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  • Dorothy M. Scannella

    Dorothy M. Scannella, 81, died Thursday at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Pennington, she graduated from Pennington Central High School in 1941 and joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943. She graduated from medical field service school at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and was discharged in…

  • Cranbury School teams enjoy success

    Improving softball team wins first; track team setting records By: Rich Fisher    Don’t look now, but the Cranbury School softball team is starting to look, well, pretty darn good.    The Vikings claimed their first victory of the season with a 15-4 decision over Hun last Friday. Although two losses this week dropped Cranbury’s record to…

  • Eugene T. O’Neill

       HIGHTSTOWN — Eugene T. O’Neill, 67, died Monday at home.    Born in Hightstown, he was a lifelong area resident.    He attended Trenton Junior College and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, serving aboard the USS Benhan as a sonar technician.    Mr. O’Neill was a research technician with FMC of Princeton for 30 years.…

  • Evelyn Meliff

       Evelyn Houston Meliff, 87, died Tuesday, May 7, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Philadelphia, she was a longtime Lawrence resident.    She retired from General Motors Corp., Ewing, after 40 years. She was a member of the Church of St. Ann and its Altar Rosary Society.    Daughter of the late John…

  • Mural includes hopes, dreams

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    It is rare to find something for nothing in today’s society. In a world where wealth determines social status and seems to reveal a person’s own success, it is even more unique to come across someone willing to provide the very essence of his soul, a magnificent piece…

  • Hope mural is permanent

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I still remember the moment that I first saw Mr. Plank beginning to work on his mural. I was excited by the fact that I was finally going to see some color on the drab walls of my high school. Over the following weeks I watched the wall…

  • Mercer Junior Rowing brings sport to young athletes

    Area rowers will compete in international regatta on Mercer Lake By: Justin Feil    Plenty of teams, from international teams such as Great Britain and Canada to colleges such as Brown and Princeton to local high schools like Hun, will be returning to Mercer Lake on Saturday and Sunday for the second annual Princeton International Rowing…

  • Township eyes purchases

    A new ambulance, a new garbage truck and the extension of Lanning Boulevard are among the items a proposed bond ordinance would pay for in East Windsor. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council introduced a bond ordinance this week to borrow $1.3 million for various capital improvements.    A public hearing on the…

  • Westminister commencement is Saturday

       Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman will deliver the commencement address when Westminster Choir College of Rider University holds its 73rd graduation ceremony 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Princeton University Chapel.    Joseph Flummerfelt, Westminster’s artistic director and principal conductor, will conduct the ceremony. Dr. Tilghman and George Shorney, retired president of Hope Publishing Co. and…