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  • Family keeps struggling to rebuild after fire

    The Shafers are in search of options to help them after a fire destroyed their home in Monmouth Junction. By: Rebecca Tokarz    The Shafer family is beginning to put their lives back together after a fire destroyed their home in the Monmouth Mobile Home Park last month, leaving the family of four homeless.    The family…

  • Wonder Boys

    Nerd rockers They Might Be Giants invade McCarter Theatre in Princeton for two shows May 24. By: Jillian Kalonick    Before cell phones, or even CDs, fans of the band They Might Be Giants could hear an instant sample of the music of John Linnell and John Flansburgh. Their Dial-A-Song service — "free when you call…

  • Allentown plans for ’04 bridge closure

    Downtown businesses discuss ways to keep traffic flowing in the borough once closing takes place. By: Cynthia Koons    ALLENTOWN — Members of the Allentown business community began meetings last week to determine how to keep downtown business vital when the Mill Pond bridge closes for replacement construction next year.    As recently as March, the bridge…

  • Alphonse DeMarco

       HILLSBOROUGH — Alphonse Michael "Al" DeMarco died Saturday, May 17, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 78.    Born and raised in Plainfield, he moved to Hillsborough 18 years ago.    Mr. DeMarco was an automobile technician all his life, working in the many dealerships of his late stepbrother Dominick Toresco and a nephew Donald…

  • D&R Greenway gala to ‘Celebrate Space’

       The Delaware & Raritan Greenway will celebrate another year of land preservation partnerships and successes with The Greenway Gala at Chauncey Conference Center at Educational Testing Service in Lawrence on Sunday, June 8 at 6 p.m.    In respect for the memory of the late Frank Taplin of Princeton, whose memorial service will be taking place…

  • Hopewell Library slates June 1 benefit

    Authors of "Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live" will look at the 27-year history of the television show.    The Hopewell Public Library is hosting its biennial literary fund-raising event on June 1, 2003 at the Off-Broad Street Theatre in Hopewell from 7-9 p.m.    The authors of "Live From New York:…

  • Community makes blood drive succeed

    To the editor    Last year, I went to donate blood at the MIKES for Manville Blood drive and Bone Marrow screening which was held on Veteran’s Day and after spending 15 minutes talking with Ray Walsh about MIKES, I found myself saying I would be at their next meeting because I wanted to learn more.…

  • Edward J. Wallace Jr.

       Edward J. "Scott" Wallace, Jr., 58, of Titusville died Tuesday at home.    Born in Trenton, he had resided in the Titusville area for 10 years.    He received a doctorate from Templeton University. He had worked in broadcasting for many years, most recently at Station KPOL in Los Angeles, Calif.    He is survived by a close…

  • The Princeton Arts Council offers summer arts camps

       The summer art and drama camps being offered at the Arts Council of Princeton will be held during the latter part of June and throughout the months of July and August for youngsters age 5 to 9.    In each weeklong art camp, "Wee Warhols," age 5 and 6, and "Junior Jaspers," age 7 to 9,…