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  • From Russia, With Love

    ‘Direct From Moscow’ blends story, circus and the Stanislavski method at Princeton Summer Theater. By: Matt Smith RUSSIA is a country rich in history, culture and natural beauty. It isn’t, however, known for an inviting tropical climate.    Before the members of the first-ever full-time American class at the Moscow Art Theatre School headed off to…

  • Robert Winfield

       HILLSBOROUGH — Robert Winfield died Saturday, July 27, in St. Claire’s Hospital in Dover. He was 74.    Born and raised in Allamuchy, he lived in Somerville and Bridgewater before moving to Hillsborough 20 years ago.    Mr. Winfield retired in June after working for 20 years for the South Bound Brook Board of Education in the…

  • School construction projects moving right along

    Expansion and renovation work at Hopewell Valley Central High School and Bear Tavern Elementary are scheduled to continue through the school year By John Tredrea    Giving work crews extra time and space by ending school earlier than usual in June and starting it later than usual in September were key factors in being able to…

  • DISPATCHES: It’s time to tame the corporate beast

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: As tax payers, citizens and investors, we should have more control in corporate America    Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom — oh, how the mighty have fallen.    The problem, however, is that as each of these businesses crash and burn so do our own economic prospects.    What’s dangerous about the collapse of these…

  • Washington eyeing Route 130 upgrades

    Planners want to give township its own identity along five-mile stretch of highway. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — The township is looking to "dress up" its five-mile stretch of Route 130 to create a viable commercial district.    "We want people traveling north or south on Route 130 to know when they have left East Windsor…

  • Festival promotes ‘slow food’

    Movement is gaining ground … slowly. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — On Route 571 and Old Trenton Road cars and trucks are speeding by all day long. But last weekend at Corner Copia, the garden center at that intersection, people were asked to slow down.    At the Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival, held…

  • Hopewell Township teen faces weapons charge

    By John Tredrea    A 17-year-old Hopewell Township boy has been charged with illegal possession of a weapon and allowing an unlicensed driver to drive.    The unlicensed driver, also a 17-year-old township boy, was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license.    At 1:05 p.m. July 24, Detective Dan McKeown observed the juveniles’ vehicle traveling…

  • Diocese seeks OK for new facility for St. Alphonsus

    The pastor, the Rev. Dennis Apoldite, says ‘The immediate need is for a parish center’ By John Tredrea    The Diocese of Trenton wants to build a new center for St. Alphonsus Church on 20 acres recently carved out of the 282-acre St. Michael’s tract.    The Hopewell Township Planning Board unanimously granted the minor subdivision for…

  • Senior Center hosting free health fair Tuesday

       A health fair for people 60 and older will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Tuesday at the Manville Senior Center, located at South Third Avenue.    Free screenings will be offered to monitor blood pressure and blood sugar. A massage therapist and chiropractor will be on hand to provide health screenings.    Participants at…