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  • Col. Hand marches again

    Re-enactment set for Jan. 4 By: Lea Kahn    The 41st annual Col. Edward Hand march, which commemorates the Revolutionary War patriot’s delaying tactics that protected Gen. George Washington’s troops before the Battle of Princeton, will step off Saturday, Jan. 4.    Col. Hand, portrayed by township resident William Agress, will lead the march from the municipal…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 27, 2002

    Jerry L. Lancaster, Margaret S. Burns. Jerry L. Lancaster Founded real estate firm     EAST WINDSOR — Jerry Lynn Lancaster died Wednesday after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 58.    With a 26-year career in real estate sales and management, she was founder and chief executive officer of Keller Williams Princeton Real Estate,…

  • Washington police officers honored for bravery

    Department holds awards, promotions ceremonies. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — A baby boy was born on Route 195, a domestic abuse victim was stabilized after a butcher knife attack and a woman was saved from choking thanks to the quick thinking of some Washington Township police officers last year.    These and other acts of police…

  • Schools say military recruiters welcome

    No Child Left Behind Act doesn’t present problem, local school leaders say. By: Scott Morgan    Somewhere within the federal government’s 670-page No Child Left Behind Act, a single passage changed the relationship between public high schools and military recruiters.    The act, a sweeping education reform law passed earlier this year, establishes new academic standards to…

  • Annette Viola

       HILLSBOROUGH — Annette Viola, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 21, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville.    Born in Fort Lee, she grew up there before moving to the Bronx, N.Y., where she lived most of her life.    Ms. Viola was chief telephone operator and receptionist for Bergen County for many years.    She was a communicant of St.…

  • Township concerned with West Windsor development

    Council wants hand in planning By: Lea Kahn    Township officials, faced with the prospect of a mixed-use development the size of a small town in adjacent West Windsor Township, have expressed some concern about its traffic impact on Lawrence.    Wyeth Inc., which owns the former American Cyanamid property on the West Windsor Township side of…

  • Windows and Mirages

    Painter Paul Rice walks the thin line between abstraction and representation. A show of his work, ‘Suites,’ is on view in Lambertville through Jan. 6. By: Amy Brummer Two paintings titled "Salton Sea," above and below, by Paul Rice.    In the desert, an oasis is a place of fertility and rejuvenation within a harsh and…

  • Hopewell boys prove they can compete with Hightstown

    Boys Basketball By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball squad learned two things during its 58-43 home-loss to Colonial Valley Conference opponent Hightstown on Monday.    The Bulldogs (1-1) aren’t yet ready to challenge the defending CVC Valley Division champs, but they also aren’t that far away. Senior forward Brett Reese led…

  • Hopewell improves to 6-1 with win over Lawrence

    Ice Hockey By:Jim Green    Emeka Ogbonna can score goals, too.    As the starting goalie for the Hopewell Valley Central boys soccer team this past fall, Ogbonna helped the Bulldogs reach the Group II state championship match. In the winter, Ogbonna trades in his cleats for a pair of skates and switches from guarding the net…