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  • Edward Bea Sr.

       Edward C. Bea Sr., 74, of Naples, Fla., died Sunday, Oct. 17, at Memorial Hospital of Salem County in Mannington.    Born in Hillside, he was formerly of Jamesburg. He was living in Naples, Fla. Mr. Bea served in the Navy on the USS D.H Fox and also the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea during the…

  • Bolandi addresses curriculum

    East Windsor Regional School District Superintendent looks to improve math, language arts and bilingual education programs. By: Michael Ross    HIGHTSTOWN — East Windsor schools Superintendent Ronald Bolandi said he told parents Monday at a forum that the district needs to work on improving aspects of the curriculum such as math, language arts and bilingual education…

  • Local residents aid hurricane victims

    Members of Princeton Alliance Church travel to Florida to bring supplies and aid in clean-up following hurricanes. By: Ashley Caudill    Members of a local church, including residents of Hightstown and East Windsor, traveled to Florida last month to aid hurricane victims.    Local volunteers included Paul Castellano and Pat and Chloe Colgan of East Windsor and…

  • Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week

    PDS’ Blitzer helps everywhere on football field By: Bob Nuse    David Blitzer doesn’t spend much time watching the Princeton Day School football team from the sidelines. He’s too busy making an impact on the field.    "He plays linebacker and fullback for us, as well as special teams," PDS coach Bruce Devlin said. "So he never…

  • Ernest DeLeo

       Ernest M. DeLeo, 80, of Monroe, formerly of Parlin, died Sunday, Oct. 17, at his home.    Born in West New York, he resided in Parlin before moving to Monroe in 1985.He was a 1951 graduate of Citadel College in Charleston, S.C., with a degree in engineering. Before his retirement 21 years ago, he was employed…

  • MarketFair site approved for Chinese restaurant

    By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — It appears area residents will have one more choice of dining options now that P.F. Chang’s China Bistro — a national chain that offers traditional Chinese food as well modern Chinese cuisine with a Southeast Asia influence — has received preliminary and final site plan approval from the Planning…

  • Friday, Oct. 22, 2004

    Mary G. Kennett    Mary G. Kennett, 71, of Newtown, Pa., died Wednesday in Pickering Manor.    Born in Newark, she had lived in the Hopewell Township area for 30 years.    She was a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church.    Wife of the late Robert L. Kennett, Jr., she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,…

  • Title IX complaints cross gender lines

    Inequity in boys’ sports also alleged. By: David Campbell    A John Witherspoon Middle School parent is calling on the district to remedy what he says is gender discrimination in boys’ sports at the school comparable to alleged discrimination against girls’ softball and ice hockey players at the high school that is now the subject of…

  • Crime rate drops in 2003

    Overall rate of reported crime in Cranbury decreases, despite reports of national crime increases. By: Josh Appelbaum    The overall crime rate in Cranbury dropped in 2003, but there were a few reports of violent crime which police described as isolated incidents, although the number of crimes in the county increased slightly.    The total number of…