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  • Anne Smith

       Anne T. Smith, 74, of Lawrence died Wednesday, June 5, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.    Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Lawrence 51 years.    Mrs. Smith attended West Catholic High School and received a RN degree from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Philadelphia. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife…

  • Expansion progress didn’t slow Stuart teams

    Tartans thrived away from home fields By: Bob Nuse    Before the school year even started, the coaches and athletes at Stuart Country Day School knew the year ahead would be a challenge.    The athletic fields and tennis courts at the school were scheduled to be redone due to an expansion project. Not only did that…

  • Weichert now offers connection

    Gold Services’ Home Connections program gives home buyers the opportunity to order phone service    Fred Watkins, president of Weichert Financial Services, has announced that Weichert Gold Services now offers home buyers using the Weichert Home Connections Program the ability to order their home telecommunications services through the program.    Serving as an agent for Verizon, Weichert…

  • Forrester, Soaries win primary battles

    GOP hopefuls face difficult job of unseating incumbents in Senate, Congressional races this fall. By: Jennifer Potash    EAST BRUNSWICK — Fresh off victories in Republican primaries Tuesday, U.S. Senate candidate Douglas Forrester and 12th District congressional candidate the Rev. DeForest "Buster" Soaries now face the difficult job of unseating their incumbent opponents.    Mr. Forrester, CEO…

  • Chamber selects local official to serve as new president

    Kristin Appelget, a West Windsor councilwoman, will lead the Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area. By: David Campbell    The Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area on Thursday named Kristin Appelget, a West Windsor Township councilwoman and financial adviser at UBS Paine Webber, as its new president.    "Ms. Appelget brings to the position of…

  • After-prom goal was achieved

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The community at-large has shown our students their strong commitment to keeping them safe on prom night. Our goal was total community participation and we feel that we had an overwhelming response. In September we started planning for this after-prom event. We recruited talented people who gave time…

  • Players putt for charity at Golf Classic

    Tournament benefits the more than 40 local, national and international charities supported by the Cranbury Lions. By: Casha Caponegro    A tanned group of township officials was reluctant to attend Monday’s Township Committee meeting after spending the day at the fourth annual Cranbury Lions Club Golf Classic .    A beautiful spring day at the Cranbury Golf…

  • Aughenbaugh wins; Patten may be GOP candidate

    The incumbent defeated Mike Vanderbeck in the Democratic primary for mayor in the borough Tuesday, but may face a challenge from a former councilman in November. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh claimed the Democratic mayoral nod in Tuesday’s primary, defeating Councilman Mike Vanderbeck by a nearly 2-1 margin.    Scoring 263 votes to…

  • Cranbury officers make special run with torch

    Locals take part in the 19th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics of New Jersey. By: Casha Caponegro    Members of the Cranbury Township Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 68, participated in a torch run last weekend to benefit mentally and physically challenged children.    On May 31, Patrol Officers Peter Ziegler, Raymond Wetzel…