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  • Man jailed again for allegedly stalking ex-wife

    Jailed on $150,000 bail after seventh arrest in last six weeks. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The price tag of recidivism can get very steep.    For at least the seventh time in the last six weeks, police said they have arrested 58-year-old borough resident Peter Stohwasser on charges related to harassing his ex-wife. On Nov.…

  • Arsenic levels deemed safe

       Another round of testing in the Millstone Stream Corridor has found that the arsenic contamination has not spread and does not require any remediation. By:Casha Caponegro    Another round of testing in the Millstone Stream Corridor has found that the arsenic contamination has not spread and does not require any remediation.    Township Engineer Cathleen Marcelli said…

  • Harry Jansson

       Harry E. Jansson, 85, of South Brunswick, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at Park Place Center, South Brunswick.    Born Oct. 17, 1917 in Aland, Finland, he came to the United States in 1938 and settled in Manhattan, N.Y. Mr. Jansson was a resident of Whitestone, N.Y., from 1950 to 1958. More recently, he lived in Boynton…

  • Hospital nurses quit in dispute

    Medical center eliminates certain part-time positions. By: David Campbell    At least four part-time nurses at The Medical Center at Princeton were forced to resign because they refused to relocate elsewhere in the hospital after their former jobs were terminated, according to sources.    Hospital spokeswoman Carol Norris confirmed that four part-time nurses were recently offered their…

  • Christmas tree lighting kicks off holiday season

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — The holidays have arrived.    The area’s first Christmas tree lighting is scheduled for Dec. 7 and will take place in Monroe.    Members of the community can help decorate the tree at 6 p.m. when the Monroe Township Mothers Club holds the annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at Garveys’s Family Restaurant,…

  • School expansion plans back on the table

       MONROE — The school district is going back to the drawing board to find a solution to its problem of rapidly expanding student enrollment. By: Rebecca Tokarz    MONROE — The school district is going back to the drawing board to find a solution to its problem of rapidly expanding student enrollment.    On Monday, an ad…

  • Democrats tap three for Borough Council vacancy

    Governing body is expected to select Dan Buriak’s replacement at its Dec. 2 meeting. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The Municipal Democratic Committee has released its list of possible replacements for former Councilman Dan Buriak, who resigned his council position last week for professional reasons.    Former Mayor Richard Aughenbaugh, president of the Democratic Committee, announced…

  • Curtis steps down as PHS athletic director

    Departure from district is mutual decision By: Bob Nuse    Ten years after taking the job as athletic director at Princeton High School, John Curtis is ready to move on.    "This was a hard decision because I know the kids so well and the people in town," said Curtis, who will resign from his position effective…

  • Good Vibrations

    The Beach Boys bring their ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’ to Trenton and New Brunswick. By: Susan Van Dongen    It might seem downright blasphemous to Beatles and Rolling Stones fans, but some people think the real innovators of ’60s pop-rock music were the Beach Boys.    "When asked about the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ album, George Harrison was quoted as…