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  • Democrats sweep Pennington, Hopewell Borough races

    Garber, Persichilli and Heinzel win in Pennington; Mackie and Anzano capture Hopewell council seats. By: John Tredrea    In Pennington Borough, David Garber, Anthony Persichilli and Eileen Heinzel, all Democrats, were elected to Borough Council on Tuesday.    Mr. Garber, an incumbent, and Mr. Persichilli landed three-year terms with 865 and 806 votes, respectively. They defeated Republican…

  • Seven Hills of Istanbul

    As a cultural crossroads Turkey has developed an eclectic cuisine, and this Highland Park establishment serves it with grace and finesse. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill Seven Hills of Istanbul 441 Raritan Ave. (Route 27) Highland Park (732) 777-9711 Food: Good Service: Friendly, solicitous Prices: Reasonable Cuisine: Authentic Turkish cuisine; all Halal meats Ambience: Informal,…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Lawrence approves law

    Township voters support stronger pay-to-play law. By: Steve Feitl    Lawrence Township voters overwhelmingly supported a municipal question strengthening the township’s existing pay-to-play law Tuesday.    The question passed easily with 8,116 "yes" votes as oppposed to 2,514 "no" votes.    Councilman Rick Miller, the lone Republican and supporter of the stronger law on the Democratic-controlled council, was…

  • EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

    E. Martin Davidoff E. Martin Davidoff & Associates TITLE: Founder, firm manager, CPA RESIDENCE: East Brunswick EDUCATION: Bachelor’s of science in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from Boston University School of Management and a law degree from Washington University FIRST JOB: Lifeguard THUMBNAIL SKETCH: An accountant/attorney for 26 years, Mr. Davidoff…

  • ‘Great idea’ seen on biology’s horizon

    Nobel laureate Paul Nurse featured at Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture. By: Gwen McNamara    Biology is on the verge of a revolution — at least according to Paul Nurse, a Nobel laureate and the featured speaker at Thursday’s Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture, presented by the Princeton Regional Chamber Commerce.    In a talk titled "The Great Ideas…

  • New Montgomery High may offer free laptops to all

    Portable computers for students and teachers seen as cost-effective alternative to equipping classrooms with desktops. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — High school students and teachers might have one more thing to look forward to next year, besides the opening of the new high school: individual laptop computers, courtesy of the school district.    The district is…

  • Monroe voters approve open space tax increase

    BREAKING NEWS: Tax hike will mean more money for trust fund. By: Leon Tovey    Monroe voters approved an increase in the township open space tax by a vote of 6,730 to 5,722.    The increase of 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation means the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $153,000…

  • Lady Raiders knocked out of states

    Turnaround time from SCT final not enough By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer season came to an abrupt conclusion in Monday afternoon’s Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs.    Still fatigued from a tough 1-0 loss to Pingry in the Somerset County Tournament championship game the previous evening, the Lady Raiders were sluggish. West Windsor…

  • Nov. 1, 1:39 p.m.: R.E.M. conquers Atlantic City

    The band puts on a show that proves, once again, that there are few bands out there any better. By: Hank Kalet    R.E.M. does not hold the same place among listeners who are supposedly in the know as the band once did.    The criticisms follow along these basic story lines: They haven’t been the same…