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  • Greenway group eyes local land

    Twenty parcels of land are in group’s crosshairs to be preserved as part of D&R’s Upper Millstone Greenway project. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The Delaware & Raritan Greenway is eyeing 20 parcels in Cranbury for open space preservation.    The parcels are expected to be part of D&R’s Upper Millstone Greenway project.    The project will form an…

  • New center to inform land-use policy

    One-stop shopping for municipalities’ smart-growth needs. By: David Campbell    The new Municipal Land Use Center at The College of New Jersey promises "one-stop shopping" for area municipalities’ smart-growth needs — and it may prove a model for regions nationwide, said Ingrid Reed of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.    Ms. Reed is on the five-member…

  • For the Feb. 20 issue

    Charles Irvin Baus, Illona Dusserre, Petrina Mazza Kochol, Anna M. Bird, Joan Cecilia Williams, Marie Hough, William Harry Harris Jr. Charles Irvin Baus    GROVEVILLE — Charles Irvin Baus, 86, died Sunday in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Yardville, he had resided in Hamilton Township all of his life. He retired as…

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 20

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 20 By: There is no need for Route 92 To the editor:     Route 92 has been on the books since 1928. Over the years, the location of this road has been pushed northward by various towns that did not want it or the traffic in their areas. Some of…

  • ‘Welcome to Mooseport’

    Gene Hackman is on vacation while walking through his role as a soon-to-be-ex-President in coastal Maine. By: Bob Brown As a U.S. president serving out the final days of his term by running for mayor in a small New England town, Gene Hackman (above left and below right) has to endure the fury of his…

  • George Kennan honored at 100th birthday symposium

    Cold War diplomat makes surprise visit at Institute for Advanced Study. By: Jeff Milgram    When the Institute for Advanced Study threw a 100th birthday "party" for the visionary diplomat and historian George Kennan on Wednesday, the surprise was on the guests.    The institute brought together six panelists — including a former secretary of state and…

  • Evelyn Denner

       Evelyn Denner, 83, of Monroe, died Thursday, Feb. 12, at Genesis Eldercare-Cranbury Center, Monroe.    Born in Hudson, Ms. Denner lived in North Bergen before moving to Rossmoor in 1987. She was employed for many years as an executive secretary for Colgate Palmolive Co.    She is survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.    Services will…

  • LIFESTYLE: Afterglow

    New spray tanning booth gives skin a new hue in just seconds By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    A sun-kissed look without ultraviolet rays isn’t easy. Often, people in search of a healthy glow must rely on messy self-tanning lotions that can turn skin an unflattering orange hue instead of the desired bronze. But one South Brunswick…

  • Symposium at university to address poverty

       The Crisis Ministry of Princeton & Trenton and Princeton University will host a photography exhibition and poverty symposium titled "Can We End Poverty As We Know it?" Saturday, Feb. 28.    Among the speakers will be Dr. Anu Rangarajan, associate director of research at Mathematica Policy Research, who will give an overview of New Jersey’s Welfare…