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  • That’s Italian Trattoria

    A small, efficiently run kitchen cranks out unfussy Italian food at this artfully decorated, inviting restaurant in Hopewell. By: Antoinette Buckley That’s Italian Trattoria 101 E. Broad St. Hopewell (609) 333-1710 Food: Very good to excellent Service: Good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Bold, cozy Hours: Lunch: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner: Tues.-Fri. 4:30-10 p.m.,…

  • Development truce just details away

    West Windsor, Toll Brothers may complete settlement negotiations by Monday. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — With Township Attorney Michael Herbert back at the bargaining table, members of the Township Council are confident a final settlement with developer Toll Brothers can be reached soon — putting an end to more than a decade of conflict.…

  • Cranbury School to get new playground equipment

       The Cranbury Education Foundation and Parent-Teacher Organization have agreed to donate a new playground structure to the school. By: Casha Caponegro    Cranbury students will soon slide, swing and climb on new playground equipment.    The Cranbury Education Foundation and Parent-Teacher Organization have agreed to donate a new playground structure to the school.    In addition, the Board…

  • In fight against breast cancer, there’s good news

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Rachel Dultz    According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.    In 2001, approximately 192,200 American women were found to have invasive breast cancer. About 39,600 women will…

  • A New Way of Seeing

    Tim Lefens changed the way he perceives and creates art, unlocking potential in others along the way. By: Amy Brummer TIMEOFF/AMY BRUMMER Artist, author and teacher Tim Lefens started to incorporate sun-bleached pork bones, corn husks and dirt into his work (above) when he began losing his eyesight.    Popular culture is moving so fast these…

  • South volleyball season ends without second upset

    Mandecki closes four-year career with Pirates By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ volleyball team could acknowledge that Pascack Valley was the better team on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the Pirates from wishing they had another shot at the Group III No. 3 seed before ending their year.    "I thought we had…

  • Change due for policy on hazing

    State law requires the school district to update its harassment and hazing rules. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — The East Windsor Regional School District is expanding its policies on harassment and hazing to include intimidation and bullying, as now required by state law. The district asked its official policy writers, Strauss Esmay Associates of…

  • More downzoning eyed by planners

    Township officials might act tonight By John Tredrea    The permitted density of development in much of Hopewell Township will be substantially reduced if changes recommended by the township Planning Board are put into effect.    The proposed changes reflect a complete rewriting of the township’s book-length Master Plan, a project which has been under way for…

  • Richard Lenches

       HILLSBOROUGH — Richard F. Lenches died Friday, Nov. 15, at Somerset Medical Center. He was 69.    Born in Elizabeth, he was a resident of Hillsborough for many years.    Mr. Lenches was a licensed realtor since 1967, he opened the Ar-Land Appraisal Company and Ar-Land Realty in 1972 in Somerville and subsequently moved his business to…