Category: archives
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Ladies put skills, yarn, to good use
The Yarnit Group welcomes those willing to contribute time or supplies for a good cause. By: Leon Tovey MONROE "If you can count, you can crochet," Elaine Versak said Monday. And if you can crochet or knit, or do any other kind of needlework the Yarnit Group would welcome you, she continued.…
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Marguerite Logan
Marguerite (Carson) Logan, 94, died Sunday, Dec. 11, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Ms. Logan was born in North Brunswick. She was a communicant of Nativity of Our Lord R.C. Church in Monroe. She resided in Monroe and Seaside Park, and was formerly of Spotswood. Her husband, William Logan, died in 1980. She…
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Monroe attempts to repeat success
By: Sean Richards Coming off a banner season, it will be interesting to see if the Monroe High School winter track teams can maintain their championship form this year. A year ago, the Monroe boys were the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division relay champions. The girls, meanwhile, won GMC White Division relay and White Division…
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Donations sought for families struggling to make ends meet
Princeton Holiday Fund in annual drive Is your Christmas shopping finished? Are you planning a festive dinner for family and friends? Are you feeling stressed? Try imagining how you would feel if you had limited income that barely covered the daily expenses for you and your family, if you couldn’t afford presents for your children,…
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Lawyer criticizes Princeton Junction redevelopment plan
Attorney who unsuccessfully tried to block Princeton Borough’s downtown plan makes case before citizen group By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR The township should put the brakes on its redevelopment plan if not drop it altogether, Princeton attorney Bill Potter told residents at a Princeton Junction Neighborhoods’ Coalition meeting Monday. "If this redevelopment is…
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Santa’s sleigh ready to ride through Plainsboro
By: Emily Craighead PLAINSBORO Riding along with the Plainsboro Volunteer Fire Company, Santa Claus will visit all the good little boys and girls in Plainsboro today and Saturday. He will spend five minutes at 36 different stops in 27 neighborhoods throughout the township. In the event of severe weather, the rain date notice will…
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Barbara A. Schurmann
Barbara A. (Morrow) Schurmann, 66, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, at her home. Born in Tenafly, she lived in Wood Ridge before moving to Monroe 24 years ago. Ms. Schurmann was employed as a telephone operator for 34 years at N.J. Bell, AT&T, and Verizon in North Brunswick before retiring in 1999. She was…
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Area Red Cross chapter in red after disasters
Local chapter could be forced to cut programs incrementally By: Hilary Parker It was the year of the unexpected. The sky was blue and the ocean was calm last December, shortly before the tsunami hit Southeast Asia, killing 275,000 people. Battered by a monster of a hurricane, New Orleans’ levees failed, and a horrified world…
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Chez Alice moving shop to Palmer Square
Gourmet shop and catering service to relocate from Nassau Street By: Marjorie Censer Chez Alice the Nassau Street gourmet shop and catering service will soon be moving to Palmer Square as part of a more general reorganization of the company. The store operates two other cafés the Open Book Café at the…
