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  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Creating a ‘neighborly’ feeling is Mr. Roger’s legacy

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: Television program improved self esteem and built bridges between home and community. By: Judy Shepps Battle    Thirty-six years ago the theme song "Won’t You Be My Neighbor?" was copyrighted by Fred M. Rogers, and the kids’ show "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" was born. It presented a curious contrast to…

  • John Webster

       John D. Webster, of Grapevine, Texas, formerly of Jamesburg, died Sunday, Jan. 5.    Mr. Webster was born in Orlean, N.Y., in 1929 and was a Navy veteran who graduated from Grove City College in Pennsylvania. A resident of Jamesburg from 1960 to 1979, he served on the Library Board for 14 years, was a Board…

  • Borough officials seek lower tax hike

    A harder line on employee benefits and higher rates for some parking meters considered. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough may consider raising some parking meter rates and taking a harder line on municipal employee benefits to allow a lower tax-rate increase. The first draft of the $19.7 million budget suggests a 5- to 8-cent increase…

  • Event at Thousand Villages to aid African schoolgirls

    By: Jennifer Potash    While $10 may seem a paltry sum to support the educational needs of an American child, that amount makes a world of difference to a schoolgirl in the African nation of Mozambique.    Ten Thousand Villages, an arts and crafts store at the Princeton Shopping Center that promotes fair trade and wages, will…

  • Sarafin censured by Borough Council

    The Hightstown council finally opted to formally chastise its controversial new member. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — It began with an accusation and ended with applause. On Monday night, three months of bitter words and public discourse amounted to the censure of the borough’s most controversial public official when fellow Borough Council members announced they…

  • Despite the cold weather, sales are brisk at The Grande at Scotts Mountain

    SGS Communities development in Warren County features gorgeous mountain views and homesites of two acres.    Sales in this community of estate homes have been brisk indeed, despite the cold weather. These homes are creating a sensation, and it’s hard to identify exactly which element is most attractive to homebuyers.    "While there’s often one factor that…

  • Alva C. Perrine

       Alva C. (Bud) Perrine, 85, of Hightstown, died Saturday, March 1, at the Pavillion at Forrestal.    Mr. Perrine was born on the family farm of his parents, the late Spencer and Minnie Perrine. He was a lifelong Cranbury and Hightstown area resident. Mr. Perrine graduated from Rutgers University in 1940 with a degree in Agriculture.…

  • Friday, March 7, 2003

    Donald Blaine Long    Donald Blaine Long, 72, of Hopewell, died March 4 at his residence.    Born in Washingtonville, Pa., Mr. Long had lived in the Hopewell Valley area since 1948. He worked for the State of New Jersey for 43 years at the New Jersey Pneuropsychiatric Institute and the Marlboro State Hospital as an attendant,…

  • Letter: No explanation for tax increase

    In a Cranbury Press article of Feb. 28, the school board is again proposing a large increase in school taxes. The board says there will be a large increase of students in the forthcoming years and also relate what it wants to construct in the way of buildings, personnel, etc.    However, the board ignores the…