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  • Ladislaus Slomain

       Ladislaus J. Slomian, 69, of Monroe died Friday, April 4, 2003, at Pinebrook Care Center in Englishtown.    He was born and raised in LaSalle, Ill., and settled in Monroe in 1960. He was a veteran of the Army. He retired from Food Concepts Inc. of Edison in 1985 after 25 years of service. He was…

  • Mary Campbell

       Mary Groendyke Campbell, 102, of Monroe Village died Jan. 14, 2003.    Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St. in Cranbury. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church.

  • Gertrude Hopple

       Gertrude Hopple, 91, died Sunday, April 6, at the Masonic Home in Burlington.    Born in Plainsboro, she was a longtime resident of Cranbury before moving to Florida. Ms. Hopple moved back to New Jersey in September of 2002. She was employed by New Jersey Bell, Masterios of Hightstown Diner and Bamberger’s Department Store in Princeton.…

  • Emily Widman

       Emily M. Widman, 94, of Princeton, died Wednesday, April 2, at the Pavilions at Forrestal.    Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Widman resided in the Princeton area since 1939.    Mrs. Widman was a charter member of the Stroke Club in the Princeton area. She was a volunteer for the Hightstown Meals on Wheels Program and belonged to…

  • Art of the Business

    An insider’s guide to the music industry. By: Susan Van Dongen BOBBY BORG    Something must be rotten in the Los Angeles music industry if Michael Jackson is reeling from bad business decisions. That’s not to mention a whole generation of early blues, R&B, pop and rock musicians who revealed how business blunders, management misdeeds and…

  • Students stage Palm Day pageant and concert

    Nursery schoolers celebrate Easter season. By: Matt Kirdahy    The students of the Cranbury Presbyterian Church Nursery School processed into the church’s sanctuary Monday waving palms and pretended they were stepping into the New Testament city of Jerusalem.    "We have been practicing in here, pretending that this church is Jerusalem and we’re traveling with Jesus into…

  • EDITORIAL: Those who can must be asked to foot the bill

    Editorial: A game of pass the buck ensues throughout the government.    With state governments all across America facing their gravest budget crises since World War II, a new dynamic has developed in their relationships with Washington. In a nutshell, it comes down to this:    What President Bush giveth, the governors taketh away.    Here’s how this…

  • Board OKs plan for new MTHS

    High school expansion plan is approved. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE — A new $82.9 million high school expansion plan was met with mixed reaction from the more than 150 residents in attendance at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting.    The school board unveiled and approved — by a 9-1 vote — a plan to build…

  • BACK PORCH: Column topic turns serious during tumultuous times

    BACK PORCH by Melissa Morgan: Resorting to violence doesn’t make me proud to be an American. By: Melissa Morgan    I was a political enthusiast in eighth grade.    I loved to argue with my parents about heated issues like abortion and the death penalty, and I even taped homemade Clinton/Gore campaign buttons to my bedroom door…