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  • Joseph Sokolowski

       Joseph A. Sokolowski, 90, died Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Compassionate Care Hospice Center of St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Wilmington, Del., he lived in Lawrence 80 years.    He retired in 1971 after 30 years as a millwright with General Electric Co. and its home heating and cooling division.    Mr. Sokolowski was the…

  • School board dives into budget details

    Proposed $119.4 million budget represents a 6.2-percent increase for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. By: Gwen Runkle    With a chalk board close by and sharpened pencils in hand, members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education were ready to take a closer look at the district’s preliminary budget for 2002-2003 on Tuesday.    And…

  • La Mezzaluna

    Italian-food lovers rejoice with the return of chef Chris Stevens to Princeton. By: Pat Tanner La Mezzaluna 25 Witherspoon St. Princeton (609) 688-8515 Food: Very good Service: Good natured, but too much of it Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: SoHo wannabe Prices: Moderate (expensive specials) Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Thurs. 5-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-10…

  • Video recaps 25 years of firefighting

    A documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 will air on Channel 27 Wednesdays from now through February. By: Chris Karmiol    EAST WINDSOR — While most people do their best to avoid burning buildings, the men and women of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2…

  • Suzanne Louise Allen

       NEW YORK — Suzanne Louise Allen, 57, died Jan. 6 at home.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Freehold, N.J., before moving to New York 35 years ago.    She was an infant-care technician with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.    Daughter of the late Lewis and Katherine and sister of the late Lewis, she is survived by a…

  • Fire district to remain stable

    By: Al Wicklund    Budgets offering stable tax rates and contests for commissioner positions in two of three districts will face the voters in Monroe Township’s annual fire district elections Feb. 16.    Jamesburg, in its one fire district, has no challengers for Board of Fire Commissioners with incumbents Margaret Linke and Thomas Taylor running unopposed for…

  • Jan. 25, 2002

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Soosai Fernando, 270 Woodruff Ave, $220,000, 10/15/01 Avenel, Adam Glowinski, 89 Minna…

  • PHS boys hoop team keeps state hopes alive

    By: Bob Nuse    Even though the start of the state boys’ basketball tournament is still more than a month away, Wednesday night’s Princeton-Montgomery game had a state tournament feel to it.    Both teams needed a win to retain their slim hopes of being at .500 by Feb. 2. And with just under two minutes to…

  • State’s cash problems may stall school voting

    Princeton Regional Schools expects a cut in state aid. By: Jeff Milgram    Blame Gov. James E. McGreevey, or blame New Jersey’s budget deficit, but this year’s school elections, scheduled for April 16, may have to be delayed because the state won’t tell local districts how much money it will chip in until middle or late…