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  • Legacy of Terror

    Bristol Riverside Theatre opens its season with a classic ghost story. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Nick Ullett (left) and Jared Reed (right) star in the Bristol Riverside Theatre production of The Woman in Black, running Oct. 7 to 26.       For 14 years, a ghost has haunted London’s West End. Emanating from…

  • Pumpkins and hayrides fall traditions at Stults

    Cranbury locals enjoy the autumn season. By: Matt Kirdahy    The signs are clear. It’s autumn in Cranbury.    There’s a cool breeze blowing through the trees, whose colors have changed to the reds and yellows people connect to the season. The sun sets earlier than it did a month ago and on weekends the Stults Farm…

  • PU, Brown share similar gridiron struggles

    Perry looking to make big play for Tigers By: Justin Feil    Both Princeton University head coach Roger Hughes and Brown University head coach Phil Estes see a lot of similarities in their two football teams.    Most similar is the need for a win. Princeton is 0-4 for the first time in program history. Brown is…

  • Ford’s all-new F-150 delivering pickup promises

    The F-150’s presence has changed, noticeably. No more rounded, curvy panels as found on the current generation (which continues for one more year as the "Heritage Edition"). By:Bob Hall     Shortly after its public debut at last January’s North American International Auto Show, we gave you an advance look at Ford’s all-new, 2004 F-150 pickup.…

  • Recycling containers prompt discussion

    Purchase of recycling containers delayed while Hightstown Borough Council gets more information on project. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — The purchase of recycling containers downtown — costing more than $700 each — has been put on hold until Borough Council members get more details about the project.    Before agreeing during the Oct. 7 meeting to…

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Oct. 17 issue. Mayor thanks everyone for 150th celebration To the editor:     Saturday, Oct. 11’s celebration of Hightstown’s 150th anniversary of incorporation was a huge success. The autumn weather was perfect. Memories of our town’s past were evident through music and live entertainment, memorabilia and displays, a vintage clothing fashion show, antique…

  • Panel endorses Gehry-designed library at PU

    Titanium and glass Washington Road structure raises some concerns about the traffic impact of the potential tourist attraction. By: David Campbell    Princeton’s planning advisory board Wednesday night unanimously approved plans for a new science library at Princeton University designed by the internationally acclaimed architect Frank Gehry.    The university proposes to build the library, which has…

  • Rhoada Grossman

       Rhoda (Schlossman) Grossman, 71, of Monroe, died on Friday, Oct. 10 at University Medical Center at Princeton.    Ms. Grossman was born in New York City and lived in North Bergen for six years and Wayne for 34 years before moving to Monroe four years ago. She was a member of Temple Beth Sholom in Pompton…

  • Recreation festival grows fast

    Monroe gears up for Octoberfest. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — With more vendors than ever before — about double the number who participated last year — Octoberfest 2003 is expected to have a big day Sunday.    The township Recreation Department will celebrate its 10th year at the Monroe Township Community Center by holding its 10th…