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  • Sarafin charged with harassment for incident at council debate

    Former Hightstown council member could face up to a $500 fine and 30 days in prison for alleged harassment. By: David Pescatore    PRINCETON BOROUGH — Controversy and former Hightstown council member Eugene Sarafin have never been far apart. Now, two weeks after Mr. Sarafin finished serving the unexpired term of Dan Buriak, he finds himself…

  • PHS boys’ run ends in state semis

    Ocean City snaps Little Tiger streak at 12 By: Bob Nuse    TOMS RIVER — The Princeton High boys’ soccer team finally ran into a team that was just as hot as they were.    After posting 12 straight wins, earning Mercer County Tournament and Central Jersey Group III championships in the process, the Little Tigers saw…

  • For the Nov. 21 issue

    Alice B. Shannon, Joseph D. Sbarra, Mary B. Dey, Josephine Watson, Donald Joseph Vetick, Evelyn Edinger Doerfler, Walter J. Zinsmeister. Alice B. Shannon    HIGHTSTOWN — Alice B. Shannon, 90, a 41-year resident of Princeton, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton after a brief illness.    She had lived in Princeton from 1953…

  • Space crunch at Applegarth

    Expansion would ease crowding. By: Rebecca Tokarz    MONROE — Standing in a hallway at the Applegarth Middle School during the day can be confusing.    One bell rings and a group of students heads out of their classroom and into the hallways to switch classes. Six minutes later, a different bell sounds and another group does…

  • Digital disciple

    Storytelling, education — and e-mail — are pastor’s passions. By: Gwen McNamara    WEST WINDSOR — There’s a new pastor in town, at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Route 571, and he has some new high-tech ideas he hopes will improve an already "outstanding" place of worship.    The Rev. Paul Lutz, a native of…

  • Plainsboro plans ‘Traditions’ tour

       Local holiday season festivities put an accent on the international with Plainsboro Township’s innovative event — "Traditions."    Now in its sixth year, this winner of the New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association Special Event Award is back, with a whole new tour showcasing the festivals, cultures and holiday celebrations of east, west, north and south.…

  • Despite CJ playoff loss, year was still a big success

    By: Kyle Moylan    Change one play – or even one call – and this past Saturday’s 23-3 loss to Red Bank in the Central Jersey Group III playoffs could have been very different for the Hightstown High School football team.    Taken as a whole, however, there is very little Hightstown Coach Skip Edwards would like…

  • Shadow Art

    Blanche Turns makes gifts that keep on giving: custom silhouette portraits. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Amy Brummer Blanch Turner will create custom silhouettes at the Mercer Museum Shop in New Hope and the Mercer Museum in Doylestown.    When Etienne Silhouette was the French minister of finance during the late-18th century, he earned a…

  • LETTERS: Negative campaigns produce negative result

    To the editor:    The recent election for Cranbury Township Committee contained two lessons that future candidates will ignore at their peril.    The first is that negative campaigning does not work in this town. The personal attacks on Mayor Stave, both on Candidates Night and through the mail, backfired very badly, as they should have. She…