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– Engaged and planning a September wedding are Jennifer T. Wise, daughter of Peter C. Wise of Cranbury and Sharon E. Trumbore of Breckenrige, Colo. and Christopher C. Cawlely, son of Gail Cawley of Long Beach Island.
She is a graduate of Seton Hall University and also received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Vermont. She is employed as the general manager of Heathstone Catering in Breckenridge, Colo.
The future bridegroom is a graduate of The Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays Landing where he received an associate’s degree. He is employed as head chef at the Swan Mountain Inn, Breckenridge, Colo.
– The Cranbury Comets in Jersey Area Girls Soccer play had a successful debut, claiming a 3-1 victory over the Hopewell Sciroccos. Sarah DiLella figured in all three scores, garnering two goals and assisting Jennifer Conover on the third.
25 Years Ago – 1985
– Daniel Abuhoff and Tamsen Granger of Cranbury Neck Road have a new daughter, Adie Eleanor Abuhoff, born Aug. 28 at the Medical Center, Princeton. Sadie, at 7 pounds, 12 ounces, joins brother Granger, who is less than 2 years old.
– Hightstown High graduate Dave Rosenblatt was the overall winner in the five-mile race sponsored by the Cranbury Bank and Hightstown-East Windsor YMCA. Running in the 15-19 age group he notched a time of 28.56 to lead all runners in the race that started and ended at the Cranbury Bank on Main Street. He was followed in his division by David Isleib. The top female finisher was Princeton’s Deborah Helgesen.
50 Years Ago – 1960
– Hurricane Donna will be remembered by Cranbury residents for years to come. She left the area with trees down, shingles ripped off roofs, roads flooded and farms suffering heavy damage. Cranbury police, along with Emil Witt and Arthur Stachurski, worked throughout the day, keeping all the roads passable by chopping up trees and removing them from the sides of the road. They estimated that at least 75 trees were either fully or partly toppled by the high winds and rain. At least half the homes were without electric power and many without telephone service.
– The Cranbury School completed its alignment of classes for the new term, just before hurricane Donna buffeted the township. The school opened with an enrollment of 340 pupils, which is approximately the same as last year.
– Elaine Ann Christiansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jocum J. Christiansen of Evans Drive, will be among 228 new students registering at the opening of Goucher College on Oct. 2. She graduated from Hightstown High School where she was editor of the school newspaper and recently received commendation from the National Merit Scholarship program,
75 Years Ago – 1935
– Cranbury Grammar School opened on Sept. 9 with an enrollment of 210, which is about the same as last year. Hamilton Stillwell, a student teacher, is being sent by Trenton State Teachers’ College to practice with Henrietta Chittick, principal.
– The new kindergarten school of Mrs. M. A. Rue opened on Monday in her home with 10 pupils in attendance. It is a welcome addition to our town and merits generous support.
100 Years Ago – 1910
– By the request of the Village Improvement Society, bicycle riding upon the sidewalks was prohibited and has been stopped but there is another menace to those walking on our streets in the shape of roller skating.
– Earl C. Wilson and Baird Davison have engaged in buying and furnishing ice to the people of this vicinity.
JAMESBURG AND MONROE
10 Years Ago – 2000
– Editorial – The next mayor of Jamesburg will have some big shoes to fill. Mayor Joseph Dipierro is expected to retire soon to move closer to his kids in Georgia. The borough is losing someone who not only was willing to attend ribbon-cutting ceremonies and ground breaking, but someone who governed proactively and who always had the best interests of the borough’s residents at heart.
– Members of the National Council of Jewish Women, Concordia section, presented a certificate of appreciation to former Monroe Middle School principal Dr. John Dorney. It expressed gratitude to him for his work and wished him a happy and healthy retirement. Dr. Dorney was cited for his role in arranging the program "Hello Israel" as part of the eighth-grade social studies unit on the Near East.
25 Years Ago – 1985
– Superior Court Judge Eugene Serpentelli has turned down Monroe Township’s Mount Laurel II compliance package, calling it "insufficient." The judge objected to the recent approval of Whittingham, an adult community, because it didn’t require the developer to set aside 5 percent of the units for use as subsidized housing.
– The Jamesburg Zoning Board will discuss plans to develop the old Jamesburg High School property into an office complex by owners Ralph Pocara and Harry and Thelma Youmans. Nearby residents have feared development of the property would bring problems with the sewer system and traffic congestion along Forsgate Drive.
– Amy Jessica Barakat was born May 25 in Freehold Area Hospital. She is the daughter of Lori and Joe Barakat of Mounts Mill Road, Monroe. Paternal grandparents are Sophie and Mohammed Barakat of Old Bridge. Maternal grandparents are Janet and Richard Pullen of Monroe. Her maternal great-grandmother is Valeria Pullen of Jamesburg and her maternal great-great-grandmother is Roseanna Pullen of Jamesburg.
50 Years Ago – 1960
– Miss Myra Zoe Greenberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greenberg of Fresh Ponds Road, Jamesburg, became of the bride of Lewis S. Korb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Korb of Perth Amboy. Rabbi Albert Schwartz performed the ceremony assisted by Cantor H. L. Chazin. The bride was graduated from Jamesburg High School and Drake Business School. The bridegroom is a graduate of Syracuse University. He is a student at Seton Hall Law School.
– The Altar-Rosary Society of St. James Catholic Church elected officers for 1961. The slate included Mrs. Edward Sudowski, president; Mrs. Edward Sigle, vice president; Mrs. Thomas Ryan, secretary; and Mrs. Alfred Monte, treasurer.
– The Jamesburg Board of Education will play host on Sept. 28 to the teaching staffs of the borough’s four schools at a dinner at the Applegarth Inn on Applegarth Road.
75 Years Ago – 1935
– The State Home for Boys at Jamesburg was the site of the 15th annual pilgrimage of the New Jersey State Association of Lions Clubs of the 16th district. More than 250 men and women from all parts of the state attended. There was a general review of the boys on parade with massed colors. A baseball game was played by two teams from the home.
– Merrill F. Fairheller, Jamesburg High School principal, reported that there are 110 local student enrolled and 161 tuition pupils – 16 from Cranbury, two from Helmetta, 37 from Englishtown, 77 from Monroe Township and 29 from South Brunswick.
100 Years Ago – 1910
– The Union Valley C.E., which is in a flourishing condition, will hold its monthly business meeting at the parsonage on Monday evening.
– Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Duncan of Prospect Plains went to Asbury Park in their automobile on Sunday.
Compiled from back issues of The Cranbury Press by Peggy S. and Frank J. Brennan Jr.
