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  • BOOKED UP

    The library created an afternoon of activities based on a popular children’s lit series. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    The gathering wouldn’t have been complete without eyeball snacks, celery soda and cold mashed potatoes.    Children’s librarians at the South Brunswick library combined these key ingredients with activities such as a disguise relay and a coughing contest to…

  • ‘Social entrepreneurship’ gets a helping hand

    Ashoka organization has close ties to Princeton. By: Jeff Milgram    For 23 years Bill Drayton has been helping people help a lot of people.    But where does Mr. Drayton, who founded the organization named Ashoka, go for help when he needs some advice?    He comes to see some friends at Princeton University.    While there is…

  • Tough to stay warm outside workers say

    Postal Worker and crossing guards sound off on the cold weather that has hit the region. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Dress in layers.    That’s the secret to staying warm outside says Cranbury crossing guard Annette Vanek.    "I just try to dress in layers and dance around," she joked while keeping her arms tight at her sides…

  • Letter: PATRIOT Act infringes on liberty

    To the editor:     I want to express my strong opposition to new legislation that would expand the powers of the Justice Department, and other law enforcement agencies beyond those already granted in the PATRIOT Act.    The PATRIOT Act itself contains provisions that dangerously infringe on our civil liberties. It allows law enforcement to access…

  • EDITORIAL: Tax policy is bigger concern than SCI probe

    EDITORIAL: State should not blame local school districts for high taxes, they should blame themselves.    Maybe it’s just a coincidence.    Maybe there’s no connection at all between the McGreevey administration’s recent attempts to lay the blame for New Jersey’s high property taxes on costly, inefficient local school districts and the State Commission of Investigation’s sudden…

  • PHS girls sock Stuart

    Little Tigers’ Cook leads way to second win By: Justin Feil    If Erin Cook’s play doesn’t make her stand out, the Princeton High sophomore forward’s socks certainly do.    Knee-high, with baby blue stripes sandwiching a black stripe at the top, they’re more likely to be seen over the heavy padding of a Little Tiger ice…

  • For the Jan. 23 issue

    Kathleen P. Steffen, Judith Ellen Parkell (nee Lang), Rebecca Stecker, Federico Procaccini, Virginia "Ginny" E. Johnson, Susan Fenton Dames, Shirley Willard. Kathleen P. Steffen    BEACH HAVEN — Kathleen P. Steffen, 52, of Beach Haven died Monday at RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick.    Born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, Mrs. Steffen resided in East Windsor for…

  • Rebecca Stecker

       Rebecca Stecker, 85, of Monroe, died Monday, Jan. 19, at St. Peter’s Medical Center.    Ms. Stecker was born in Haverhill, Mass., and lived there as a child, then she resided in Brooklyn, Queens, and Roslyn, N.Y., until moving to Monroe six years ago. Ms. Stecker attended vocational school where she learned the art of doing…

  • Letter: Resturaunt thanks customers for patience

    To the editor:     We would like to take this opportunity to thank the many individuals and local corporations that supported our restaurant (Hannah & Mason’s) this holiday season through the use of our catering services. Our move from 57 N. Main St. to 39 N. Main St. is taking longer than initially expected and…