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  • Prisms of Color

    Cézanne’s watercolors, on view at the Princeton University Art Museum, stand on their own as interplay between painting and drawing. By: Ilene Dube    Sure, Paul Cézanne had his share of hardships — namely, rejection early in his career — but his life was filled with romantic details most of us would give anything to have…

  • City Council OKs $100 increase in food permit fees

    By: Melanie Tirpak    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council Oct. 21 approved a $100 increase in most food permit fees, an action necessary, officials said, to counteract a corresponding increase in county fees.    The ordinance was introduced Sept. 17 and approved unanimously at Monday’s meeting. The Hunterdon County Department of Health raised its permit rates $100…

  • Flu/pneu program in full swing

    Will be in Plumsted Township on Nov. 7. By:    The Ocean County Health Department flu/pneu immunization program is in full swing. The first program was held Oct. 21 and nearly 70 programs will be offered before the final clinic scheduled for Dec. 20.    From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7, the program will be offered…

  • Joanne Slickers

       Hillsborough – Joanne Slickers died Oct. 23 In Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 46.    Born in Elizabeth she grew up in Woodbridge and lived in Hillside before moving to Hillsborough 18 years ago.    Mrs. Slickers graduated from Woodbridge High School and Kean College where she was named to the All-State Wind Assemble.    She was…

  • Mary Casciani Grocott

    EWING – Mary J. Casciani Grocott, 85, died Monday at Arcadia Nursing Home, Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She worked for Rifkin’s and Elaine’s clothing stores, Trenton, retiring after many years.    Daughter of the late Emilio and Nellie Gervasi Casciani, wife of the late Samuel Grocott and sister of the…

  • Dawn Smith deserves chance

    To the editor:     As a township resident, I wholeheartedly endorse Dawn Smith for town council.    Dawn is an extremely intelligent, caring, and eloquent individual. I know first-hand that when Dawn sets her mind to a task, it gets done efficiently and with heart and soul.    She is always concerned about the well being of…

  • Township opens 26-acre park

    Mark Singley Park dedicated to memory of local open space pioneer, educator By:John Patten    Township officials say the new 26-acre Mark Singley Park on Woodfern Road will give organized sports team a place to play while also offering residents a chance to enjoy the rural nature of western Hillsborough.    "For some people, just taking the…

  • Letters to the Editor, Oct. 31, 2002

    Don’t let them down! To the editor:     Due to the last minute changes in the listing of our Senatorial candidate’s name on the ballots, there is a good chance that a number of military ballots will not be returned to the County Clerk’s Office in time to be counted. This is especially true for…

  • Defending girls soccer champ ousted from GMCT

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Anyone looking for a rematch of last year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Girls’ Soccer Tournament final between South Brunswick and Old Bridge had had to console themselves with a second-round meeting instead.    And if that person was a Viking fan, there was little consolation after the fourth-seeded Knights blanked visiting South Brunswick,…