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  • Dragons, Fairies, Unicorns and Mermaids

    Sara and Nicole Funke both create paintings that vibrate with colorful, magical images. The two women will be celebrating their very first exhibit, The Funke Twins and Grandpa, at the SweeTree Gallery in Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen Above, "Water Dragon" by Sara Funke.    They might be twins, but their approach to art is as…

  • HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: The old-time farmer

    A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: John Fabiano    Written by Joseph S. Middleton of Crosswicks for the Allentown Messenger, Nov. 30, 1911:    Our forefathers, who took up land in this section of the new world in the Seventeenth Century, did not, of course, find the beautiful clear land that we possess,…

  • Bill targets tenant dicrimination

    Proposed bill would impose punishments against discriminating land lords    The Assembly has given final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg that would impose tough penalties for landlords who discriminate against tenants — and prospective renters — who receive federal housing assistance or who have children below age 18.    The bill (A710) would…

  • Mid-summer chill-out Sunday at local church

    An evening of world space fusion music    The Concert Corner will be hosting a mid-summer chill-out with an evening of world space fusion music on July 14 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at the Princeton Community Church, corner of I-95 and Route 31, Hopewell Township.    Ted Klett of Hopewell Borough will be…

  • SBHS to keep languages

    District opts to continue its standards for language learning By: Nick D’Amore    Local school districts plan to leave their current world language curriculum in place even though the state has put a hold on requiring it as a requirement to graduate.    Starting last September, the state required high school students to have taken 10 credits,…

  • New Egypt third in softball tourney

    Houston’s no-hitter highlights District 12 action. By: Kyle Moylan    The New Egypt 12-year-old softball team was content with its third-place finish in the District 12 Little League Tournament.    "We played well," noted New Egypt manager Dean Mason. "The two teams that finished ahead of us were better."    Bordentown and West Windsor were the top two…

  • Millstone seeks land for COAH

    Wants to revitalize abandoned building on Burnt Tavern Road property for county housing alliance project. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The township moved toward acquiring an abandoned Burnt Tavern Road property through eminent domain, a move that caused consternation among some residents.    The Township Committee, in an attempt to satisfy state regulations set forth by…

  • EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Baseball’s season going down the drain

    EDITOR"S NOTEBOOK by T.J. Furman: T.J. Furman takes a look at the eminent baseball strike    It’s inevitable, so I suppose I had just better accept the fact that it’s going to happen.    The flushing sound you will soon here is not a toilet, but rather the 2002 Major League Baseball season heading the way of…

  • Board president joins panel

    Millstone’s Patricia Coffey named to state group studying sending-receiving district representation. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — School board President Patricia Coffey has been named to a state committee charged with studying sending-receiving relationships and proportional representation on boards of education.    Ms. Coffey is a longtime advocate of gaining better representation for Millstone Township in the…