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  • Improved Wolf not crying over move to North

    Knight wrestler enjoys being program builder By: Bob Nuse    A year ago, Steve Wolf was a key member of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South wrestling team. As a sophomore, he went 9-10 and helped the Pirates to a 10-6 record.    This year, Wolf is part of the WW-P North wrestling team. One of the rare…

  • Humane treatment is responsibility

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    As the superior species on this planet, we have a choice of how we treat our fellow animals: The cruelty of domination or the kindness of guardianship. I am not writing to debate the appropriateness of displacing another species by building homes literally right on top of where…

  • Colonia tops South Brunswick in GMCT boys basketball semis

    Valiant comeback effort falls short By: Redd E. Patrick    Seeking the respect they felt they deserved, the South Brunswick High School boys basketball team earned it by roaring all the back from a 17-point deficit in the second half , but the Vikings could not accomplish what they wanted most – victory.    Despite a No.…

  • Village Grande at Crosswicks attracting eager buying public

    Active adult community in Burlington County close to Bordentown historic district    The recent successful Preview Opening of The Village Grande at Crosswicks Creek drew homebuyers from far and wide, and its easy to see why: The Village Grande name has become synonymous with the best in active adult living, and nothing could keep these discerning…

  • Historic Woodward Farm sold at auction by Weidel

    County of Mercer to preserve early 1700s farmstead for agricultural use    A jewel of Mercer County, the historic Hunt Woodward Farm, was successfully sold at auction by The Weidel Group, Auctioneers of Fine Properties, to Princeton Preservation Lands, LLC for $1.72 million in December 2001. Princeton Preservation Lands LLC is represented by W. Bryce Thompson.…

  • Gary Olsen

       LAVALLETTE — Gary Olsen, 48, died Feb. 13 at Community Medical Center in Toms River.    Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Lavallette.    He graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1972 and enjoyed technology, working with computers and the outdoors.    He is survived by his parents, Grace and Herb Olsen Sr. of Hightstown; a…

  • Opponents of Elm Court expansion mull appeal

    The attorney for the plaintiffs says he may take the case to the state Appellate Division. By: David Campbell    An attorney for plaintiffs seeking to throw out a court-mediated settlement that permits an expansion of the Elm Court senior-housing development on Elm Road said Wednesday he may take his case to the state Appellate Division.…

  • Happy, healthy and helping out

    Foster enjoys assisting PHS teammates By: Rich Fisher    Peter Foster had to get his grandfather in Michigan to talk his parents into letting young Pete play ice hockey, since there was the natural concern over injuries.    The Fosters finally relented and Pete began a relatively healthy career … until last year. Bothered by a concussion…

  • Retail use is approved

    Jamesburg OKs stores for Forsgate complex By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The borough’s Land Use Board approved retail stores as part of the Renaissance Commons, the two-story office building planned to be built on a 2.4-acre lot on Forsgate Drive across from Beaverbrook Run townhouses.    The board took its action at a Feb. 14 meeting…