Day: June 26, 2003

   Irene Brian, 83, of Kingston, died Saturday, June 21, at home following a brief illness.    Ms. Brian was born on the family farm in Kingston and lived in the area her entire life. She is a retiree of the Princeton University Store.    Her husband, Clark Brian and long-time companion, Harry Hubbard, are deceased. She is…

Boy charged with dropping basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3. By John Tredrea    Dennis Gumbs, the 16-year-old Allentown, Pa., boy charged with dropping the basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3, will be prosecuted as a juvenile, not an adult.…

Event kicks off at Allentown High School July 1. By: Laura Szalaj    ALLENTOWN — Yellow billboards have been cropping up in the Allentown area during recent weeks advertising the upcoming Freedom Fest, which will feature fun and community fellowship.    One thing the signs do not advertise is the all-star lineup of sports celebrities scheduled to…

To the editor    I am writing regarding a situation that occurs year after year. Today, I opened the Courier News Graduation Yearbook in anticipation of finding Hillsborough High School’s list of graduates. But once again our seniors are left out.    Under the listing of Hillsborough High School it states, "School officials declined to release a…

Affirmative action and the taboo of race. By: Hank Kalet    Read today’s Dispatches on affirmative action and race relations. And, on a related note, here is a good piece by Sheryl McCarthy in Newsday.

Fountain of Life Center plans USO-style production By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Jack Berger never got the chance during his service days to catch a USO show. While the songs and dances went on across the globe, he was busy helping take back pieces of it from the Nazis as a sergeant in the U.S.…

Middle Eastern music, food and dance take center stage at the St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church’s Lebanese Festival June 27-29. By: Mary Jasch TimeOFF/Frank Wojciechowski Above, Mona Eid shows a freshly baked batch of mamool for the festivities.    When Fr. Maroun came to St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church in Somerset nine years ago, the festival…

Lawrence residents receiving Ewing, Trenton school news. By: Lea Kahn    If Comcast Cablevision does not take steps to ensure that all Lawrence residents receive local information on Channel 19, the township may take legal action, according to township officials.    Municipal Manager William Guhl said that he and Municipal Attorney Kevin Nerwinski are exploring the township’s…

   Robert William McMinn, 66, longtime automobile executive and trade organization official who also had served as an adviser to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, died June 20 at his home in Bethesda, Md.    He lived in Chatham for 25 years before moving to Maryland in 1984.    While in New Jersey, he was a member…