       To the editor: Pancreatic cancer has received little public visibility, until recently. It is unfortunate that it takes the diagnosis of newsworthy Americans to call attention to this devastating disease.    Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, PhD., made every day matter during his fight against pancreatic cancer, and actor Patrick Swayze continues to bring hope to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Schools reach out to senior citizens

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    For residents who see a large portion of their tax dollars going toward the school district, many of those without children in the system never get to see the programs allowed by their funding.    This can be especially true for seniors in the community with no grandchildren in any of…

  • LAWRENCE: Boys hoops looks to get healthy for state game

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    With its opening game in the Central Jersey Group III tournament just a week away, what the Lawrence High boys basketball team needs most right now is a chance to get healthy.    The Cardinals have been battling illness throughout the roster for the last three weeks, and on Tuesday…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New principal for Brooks Crossing

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Board of Education didn’t have to go far to find a replacement for retiring Brooks Crossing Elementary School Principal Gary Abbamont.    Current Brooks Crossing Vice Principal Jodi Mahoney was named to fill the position during the board’s meeting Monday night.    ”I’ve been here for over five years…

  • CALENDARS

       Feb. 28    Book discussion: A discussion about “Girls of Riyadh” by Rajaa Alsanea, 10:30 a.m., at the Monroe Township Public Library. Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation. Great Decisions Discussion Group. This monthly discussion forum will be on the topic of the U.S. & Rising Powers. Since the end of the cold war,…

  • Hillier 55+ housing changes are encouraging

    Sarah Hollister of Princeton    For those not attending the Princeton Regional Planning Board meeting on Feb. 19, the news about Robert Hillier’s proposal for age-restricted housing on Bunn Drive is encouraging.    First, Hillier’s concept plan, scaled back from his version of Nov. 2007, is elegant and eco-sensitive.    Next, it was happily reported that Hillier…

  • MONROE: None seriously hurt in bus accident

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — A Monroe school bus was hit by a 2004 Honda Pilot while it was stopped on Buckelew Avenue on Monday afternoon.    The accident happened at 3:49 p.m. while the 2006 Chevy mini-bus had stopped to let off one of its six passengers, all of whom were Brookside School…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Thomas leaves legacy of kindness, devotion

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN – Dr. Edgar Thomas had an uncanny gift for remembering names, and now many say they will never forget his.    A man who viewed being an educator as a “higher calling” and even a “priesthood,” while devoting more than 40 years to the East Windsor Regional School District, Dr.…

  • LOOSE ENDS: Could Princeton be going to the dogs?

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     According to a couple of Princetonians who spoke at the Princeton Future Forum on Feb. 14, Y2K was as threatening as Mickey Mouse when compared to the disasters that Princeton could face in the near future.     The most ominous of them all is almost too horrible to contemplate…

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