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  • Muriel Henderson

       Muriel Cook-Henderson, 63, died Monday, March 10, at Centra State Medical Center in Freehold.    Born in Millville, she lived in Monroe for over 40 years.    She is survived by her husband of 43 years, William; two daugthers, Kim Smela and her husband, Paul, of Spotswood and Kristy Henderson of Egg Harbor; three sons, William and…

  • Editorial: State needs new agencies for planning

    EDITORIAL: The battle against sprawl The Central Jersey Transportation Forum has endorsed giving county planning boards more power to enforce the state’s anti-sprawl agenda.    The idea is to force towns to look beyond their borders when reviewing applications and creating master plans by empowering the counties to do more than review the impact that local…

  • Students set to play ball

    Applegarth baseball team gets school board approval By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE — A group of baseball-loving boys at Applegarth Middle School got their wish.    That’s because the school board announced Wednesday that it would provide necessary funding to establish a baseball program at the school this year. The team will be up and running in…

  • Plainsboro is desired location for Sharbell’s new community

    New collection of single-family houses and townhouses now open to prospective homebuyers    Sharbell Development’s Plainsboro Village, a collection of 24 single-family houses and 5 townhouses located in Plainsboro Township, is now open to prospective homebuyers. The townhouses will be offered at a later date.    Plainsboro Village features some of the same home styles from Sharbell’s…

  • Guest Column

    Let’s not put kids in tough situation By: Jim Caracappa    With the basketball season officially over in the West Windsor-Plainsboro high schools, the thoughts of how to prevent the fiasco that presented itself to our student athletes this year still remains.    Last Friday night I watched the WW-P North boys’ basketball team, without four of…

  • Police warn residents of telemarketing scam

    PBA doesn’t do fund raising by phone. By: Laura Szalaj        WASHINGTON — Township police are warning residents that the name of the Washington Township Policeman’s Benevolent Association Local 344 has been falsely cited in a recent telemarketing scam.    Several residents have received phone calls from solicitors claiming to be members of the legitimate organization.…

  • Veteran finds true love amid Korean War

    Rossmoor residents discover each other during unlikely time By: Al Wicklund MONROE — The United States’ involvement in World War II (1941-1945) and the Korean War (1950-53) had a powerful effect on the lives of Leo and Akiko Seitelbach, longtime residents of Rossmoor.    At the end of World War II, Mr. Seitelbach, then an infantry…

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, March 14 through Thursday, March 20. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Ready for the quiet life

    By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — At 11 a.m., all 300 acres of Walnridge Farm still looked more like a luge course than a horse farm, an almost biblically verdant pasture encased in a glaze of frozen sleet on a planet too far from the sun to thaw.    But neither David Meirs nor I was…