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  • Schools gather garments for drive

    By: Gwen McNamara    Cleaning out that closet of old coats? Why not put them to good use, by donating them to the "Lend a Hand, Warm a Heart" campaign, organized by fourth- and fifth-grade students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.    As part of the Millstone River School and Village School’s October character theme,…

  • Borough filing date extended to Friday

    Filing date extended for political party candidates to fill soon-to-be vacant Fieldsboro Council seat. By: Scott Morgan    FIELDSBORO — Political parties will have until 4 p.m. Friday to file their candidates for a soon-to-be vacant Fieldsboro Council seat, according to a decision handed down by Superior Court Judge John A. Sweeney on Wednesday morning.    The…

  • Oct. 16, 5:45 p.m.: Leaky leakers and the leaks that leak them

    White House vows no more unnamed sources, an unnamed official says. By: Hank Kalet    Here’s a fun little story that had me laughing, until I realized that these guys are in charge of the world.    Here are the first three paragraphs:    "Concerned about the appearance of disarray and feuding within his administration as well as…

  • Furious Joy

    Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell is staging Tim Slover’s almost-true-to-life ‘Joyful Noise,’ a romp through the politics, scandals and conniving behind the creation of George Frideric Handel’s ‘Messiah.’ By: Matt Smith TimeOff 25th anniversary event Joyce LaBriola and James Boyd star in Joyful Noise, on stage at Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell Oct. 17 to Nov. 22.…

  • Mercer Mall acquired by realty investment trust

    Federal Realty plans to redevelop shopping center. By: Steve Feitl    Mercer Mall, the 410,000-square-foot open air shopping center in Lawrence, was acquired Wednesday by a Maryland real estate group that says it will redevelop the site.    Federal Realty Investment Trust entered into a 25-year master lease with Harry Siegel, managing general partner of Mercer Mall…

  • Town needs more senior housing

    To the editor By:    Stop it already! We need an adult community in Hillsborough.    I just read an article in the Somerset section of the Star Ledger of yet another group of individuals against building the proposed 698-unit adult community off of Falcon Road.    We need an adult complex in Hillsborough. It would be nice…

  • Primal Weirdness

    The Marks seek out the Garden State’s macabre stories and live to tell about it in books and magazines. By: Susan Van Dongen Mark Sceurman (left) and Mark Moran.    Who needs Halloween to be macabre, eccentric and generally offbeat? In New Jersey, we’re proud to say we’re weird 12 months a year. In fact, as…

  • Plumsted hopefuls offer views on taxes

    Candidates for Plumsted Township Committee voice opinions on municipal tax rate. By: Sarah Winkelman    PLUMSTED — The Messenger-Press continues its election coverage this week by posing a question to municipal candidates pertaining to their respective municipalities. Answers were obtained by separate phone interviews.    Plumsted has two seats up for election on the Township Committee, each…

  • Road projects discussed at council meeting

    Concerns on pedestrian crossings, road projects discussed at meeting By:John Patten    The borough’s various improvement projects around town dominated discussions at Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting.    Among the actions taken by the council were approval of a contract for the rebuilding of Lost Valley streets and a grant request for sidewalk improvements on a section…