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  • Cooking healthy — but also with taste

    Light summer fare spotlighting local organic ingredients is the next bill of fare for Princeton HealthCare System’s ongoing series of free cooking demonstrations By: Pat Tanner Illustration by Judy Martin    Light summer fare spotlighting local organic ingredients is the next bill of fare for Princeton HealthCare System’s ongoing series of free cooking demonstrations called "Meet…

  • For the July 15 issue

    Harold Cox Jr., Chester A. Bearce, Florence Z. Larson, Edward J. Byrne, Earl W. Farley, Bernadine S. Jadney. Harold Cox Jr.    HIGHTSTOWN — Harold "Skip" Crisp Cox Jr., 74, died Sunday in Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin.    Born in Trenton, Dr. Cox was a lifelong Hightstown area resident who loved his community.    He had…

  • Visiting bear trashes Roosevelt resident’s yard

    For the fourth time in recent weeks, a bear has been spotted in East Windsor Township. By: Lauren Burgoon    A bear was spotted in a business/industrial area off Milford Road in East Windsor on Wednesday night, according to police, the fourth such sighting in the township in recent weeks. Meanwhile, residents in a nearby town…

  • Scream for ice cream

    Local fans can celebrate National Ice Cream Day By:Mary Ellen Zangara    One of our favorite summer treats has its own special day coming up Sunday — National Ice Cream Day is July 17.    As you travel down Main Street on any given afternoon or evening there is always a crowd out at LJ’s Boardwalk on…

  • Library expansion moving ahead, slowly

    Monroe Township Public Library expansion is proceeding gradually. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — A planned expansion of the Monroe Township Public Library is proceeding at a somewhat slower pace than Irene Goldberg would like, but it is proceeding, she said.    Ms. Goldberg, the library’s director, said Monday that the planned expansion, which will double the…

  • Montgomery hears plans for major retail-housing center

    Company that owns MarketFair proposes "Montgomery Promenade" north of Princeton Airport. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — In an informal presentation Monday before the Planning Board, national real estate firm Madison Marquette outlined plans to develop a retail and housing center on a 50-acre tract north of Princeton Airport.    The project, called "Montgomery Promenade" in the…

  • Suspect eyed in robberies

    Police say they have identity of man sought in bank thefts. By: Matt Egan    MONROE — South Brunswick police say the man who held up four area banks recently has been identified by fingerprints left on a note handed to the teller at the last heist in Monroe.    South Brunswick Sgt. James Kinard, who is…

  • Teen plays on memories

    15-year-old pianist draws on Sinatra, Nat King Cole, as he tours senior residences. By: Emily Craighead    WEST WINDSOR — Joshua Suslak knows how to charm audiences with classic tunes from Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Nat King Cole.    Most 15-year-olds don’t have artists like these crooning on their iPods — but, then again, Joshua, a…

  • Dairy exhibit eyed for bottling ideas

    Secretary of agriculture takes a look at Central Jersey’s dairy industry. By: Josh Appelbaum    The state’s secretary of agriculture had one foot in the past and another in the future when he visited the Cranbury Museum on Tuesday.    Secretary of Agriculture Charles M. Kuperus came to the museum to see its exhibit on the history…