Key question remains: should they be merged? By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The report from the League of Women Voters of Monroe Township’s committee that has studied the township’s fire districts for two years is information-packed and even-handed. However, it left a key question without an answer.    Remaining unanswered was the question of possibly merging…

From Bridgewater, Princeton, Princeton Junction and South Brunswick BRIDGEWATER    Eileen Koehler was honored as an ERA Leadership Team Finalist at the International ERA Business Conference in San Antonio, Texas.    Ms. Koehler has been a consistent finalist since the 137-year-old company was selected to represent the ERA Franchise System in 1989.    Ms. Koehler was honored along…

The Princeton Environmental Commission is planning a regional forum to discuss possible applications of new national construction standards. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Environmental Commission is organizing a regional forum to discuss possible applications of new national "green building" standards in local building application reviews.    The commission last week discussed plans to organize a forum…

A Monroe man stands accused of stabbing an East Windsor man in the upper abdomen in the ShopRite parking lot May 17. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — An angry man stabbed an employee in the parking lot of ShopRite on Route 130 North May 17 after his car collided with shopping carts, police said.…

Ondina Jeffers was named the township’s recipient of the 2002 Sylvia Weiss Senior Citizen Award Tuesday. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at the township Senior Center Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Janice Mironov proclaimed it "Older Americans Day" and named this year’s winner of the Sylvia Weiss Senior Citizen Award for…

Fabulous faux finishes By: SALLY FRIEDMAN Photos from "The Romance of Country Inns," Rutledge Hill Press From rag-rolling to sponge painting to creating the look of stone, new products and processes are taking over the market. SUMMER HOME & GARDEN VIEW THE PRINT ADS Ace Excavating – Garden Supply Aqua-Soft, Inc. At Home America –…

Woman claims she lost her job because she reported incidents in which teen offenders were verbally abused and struck by school employees. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A former state Training School for Boys counselor has charged that she became a target of school administrators after complaining about alleged abuse of inmates.    Marta Torres, 48,…

Sharing a passion for the decorative arts By: DEVON CADWELL BAZATA Photo by Frank Wojciechowski Patrons to The Lavender Cat can choose from hundreds of folk art projects like the whimsical place settings above. SUMMER HOME & GARDEN VIEW THE PRINT ADS Ace Excavating – Garden Supply Aqua-Soft, Inc. At Home America – Decorating Baker’s…

The Langhorne Players bring ‘Hard Feelings,’ ‘Comic Potential’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ to the stage in Newtown, Pa. By: Jodi Thompson    Langhorne Players recently received kudos for producing Coyote on a Fence, the first play of their summer season. The accolades came not only from the usual source of critics or audience members, but from…