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  • Girls’ tennis teams make solid run at MCT

    Stuart ties for second; Pirates finish fourth By: Justin Feil    While the Hun School girls’ tennis team continued its reign at the Mercer County Tournament, other area squads can look forward to even stronger future challenges of the Raiders.    Stuart Country Day, which has just one senior in its lineup, finished tied for second with…

  • Allamby fills in well under the bright lights

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Like an understudy for the star of a Broadway play, back-up goalies suit up and wait in the wings for a chance to show what they can do. For Monroe Township High School junior Marissa Allamby, that chance came sooner rather than later this fall.    When senior Jenna Hetzell was injured…

  • Troupe gives encore performance at PRC

    The Way Off-Broadway Players prepare for their upcoming production of "Razzle Dazzle." By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — Leslie Landever and Elaine Schrob seem to be victims of their own success.    The two residents of the Encore senior community said that when they decided with some friends in the community in mid-2004 to put on a…

  • Which Witch is Wished

    The Witches and Wizards Costume Ball in Mount Holly is a chance for adults to dress up and feel like kids again. By: Susan Van Dongen    Don’t come as you are, come as you wish to be Oct. 15 — that is, if you’ve secretly wished to be a witch.    And it doesn’t have to…

  • Artwork sale to benefit Princeton Area Community Foundation

       The Princeton University chapter of the Association for India’s Development(P-AID) will celebrate the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on Saturday with a presentation of Indian classical dance, rhythm and music.    The concert will take place at Film and Performance Theater at Frist Campus Center, Princeton University, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for students, $12…

  • Grant helps Applegarth redo library

    Applegarth Middle School will use $25,000 grant from OceanFirst Foundation to update its library. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The library at Applegarth Middle School has been described by at least one school official as "a time warp" — but thanks in part to a $25,000 grant from the OceanFirst Foundation, the school hopes to…

  • Reputation, quality and value draw buyers to Carriage Park

       Quality construction, excellent craftsmanship and first-rate customer service have buyers flocking to acquire a condominium residence at Carriage Park, the fast-selling community for active adults being developed by The Kalian Companies in Mercer County’s Lawrence Township.    "Purchasers at Carriage Park are pleased with the added sense of comfort and security they receive while purchasing a…

  • For the Sept. 30 issue

    By: Maria ‘Alex’ Lanning    TOWAMENCIN, Pa. — Maria Alexandra "Alex" Lanning, 46, died Sept. 21 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.    She was the wife of Dr. Richard D. Lanning Jr., who was born and raised in Hightstown, for more than 25 years.    Born in Santa Marta, Colombia, she was the daughter of Marta…

  • LETTERS: Credit county for flood response

    To the editor:     I applaud Freeholder Director David Crabiel and the Middlesex County Freeholder Board for taking a proactive approach in response to the July flood by proposing a regional flood-control commission.    As a resident of the Rossmoor community in Monroe, I believe this is a great step toward solving the flooding problems that…