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  • Robert Janis

       Robert F. Janis, 64, of Monroe, died Sunday, Sept. 7, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born and raised in Irvington, the third of five children, he resided in Spotswood for most of his life, settling in Monroe eight years ago. Mr. Janis retired from Lucent Technologies three years ago after more…

  • Wright tract may be sold

    Committee mulls selling 82-acre property on Plainsboro Road. By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee is thinking about selling the Wright North property.    On Monday, the committee said it might sell the 82-acre parcel on Plainsboro Road and hold off on selling the 25-acre Wright South parcel adjacent to Cranbury School.    Mayor Pari Stave said the…

  • Councilman moves, expands Princeton restaurant

    Hightstown Councilman expands and moves location of his Princeton restaurant, The Carousel Luncheonette. By: Sarah Winkelman    In a whirlwind of activity befitting its name, The Carousel Luncheonette served its last hamburger in the tiny storefront where it had been serving meals to hungry Princetonians for more than 50 years and closed its doors, only to…

  • Seminary plans conference on law and religion

       Recent controversy regarding the display of the Ten Commandments in an Alabama courthouse has both lawyers and theologians in heated public discussion about issues of law and religion, the separation of church and state and the right of free expression.    Ethical issues surrounding the law are prominent in American public discourse today, involving public policy…

  • The unstoppable Jackie V

    Diabetes can’t slow down Varacallo By: Rich Fisher    Jackie Varacallo personifies someone who is delightfully irrepressible, so you just know a "little" thing like diabetes is not bringing her down.    "I don’t think she ever considered not playing," said Monroe High tennis coach Trudy Marmorek of her third singles player. "She was diagnosed with it…

  • Second opinion on police station

    Cranbury Township hires another architect for building plans. By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee shared the names of the architects it will choose from to collaborate with the Mylan Architectural Group on the design and construction of a new police station.    Hiring a second architect for a township construction job is a first for any…

  • Harold Hyman

       Harold Hyman, 79, of Monroe, died Saturday, Sept. 6, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.    He was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., moving to the borough of Manhattan, N.Y., in 1950. He remained there until 1960 when he moved to Old Bridge, where he resided for 36 years.…

  • Press Forum: Elections

    What are the most pressing issues in this year’s local elections? What are the most pressing issues in this year’s local elections?

  • Buckelew Day brings borough history to life

    Jamesburg celebrates its rich and exciting past. By: Rebecca Tokarz JAMESBURG — Dressed in Colonial War-era attire, Nelda Davis sat next to a spindle and began to transform sheared sheep’s wool into yarn, just like in the 1800s.    As she spun the wheel and strung the wool out in thin strands, she described the process…