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  • Staying Power

    It’s the melody that lasts forever — just ask Philly Pops director Peter Nero. The pianist-conductor and his orchestra kick off the season with a performance at the War Memorial in Trenton Nov. 2. By: Daniel Shearer    Professional orchestras pull concerts together with amazing speed. While that fact is well known to performers, people outside…

  • Towns seeks public input on lot plans

    A public meeting is slated for Cranbury school By: Casha Caponegro    Residents are encouraged to express their opinions Monday night on possible traffic circulation plans for the school lot, which may include a traffic light on Main Street.    A public meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Cranbury School cafeteria.    Representatives of the…

  • Patten deserves an opportunity

    Letter to the editor By:     When Amy Aughenbaugh was elected Mayor four years ago, I hoped she would grow into the position as her involvement in the borough to that time was limited. I have watched the mayor closely over her term, having served with her for two years on the Planning Board and…

  • Steve Sivco

       Steve V. Sivco, 89, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, at home.    Born in Plainfield, he was a resident of Somerset for 45 years before moving to Monroe more than three years ago. In the early 1960s, he founded and operated Sivco Beverage Co. in New Brunswick. Every Tuesday, from his retirement until last week,…

  • Being Mae West

    George Street Playhouse stages Dirty Blonde and everyone gets a chance to be master of the double entendres. By: Susan Van Dongen Ryan Dunn got hooked on Mae West after accepting the role in Dirty Blonde.    Long before Madonna, Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe, there was a blonde bombshell who packed more megatons of sexuality…

  • Airport neighbors want some quiet, peacefully

    Residents form organization to achieve peaceful co-existence. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Township residents angered by noise from aircraft at Princeton Airport have banded together to form a nonprofit organization to achieve peaceful co-existence between homeowners and airport operators.    More than 60 people have expressed interest in joining Citizens for a Responsible Princeton Airport, according…

  • BOOK NOTES: Study skills won WWII

    More than 25 years ago, I taught high school seniors the SQ3R study skill strategy the same way some high school teacher had taught me. By: Joan Ruddiman With no background or rational, the steps were presented with an enthused, "Just do it, it really works!" In recent years, I’ve expanded the lesson to include…

  • BOOK NOTES: Study skills won World War II

    More than 25 years ago, I taught high school seniors the SQ3R study skill strategy the same way some high school teacher had taught me. By: Joan Ruddiman With no background or rational, the steps were presented with an enthused, "Just do it, it really works!" In recent years, I’ve expanded the lesson to include…

  • Hendricks continues family heritage of service

    Carlos Hendricks is the new executive director at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center. By: Lea Kahn    The library at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center on Eggert Crossing Road is named in honor of Edith Hendricks, a community service worker who drove the center’s van for many years.    So it is fitting that her nephew, Carlos…