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  • Marian Dowling Heher

    Marian Dowling Heher, 73, died Saturday at Compassionate Care Hospice unit at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Providence, R.I., she lived in New Jersey 45 years. She graduated from The Lincoln School in Providence, Wellesley College in 1950 and received a master’s degree in biology from Brown University in 1952. From 1952 to…

  • Terhune Orchards to host apple picking for the hungry

       On Monday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m., students from The Cambridge School in Pennington, The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, and employees from Bristol-Myers Squibb in Plainsboro will gather at Terhune Orchards in Lawrence to pick apples for the hungry.    There will be nearly 300 volunteers taking part in the apple picking. The apples…

  • Remembering Sept. 11

    The Central Jersey arts community is commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with special exhibitions, concerts and programs. Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Robertson Hall, Princeton University, After Sept. 11, through Dec. 1, exhibition exploring the influence of Sept. 11 on the work of 12 regional artists;…

  • OBITUARIES, Sept. 17, 2002

    Graham S. Cragg, Frederick E. Seiler, Mae M. McKenna, Juana F. Chang, Marian D. Heher, Josephine A. Westefeld. Graham S. Cragg Educator     Graham S. Cragg of Princeton Borough died Sunday after a long illness. He was 77.    Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he was a resident of Detroit before moving to New…

  • Swing with Sousa

    Michael Buglio will conduct the Symphonic Winds of the New Jersey Pops Orchestra in Forsgate Country Club’s formal gardens Sept. 22. By: Susan Van Dongen    An evening of music in a beautiful outdoor setting is a perfect way to foil the official end-of-summer blues. That’s what conductor Michael Buglio had in mind when he planned…

  • Time to give back to today’s children

    To the editor:     I support the Monroe Township public school bond referendum and urge others to do the same. Public schools are built to last 75 years and longer and should reflect the future needs of our children and our community.    Based on new home construction, in process and planned in Monroe Township, professional…

  • MONROE: Parents in favor of school expansion

    Growth needs to be dealt with By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — The need for relief of the crowding and growth in the schools is here and needs to be dealt with, say district parents.    Parents are overwhelmingly in support of the district’s school expansion plan, which includes constructing a new high school on Applegarth Road,…

  • Find out more about proposal

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    During the past several months, the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education and administration have been working with architects and community residents in planning for our district’s future. With increasing enrollment that has reached 228 students over last year and climbing, a building referendum project will…

  • Teacher contract details topic of closed-door meeting

    Princeton Regional Board of Education to assess financial impact. By: Jeff Milgram    Today’s meeting of the Princeton Regional Board of Education’s Finance Committee will be closed to the public because details of the teachers’ contract settlement will be discussed, Superintendent Claire Sheff Kohn said Wednesday.    She said both parties have agreed not to reveal the…