Category: archives

  • Vacancy on Rocky Hill Council won’t be filled until January

    Two council members elected in November will now have an opportunity to cast their vote By: Jake Uitti    ROCKY HILL — The remaining seat for the Borough Council — a vacancy created when then-councilman George Morren resigned his position to take over as mayor after Mayor Brian Nolan resigned Dec. 2 — was neither discussed…

  • Pauline Saputo

       Pauline Martino Saputo, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 18, at The Elms in Cranbury.    Born in New York City in Manhattan, she lived in Elmont, N.Y., and Spotswood before moving to Monroe in 1992. Ms. Saputo was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge.    Her husband, Joseph Saputo, died in 1982. She is…

  • ‘Remorseless’ mother sentenced to 31 years

    Superior Court judge cites child’s vulnerability and mother’s lack of remorse By: Marisa Maldonado    TRENTON — Maritza Soto, the East Windsor woman convicted in the beating death of her toddler son in their Grandview Terrace home, has been sentenced to 31 years in prison by a Superior Court judge who cited the child’s vulnerability and…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: KIDS, CARBS & CARDIOSchools taking on weighty challenge

    State and federal legislation put pressure on officials to control an obesity epidemic By: Hilary Parker    A few New Year’s resolutions for school-age children in 2006:    • This will be the year to eat more healthfully, to cut back on foods high in sugar and saturated fat and eat a few more whole grains.    • This will…

  • Different distance, positive results

    Ketchmark sprints to South swim aid By: Justin Feil    Jenna Ketchmark figured to help the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ swim team this year in the distance events.    She showed Tuesday that she might be a big help, regardless of the distance. The sophomore took second place in the 50 freestyle behind teammate Milagros Simon and…

  • NJ Transit plans extra service during holiday period

    By: Marjorie Censer    NJ Transit will add additional trains and buses over the Christmas and New Year holidays.    "Early getaway" service will be offered today and Dec. 30. On Monday and Jan. 2, the rail lines will operate on a "weekend/major holiday schedule."    NJ Transit will offer 33 extra train departures on New Year’s Eve,…

  • HPAC change pushed to ’06

    The Township Committee will hold off on ordinance approval. By: Jessica Beym    The Township Committee won’t approve an ordinance changing the way structures in the Historic District are regulated until next year.    On Monday, the committee decided that changes recommended by the Planning Board to an already introduced ordinance mean a new proposal will be…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Ice skating and a move to Pennsylvania

    AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Discussed in this weeks column: Two town announcements, the winners of the Lion’s annual Christmas decoration contest, and Joyce Campbell’s plans to move. By: Lorraine Sedor    Two important announcements from the Public Works Department: The Middlesex County recycling program will pick up recyclables on Cranbury’s regularly scheduled day, Monday, Dec.…

  • Dorothy S. Titzel

       Dorothy S. Titzel, 87, of East Windsor, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Cranbury Care Center in Monroe.    Born in Sharpsburg, Md., Ms. Titzel lived in Cranbury for over 40 years prior to moving to East Windsor a few years ago.    Her husband, Robert W. Titzel, is deceased. She is survived by one daughter, Carolynn…