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  • Offer help instead of complaints

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    While people like Tom Greenwood sit around barking about problems of our local taxes and school district, thank God there are competent people willing to do the hard work of dealing with reality in order to sort out the most appropriate solutions. Anyone who actually attends public meetings…

  • Library site remediation on schedule

    Contaminated soil at the south end of the site has been hauled away. By: Jennifer Potash    The environmental remediation of the Princeton Public Library site is proceeding on schedule, according to library officials.    Eric Greenfeldt, the assistant library director who leads the day-to-day operation of the project, said the concrete slab of the former library…

  • Doyle looks royal in winning state title

    7-year-old Monroe resident advances to U.S. Kids Golf World Championship By: Rich Fisher    He may not be practicing putts with Bob Hope on the Mike Douglas Show like 2-year-old Tiger Woods did, but Monroe’s Sean Doyle is making quite a name for himself at a young age.    Doyle, a 7-year-old who will enter the second…

  • Farmers weather drought

    Local farmers may soon feel the pain of no rains By: Rebecca Tokarz    While local farmers are producing crops this year, even with lower-than-normal rainfall, they remain concerned about what could happen during the rest of the summer.    "We are in good shape when you look at crops even with the heat stress," said Bill…

  • Anthony Cusumano

       Anthony "Tony" Cusumano, formerly of Cranbury, died Thursday, June 27, in Laguna Niguel, Calif.    Mr. Cusumano was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Sicilian parents who immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island.    Mr. Cusumano earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Brooklyn College in 1935, and served in the U.S. Navy during World…

  • Suit claims university misuse of endowment

    Heirs of donor want to shift nearly $600 million to another university. By: Steve Rauscher    Attorneys for the descendants of Charles and Marie Robertson, who donated $35 million to establish and endow the Robertson Foundation at Princeton University in 1961, filed suit Wednesday, seeking to strip the university of its endowment and shift the funds…

  • All-star brothers sharing moment

    Friel brothers maintain busy schedule with 12s, 10s all-star baseball teams By: Justin Feil    When the Montgomery 12-year-old all-star team wrapped up its win in the Readington baseball tournament Saturday, the first thing that Brian Friel did when he got home was call to see how his younger brother Mikey’s team had done in the…

  • Stock’s Waterfront Restaurant

    This quaint establishment in Bristol, Pa., not only lives up to its own advertising, it exceeds it. By: Judith Norkin Stock’s Waterfront Restaurant Mill and Radcliffe streets Bristol, Pa. (215) 788-0990 www.stockswaterfront.com Food: Excellent Service: Excellent; prompt, professional and Bucks County friendly Prices: Moderate; more sophisticated preparation and presentation than what is usually seen in…

  • Calton to deliver fine craftsmanship as Centex Homes

    Name change will not change companies’ reputation for customer satisfaction    Calton Homes has changed its name to Centex Homes. As two leaders in the homebuilding industry — Calton Homes and Centex Homes — who joined forces almost four years ago, Calton Homes will become known as Centex Homes.    According to Bradley A. Little, division president,…