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  • Fire damages Hightstown Diner

    A kitchen blaze on the night of Nov. 13 forced evacuations and has left the Hightstown Diner closed. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Dining room patrons and restaurant employees were forced to evacuate the Hightstown Diner on Saturday night after a fire from a broiler ignited in the kitchen of the borough landmark.    The fire…

  • OBTIARUES, Nov. 19, 2004

    Helen R. Gruen, Joseph W. Richards, Linda E.M. Olson, Timothy R. Barron, Sylvia B. Gifis, James Christiansen, Benedict Yedlin Helen R. Gruen Princeton resident     Helen R. Gruen died Saturday in Princeton Care Center. She was 90.    Born in Newark, her family lived in the Ironbound section on one of the last dairy farms in…

  • Rawther Remarkable

    With 50 Years of ‘Eloise’ Behind him, Illustrator Hilary Knight Brings the Plaza Princess to Frenchtown. By: Susan Van Dongen    On a certain day in early November, it’s a coincidence to be speaking to Hilary Knight, the notable illustrator and one-half of the talent behind the Eloise books. The author and other half of the…

  • No civil trial for businessman accused of fraud

    Permanent restraining order ends prosecution of Princeton Borough resident John Torkelsen. By: Gwen McNamara    More than a year after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a civil suit against local businessman and Princeton Borough resident John Torkelsen for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration out of $32 million, it…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Help protect state’s natural lands

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers Preserving land is good for the economy.    New Jersey’s preserved lands are worth their weight in gold. They protect critical clean drinking water and give us recreational spaces, and add scenic beauty to our communities. But they also contribute to our economic bottom line, and directly affect…

  • LETTERS: Let land swap move ahead

    To the editor:     As a resident of Monroe for 17 years, I feel I must respond to some of the things said in the article "green groups pan land deal."    I am an 80-year-old grandmother with no children or grandchildren living in Monroe so I have no personal interest in this issue, except my…

  • Town eyes ambulance service upgrade

    In an attempt to reduce long response times, the previously all-volunteer Hightstown First Aid Squad now may be staffed around the clock with paid EMTs from St. Francis. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — Medical emergency response times may decrease substantially throughout Hightstown if the borough enters into a life-support coverage service agreement with a Trenton-based…

  • Booster club seeks board OK to donate lights for football field

    Group wants Friday night games at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. By: Jill Matthews    A proposal by a booster club requesting it be allowed to purchase and install permanent lights at the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North football field at no cost to the district caused a stir at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.    Representatives…

  • Sides near new pact for police

    Anticipated completion of negotiations over new contract to be in early December. By: Josh Appelbaum    The township and police have tentatively agreed to a new contract.    Committeeman Thomas Panconi said Monday that an agreement had been reached and is subject to ratification by the committee and police officials .    The previous two-year contract expired Dec.…