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  • 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…

  • Work begins on police station

    Construction to be completed in time for September opening. By: Josh Appelbaum    The new Cranbury Police Station’s foundation has been poured and the rest of the construction work is on schedule for a September opening, according to the firm managing the $3.2 million project.    Construction began last week after the contractor for the Station Road…

  • OBITUARIES: Margaret Thompson

       R. Margaret "Margot" (Paulonis) Thompson, 69, died Saturday, Nov. 20, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division.    Born in Pottsville, Pa., she lived in Frackville, Pa., for 22 years, then raised her family in several Philadelphia suburbs before moving to Media, Pa., where she lived for 16 years. She finally settled in Concordia last…

  • EDITORIAL: Gov. Codey opens with bold moves

    EDITORIAL Gov. Codey off to a good start.    Gov. Richard Codey is making it clear he isn’t about to settle for being a 14-month caretaker in his newfound role as the leader of both the executive and legislative branches of state government.    On Nov. 16, his first day in office, the acting governor had breakfast…

  • For Trenton’s soup kitchen, times are booming

    Growing service depends on an army of volunteers. By: Josh Applebaum    In post-industrial Trenton, as numerous dilapidated factories stand vacant, two prominent institutions are thriving.    Peter Wise, director of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, watches the expansion of the Trenton police headquarters on Escher Street, with chain-link fencing and caution tape marking off areas for…

  • Twin Rivers board candidates speak

    The homeowners association held a forum for four candidates vying for three seats on the board of directors. By: Michael Ross    EAST WINDSOR — Candidates running for the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association’s board of directors shared ideas about the future of their community during a candidates night last week at the Twin Rivers Community Center.…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Nov. 26 issue. By: Panter, Morgan deserve to be re-elected in 12th District To the editor:     The borough of Hightstown is fortunate to be represented in Trenton by Assemblymen Michael Panter and Robert Morgan. Both legislators have been instrumental in obtaining $350,000 in extraordinary aid that kept our property tax down. These…

  • Study indicates vitamin E may help slow Alzheimer’s Disease

    The presence of several family members with AD has suggested that, in some cases, heredity may influence the development of AD By: Lorraine Seabrook with Dr. Sanjay Varma    In 1983, former President Ronald Reagan established November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Month, an annual national observance to increase public awareness and federal research funding to find…