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  • Honoring victims of Holocaust

    Candlelight memorial to be held in Monroe. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE — The 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust will be honored during an annual Yom Hashoah Commemoration candle-lighting memorial on Sunday.    Holocaust survivors said the memorial holds a special place in their hearts because it honors the lives of people who died…

  • PRESS FORUM: Baseball field

    Where should Cranbury build its new Babe Ruth ball field? Where should Cranbury build its new Babe Ruth ball field?

  • For the April 25 issue

    Ruth Lawton Stults, Isabel K. Diskin, Lorraine C. Sherwin, James Morris Thompson, Rose Toth De Witt, Robert Lee Gray, Robert J. Kane, Rhoda Resnick Silverstein, Bruce D. Carswell, Kevin J. Phillips, Jean Marie Dallenbach. By: Ruth Lawton Stults    HIGHTSTOWN — Ruth Lawton Stults, 93, died Jan. 20, 2003 in Whittier, Calif.    She was born in…

  • Bids awaited on Crosstown 62 service

    Senior citizen transporation program has lost its longtime provider. By: Jennifer Potash    The new service provider for Crosstown 62, the popular municipal senior-citizen transportation program, remains up in the air.    The Human Services Department, which oversees the program, put the contract out to bid April 16. The bids will be opened Tuesday.    AAA Taxi, which…

  • Getting help for budget

    Borough, state to discuss possible school plan cuts. By: Rebecca Tokarz JAMESBURG — Borough officials will meet today (Friday) with the state Department of Education for some advice on what to do with the school district’s budget, which was defeated by voters April 15.    Mayor Tony LaMantia and members of the Borough Council will meet…

  • Letter: Observing a day of prayer

    To the editor:     Appropriately and timely, on Thursday, America will observe its 52nd annual "National Day of Prayer" and New Jersey will commemorate its 11th "Day of Prayer in New Jersey." The chosen theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer is, "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people."…

  • Full o’ Flute

    The Fula Flute Ensemble kicks off the 14th Raritan River Music Festival May 3. By: Susan Van Dongen The Fula Flute Ensemble, from left: Peter Fand, Sylvain Leroux, Yacouba Sissoko, Famoro Dioubate and Abdoulaye Diabate.    If you can’t get to the West Coast of Africa, the Fula Flute Ensemble can help evoke the breezes coming…

  • Youngsters celebrate ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ with Packet relatives.

       Twenty-three children of Princeton Packet employees celebrated ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ in grand style today, learning all about newspapers and welcoming some special guests.    The kids, who range in age from 5 to 14, began the day with a tour of the Packet Headquarters at 300 Witherspoon St. in Princeton, led by Thomas…

  • An academic family roots for Marine son

    Worry turns to elation after photo of soldiers in one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces appears on newspaper Web site. By: Jeff Milgram    The last time Princeton University Professor Uwe Reinhardt and his wife, May, saw their son Mark, 24, it was rush, rush, rush.    It was January, and Mark, a second lieutenant in the U.S.…