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  • Hospital inviting cancer survivors to a garden brunch June 5

       Princeton HealthCare System invites cancer survivors, their families and those affected by a friend or loved one’s cancer diagnosis to attend a special garden brunch on Sunday, June 5, to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day.    Titled "Living in Full Bloom," the event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the garden on…

  • Falcons aren’t complaining after loss to Spotswood

    By: Ken Weingartner    Not all wins are victories and not all losses are defeats. At least when it comes to the mental side of baseball.    For example, Monroe lost 11-10 Tuesday to Spotswood. But after rallying from an 11-5 deficit and having a chance to win the game in their final at-bat, the Falcons felt…

  • LETTERS: Bad plans for retirement

    To the editor:     George W. Bush held a press conference on April 28 to promote his Social Security plan. Unfortunately, the only new idea President Bush offered was a thinly disguised benefit cut for anyone earning over $20,000.    President Bush flip-flopped during the press conference by first calling T-bills "worthless IOUs," then calling them…

  • Local section of Lawrence-Hopewell Trail due to open June 11

    The official opening ceremony for the Hopewell Township portion of the trail has been set for 9:30 a.m. at the Pennington-Rocky Hill Road site. By Lea Kahn    The next phase of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail — a 1.2-mile-long stretch of asphalt along the perimeter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Hopewell Township campus — is expected to officially…

  • Bulldog lacrosse clawing way to top

    Hopewell Valley lacrosse By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School lacrosse teams both have proven themselves to be among the elite in New Jersey.    The Hopewell girls team, 3-11 last year, raised its record to 9-4 this year with a 15-4 pounding of West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Friday. Maggie Rarich led the…

  • Helen Zaccaro

    By:    MANVILLE — Helen R. Zaccaro died May 3 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 87.    Born in Linden, she had been a longtime resident before moving to Manville.    Mrs. Zaccaro was employed as a seamstress with the Singer Company of Linden and worked in the JP Stevens School cafeteria in Edison from…

  • Kingston parents critical

    Parents in Kingston disagree with redistricting plan. By: Melissa Hayes    Parents in Kingston are unhappy with the school board’s proposed redistricting plan, chiefly because it won’t be the first time their children have had to change schools.    Pam Macaulay, a Fairfield Road resident, has already been through one redistricting plan in 2002 and now expects…

  • For the May 12 issue

    George H. Gibbs, Alfred Sabo II, William Gyenge, Theodore J. Lovenduski. George H. Gibbs    CREAM RIDGE — The Rev. George H. Gibbs, 71, died May 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Groveville, he had lived in Crosswicks for 31 years before moving to Cream Ridge seven years ago.    He was…

  • ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’

    Bello the Clown and animal trainer Luciano Anastasini share their circus magic. By: Kara Fitzpatrick Animal trainer Luciano Anastasini (above) and Bello the Clown (below) appear in the 135th Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, May 18-22 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.    In front of the audience, Bello Nock is a clown,…