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  • Annette Sammer

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Ammette Y. Sammer died Nov. 19 at her daughter’s home in Bethlehem, Pa. She was 63.    Born in New York, she lived in North Plainfield before moving to Hillsborough Township 28 years ago.    Mrs. Sammer was employed as a teacher at Mountain Top Preschool and Kindergarten in Warren.    She was a communicant…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Give the gift of reading this holiday

    AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor Get into the holiday spirit with a good book.    Robert Pisano, Jr. and wife Lisa with their son, Robert III. Mr. Pisano’s parents, Karen Hochron and Robert Pisano live on Parkview Road.    More grandbabies have been welcomed into area homes in recent weeks.    Sally and George Giovanos of Plainsboro Road…

  • Princeton board takes steps to address gender inequality

    Playing fields proposed on John Witherspoon Middle School campus. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Regional Board of Education is taking steps to address gender equity for middle school and high school athletes — but a parent who has sued the district over alleged discrimination indicated he is not swayed.    At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday…

  • High school roof needs emergency replacement

    East Windsor Regional School District officials are worried the roof may leak. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — The district’s school board passed an emergency resolution Monday night to expedite the replacement of a damaged roof section at Hightstown High School.    The board unanimously voted to authorize David Shafter, business administrator and board secretary, to immediately…

  • Watershed Association names acting director

    Noelle MacKay replaces outgoing George Hawkins. By: David Campbell    Noelle MacKay has been appointed acting executive director of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, succeeding outgoing Executive Director George Hawkins.    Ms. MacKay joined the Watershed in 1999 as senior watershed planner. She became director of watershed management in 2000 and deputy director in 2003.    As deputy…

  • LETTERS: Republican hypocrisy

    To the editor:     The legislation removing from positions of leadership any Congressional representative charged with a felony was initiated by the Republican Party back in the early 1990s. But now, the Republicans in Congress have just removed their very own rule that forces a leader to resign if he/she is indicted for criminal behavior.…

  • Police step up patrols for holiday weekend

    By:Emily Craighead    Ahead of the busiest travel and shopping weekend of the year, Manville Police Chief John Petrovic has some words of advice for borough residents.    "When you’re shopping, try to park close to the store, in a lighted area and always remember to lock your car," Chief Petrovic said Wednesday.    Manville police will be…

  • Owner eyes Hawthorne Acres homes

    Developer appeals Superior Court ruling. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — More than four years after first being denied approval by the Planning Board, developer Jack Werbler is still trying to build a 69-unit subdivision called Hawthorne Acres on Buckelew Avenue.    Mr. Werbler has appealed a Superior Court ruling allowing the Middlesex County Improvement Authority to…

  • D & R eyes parcel

    Seeks funding for purchase. By: Josh Appelbaum    The township and Middlesex County will work with Delaware & Raritan Greenway to acquire the Kiesler property, west of the E. Barclay property on John White Road.    D&R is seeking $200,000 from the township and $200,000 from the county to preserve the 28.6-acre Kiesler property for continued agricultural…