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  • Carolyn Parysz

       Carolyn J. Parysz, 61, died Thursday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Ewing before moving to Lawrence in 1976.    She was a secretary with West Windsor-Plainsboro School District at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School and a member of the Church of St. Ann.    Daughter of the late William Smith and…

  • Biking the Tour de Cure

    Faced with a challenge, Plainsboro family joins hands and gears up. By: Gwen Runkle    In May 2001, when Paul Silva of Plainsboro discovered that his 7-year-old son P.J. had Type 1 diabetes, he was shocked, confused and dismayed, but nonetheless determined to make a difference.    So it was no surprise that Mr. Silva decided to…

  • Toru Anthony Uchida

       Toru Anthony Uchida, 75, of Cranbury, died Thursday at his residence.    He was born in Japan and came to the U.S. in 1956.    Mr. Uchida received his doctorate in medicine from Kyushu Higher College of Medicine in Japan in 1949. He worked as a doctor at 141st General Hospital, U.S. Army, from 1951 to 1953.…

  • Longtime administrator calls it a career

    Pat Brown has been in charge of personnel matters in the East Windsor Regional School District for the past 26 years. She retires today. By: Chris Karmiol    Bus drivers, teachers, custodians and principals alike — anyone who has been hired in the East Windsor Regional School District in the last 22 years — has had…

  • Celeste Picone Costa

       Celeste Picone Costa, 41, died Tuesday, at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia.    She was born in Jersey City and lived in Mount Holly before moving to Brigantine in 1994.    She attended St. Cyril’s Academy in Danville, Pa., and graduated from St. Pius X High School in Piscataway. She continued her education graduating from Middlesex County…

  • Tax avoidance threats ring hollow

    EDITORIAL: Threats by businesses to move from the Garden State to Pennsylvania because of taxes are nothing new.    If all the threats we’ve heard coming out of Trenton these past couple of weeks turn into promises, the state of Pennsylvania had better brace itself for a population explosion. It seems that just about everyone who’s…

  • Maps to provide tips on downtown parking

    An effort to relieve parking crunch caused by construction projects. By: Jennifer Potash    Motorists who gripe about not finding a parking space in downtown Princeton Borough may soon be finding some relief — a new map will soon be available listing those often elusive spots.    The Borough Merchants for Princeton and Princeton Borough will team…

  • For Blaws, Blews, Blues and Blaus, a homecoming

    Back to one’s roots in Blawenburg. By: Gwen Runkle    MONTGOMERY — Two hundred sixty years ago, the Blaw family came to Somerset County. This weekend, they are coming back.    More than 20 far-flung descendants of John Blaw, the Brooklyn-born son of 17th-century Dutch immigrants, will converge on historic Blawenburg this weekend to visit the final…

  • Princeton Packet Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year

    WW-PS’ Buono showed versatility again By: Justin Feil    During soccer in the fall and basketball in the winter, Giovanna Buono’s versatility played a major role in her success.    In soccer, the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior was on the front line if the Pirates needed a goal. She was playing sweeper or stopper if WW-PS…