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  • Montgomery planners pave way for a loop road

    Board approves medical office building near intersection of Route 206 and Cherry Valley Road. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board on Monday approved the construction of a medical office building that is expected to lead to construction of a loop road that township officials believe will ease traffic congestion at a key Route…

  • La Casa Bianca

    The CIA-trained chef here has a love for cooking that translates to nuanced flavors with heady overtones. By: Kate and Tom O’Neill La Casa Bianca 326 Main St. (at White House Street) Whitehouse Station (908) 534-8384 www.lacasabiancanj.com Food: Very good to excellent Service: Polished, amiable Prices: Moderately high Cuisine: Classic and contemporary Italian Ambience: Informal,…

  • OBITUARIES: Barbara Pancza

    Barbara Pancza    Barbara Ely Pancza, 73, died at her residence on Wednesday, Feb. 9.    Born in Highland Park, she lived in East Brunswick before moving to Monroe. Ms. Pancza was a communicant of St. Bartholomew’s R.C. Church in East Brunswick.    Her husband, Albert J. Pancza, died in 1981. She is survived by two sons, Donald…

  • Fox feeling grand after win, milestone

    Montgomery senior nets 1,000th point in narrow victory By: Bob Nuse    More than anything else, Megan Fox felt relieved Wednesday night when she scored her 1,000th career point for the Montgomery High girls’ basketball team.    "I was pretty anxious," said the Cougar senior, who entered the game against McCorristin needing just four points to reach…

  • OBITUARIES: Elizabeth Conover

    Elizabeth Conover    Elizabeth Louise Conover, 61, of Jamesburg, died Friday, Feb. 11, at Kensington Manor in Toms River.    She was known as "Noonie" to family and friends, was a member of New Hope Baptist Church located in Freehold and worked at the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center in North Brunswick prior to becoming disabled.    Her…

  • OBITUARIES: Patricia Romagna

    Patricia Romagna Patricia Ann Criss Romagna, 61, passed away Sunday, Feb. 13 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she resided in this area for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, John Romagna, who passed away in 2002; her daughter, Diane Romagna, who passed away in 2000; and…

  • Moore bowls 648 series in states

    By: Sean Moylan    Although the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity bowling team was good this year (8-6-1), it did not dominate as it has in previous years.    Yet match after match one bowler stood out as a pillar of excellence — Bill Moore.    This past Saturday at the NJSIAA Sectionals, Moore made…

  • Drew’s boys top NBC in local rivalry

    By: Sean Moylan    Even before the Bordentown and the Northern Burlington girls’ varsity basketball teams had dressed for their mid afternoon game on Saturday, Sam McDuffie could be found in the Bordentown gymnasium.    Although the Scotties’ junior superstar varsity basketball player’s game wasn’t scheduled at the school until 2 p.m., he had been at the…

  • Cardinal girls run into juggernaut

    Lawrence girls basketball By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School girls basketball coach Gregg Zenerovitz knew his squad was facing an uphill battle in its Mercer County Tournament first-round matchup with cross-town power Notre Dame.    After all, the 14th-seeded Cardinals had been beaten by the third-seeded Fighting Irish 58-35 in a regular-season game 10 days earlier.…