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  • Wild Wednesdays

    Young explorers get a chance to broaden their horizons at Wild Wednesdays, a free series of weekly educational programs at Bull’s Island Recreational Area, near Stockton. By: Dana Flatekval TimeOFF photos/Dana Flatekval Naturalist Stephanie Fox (at right, above) talks to youngsters about birds during a recent Wild Wednesday at Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park…

  • Vincentine Pucci

       Vincentine "Jessie" Pucci, 85, of Monroe, died Monday, July 7, at Cranbury Care Center in Monroe.    Born in 1917 in Perth Amboy, Ms. Pucci lived there for almost 80 years before moving to Monroe six years ago. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a school nurse at Samuel E. Schull School, as well…

  • Police staff cutbacks averted for time being

    Princeton Borough Council votes to fill a soon-to-be-vacant lieutenant’s position. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Police Department will remain at current staffing levels and the municipality expects to pay for it with the help of the new hotel tax.    But Mayor Marvin Reed noted that future budget woes may bring the matter of a…

  • Traveling in the future’s fast lane

    Study: Bus Rapid Transit would be viable along Route 1. By: Gwen McNamara    With congestion along the Route 1 corridor growing ever more problematic, municipal groups and transit agencies alike are looking for ways to remedy the situation — and the buzz phrase that appears to have captured everyone’s attention is Bus Rapid Transit.    BRT…

  • Roger M. Goodman

       Roger M. Goodman, 79, of Cranbury, died Wednesday, July 2, at his home.    Born in New York City, he was a resident of Cranbury for the past 12 years. Between 1972 and 1989, he resided in Somerset County, living in Bridgewater and Franklin. He earned a degree in administrative engineering from NYU in 1949. He…

  • Beyond the Familiar

    Anita Benarde has spent a career proving that art is everywhere. Her work is on view at the Hunterdon Museum in Clinton through July 27. By: Susan Van Dongen TimeOFF/Mark Czajkowski Anita Benarde, above, with one of her handmade paper paintings. Below, "Interactions," an oil monotype on view at the Hunterdon Museum in Clinton.    A…

  • Second heartbreaker eliminates Princeton 12s

    District 12 run ends with 6-5 loss to Cranbury-Plainsboro By: Bob Nuse    EWING — Larry Peterson wasn’t used to seeing his team throw the ball around the field the way it did in the first three innings on Tuesday night.    What the Princeton Little League 12-year-old all-star manager was used to was seeing a team…

  • What does it mean to be a breast surgeon?

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Lorraine Seabrook    A report by the National Cancer Institute estimates that about 1 in 8 women in the United States (approximately 13.3 percent) will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. A more hopeful way to read this statistic, of course, is that 7 out of 8 women will not develop breast cancer.…

  • McKay takes over top campus facilities post

    New vice president will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of the university’s physical plant.    Veteran Princeton University administrator Michael McKay has been promoted to vice president for facilities.    Mr. McKay, general manager of plant and services in the facilities department for the past 10 years, has been a Princeton staff member since…