Category: archives
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Cranbury mourns Myrna Doggett
By: Casha Caponegro There’s a tremendous feeling of loss at the Main Street crosswalk at Evans Drive, in front of the Cranbury Firehouse. It was at this busy crosswalk that Myrna Mae Doggett would oversee traffic and ensure the safety of children as they walked to and from school each day. But now children and…
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Fire victim a woman of service and character
Lucia deGrazia combined compassion with class By: David Campbell John Ballantine Jr. remembers his mother as a reform activist who brought her work home with her. Lucia Heffelfinger deGrazia, 75, of Constitution Hill West died late Saturday night when her rented home went up in flames, according to police. Mr. Ballantine said when his mother…
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Cosmic Progression
The Flecktones hit the road with music from a new album. The group is gearing up for performances at the State Theatre in New Brunswick March 6 and McCarter Theatre in Princeton March 10. By: Daniel Shearer There can be little doubt that banjo master Béla Fleck is at the top of his game. In…
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Josephine Kondas
HAMILTON Josephine Kondas, 80, died Feb. 6 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in New Hyde Park, N.Y., she was a longtime Trenton area resident. Daughter of the late Benjamin and Lillian Kalvator Kozicz, she is survived by her husband, James G. Kondas; a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Dewitt Hodge…
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New senior center put out for bids
The bids are scheduled to be opened on March 5. If all goes according to the township’s plan, construction on the senior center should commence in the spring. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR The township is taking another step toward building its new senior citizen center. According to a press release issued by Mayor…
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PU men lose second straight game
Tigers host Dartmouth, Harvard By: Justin Feil John Thompson reminded people in the preseason that the Princeton University men’s team was still young. The Tiger head coach never looked so right as he did Tuesday when Princeton fell, 62-38, to Pennyslvania. Princeton didn’t have an answer for Penn’s offense, no one to stand tall and…
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Center’s new vehicle to give seniors a lift
Monroe’s Township Council has approved $54,149 for the purchase of a 16-passenger vehicle to be used mostly by the Senior Center. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Monroe Township Senior Center will be able to offer transportation to and from its programs this spring. The Township Council has approved $54,149 for the purchase of a…
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Where in the world was…
Nancy Miller-Paul tells tales of her cruise around the world. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Two years ago, in the space of four months, Nancy Miller-Paul of School House Road celebrated Christmas in the Antarctic, welcomed a new year in Chile and cut her toe on coral while walking the beaches of the island of…
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Fire budgets, commission candidateson Feb. 16 ballots
Polls open from 2-9 p.m. at three voting sites By: John Tredrea On Saturday, voters in Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington will go to the polls to say "yes" or "no" to fire district budgets and to pick fire commissioners. Polls will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. at Hopewell Firehouse, South Greenwood…
