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  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 26

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 26 Language is the key to understanding To the editor:     Last summer, my family and I returned to Princeton after spending two years in France. As a non-French-speaking expatriate, it was eye-opening to see what being an immigrant means. It was eye-opening to see how hard it is to…

  • Cancer survivor a marathon man

    Cancer survivor thanks chiropractor for helping him achieve his goals. By: Melissa Hayes    MONROE — When Victor Segarra walked into Mastoris Chiropractic on Franklin Street in Hightstown for his adjustment Nov. 10, he held a medal and T-shirt in his hand.    Mr. Segarra, 46, of Monroe completed the New York City Marathon Nov. 7 in…

  • ‘Finding Neverland’

    Johnny Depp delivers a knock-out performance as J.M. Barrie, the Scottish playwright who found the inspiration for his classic ‘Peter Pan’ in four fatherless boys. By: Jim Boyle    If anybody leaves Finding Neverland without a lump in his or her throat, maybe it’s time to join Captain Hook’s band of pirates, because all sense of…

  • Anna Zeban

    By:    MANVILLE — Anna H. Zeban died Nov. 21 at the Green Brook Manor Nursing Home in Green Brook. She was 88.    Born in Barton, Ohio, she had been a resident of Manville all her life until several years ago.    Mrs. Zeban was a former member of Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church in Manville.…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Police responded to Glen-Gery Brick Factory on Hamilton Road on a criminal mischief complaint at 10:48 a.m. Nov. 9.    When police arrived, a representative of Applied Water Management told them that a company bulldozer kept on the site had been driven into a lake on the west side of the property sometime Nov. 6…

  • First Lady of Song

    Freda Payne stars as Ella Fitzgerald at Crossroads Theater. By: Susan Van Dongen After working with Ella Fitzgerald and hearing her story firsthand, veteran performer, choreographer and director Maurice Hines (left) has woven some of the more complex threads of her life into the musical tribute starring Freda Payne (right).    For a woman whose childhood…

  • Tree lighting on tap

    Santa to arrive at Veterans Park. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — Santa Claus will be paying an early visit to the borough this year, stopping off to light the Christmas tree at Veterans Park Thursday at 7:30 p.m.    According to Desiree Marlene, who owns A Special-Tee Shop on East Railroad Avenue and helped arrange the…

  • Conch Shell Blues

    Trombonist, seashellist and jazz innovator Steve Turre performs with his quartet at the Peddie School. By: Susan Van Dongen STEVE TIRRE    Trombonist Steve Turre has led such an interesting life, it’s hard to know where to start to tell his story.    There’s his exploration of conch and other kinds of seashells as musical instruments. His…

  • Local professor receives award

    Rutgers prof honored for booklet on Gen. George Washington’s stay in Cranbury. By: Josh Appelbaum    A Cranbury resident and Rutgers history professor has received accolades from the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society and a first-place award from the state League of Historical Societies for his booklet detailing Gen. George Washington’s time in Cranbury.    At a…