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  • Richard E. Clayton

       Richard E. Clayton, 92, died at home in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Friday, Dec. 12.    He was born and raised in Rhode Hall for 83 years before moving to Jacksonville Beach in 1994. He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church, and served as deacon and treasurer of the Sunday school at Jamesburg Presbyterian Church.…

  • Letter: Appreciation from district

    To the editor     On behalf of the entire Monroe Township Board of Education, I want to thank the community for its overwhelming and broad based support of the Dec. 9 bond referendum. The board of education, Ad Hoc Committee on Growth and Facilities and the administration made a strong effort to address the many…

  • Opponents fail to stop deer bow hunt

    Superior Court rejects motion by Mercer County Deer Alliance. By: David Campbell    A Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a motion by Mercer County Deer Alliance seeking to halt bow hunting of deer on two parcels of public parkland in Princeton Township.    The Deer Alliance filed a lawsuit last week claiming the township’s bow-hunting program…

  • Mooney jumps to Pirates

    Former South Hunterdon coach takes over boys’ hoops By: Bob Nuse    As soon as Eric Mooney walked out onto the court for his first practice as West Windsor-Plainsboro High South boys’ basketball coach, he could notice the difference.    "The first thing you notice is the numbers," said Mooney, who comes to WW-P South after three…

  • Cranbury reaches deal on farm

    Simonson family agrees to $4 million price tag for preservation. By: Matthew Kirdahy    The owners of the 131-acre Simonson farm have agreed to sell the development rights to their property to the township for $4 million.    Township officials also made an offer to the owners of the 88-acre Barclay farm to purchase all the rights…

  • Redevelopment plan criticized by Quattrone

    Hightstown Councilman Larry Quattrone disapproves of residential zoning included in borough’s redevelopment plan. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Councilman Larry Quattrone on Monday said he wants changes made to the borough’s redevelopment plan, which currently includes a residential area.    After learning that a determination of need report outlining areas intended for redevelopment had been accepted…

  • Debra Portee

       Debra Marie Portee, 47, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    She was born in Washington, D.C., and resided in Hoboken, Jersey City and Chicago before moving to Monroe two years ago. She was an insurance broker and vice president with Marsh Inc. in Manhattan for 17 years and…

  • PDS boys improve to 4-0

    Panthers starting fast under El-Nokali By: Bob Nuse    As happy as Ahmed El-Nokali is with the 4-0 start of his Princeton Day School boys’ basketball team, he knows there is still a lot of work to be done.    "There is always room for improvement," the first-year Panthers’ coach said. "Every day there are more and…

  • Dec. 19, 4:40 p.m.: Christmas with a twang

    Some recent country Christmas discs get a spin on my turntable. By: Hank Kalet    Check out my review of some country Christmas discs on Pop Matters.