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  • What You See is What You Get

    The Coryell Gallery in Lambertville is featuring the paintings of Albert Bross Jr. and Vincent Ceglia in a holiday exhibition running through Jan. 6. By: Jim Boyle "Generations Past" by Albert Bross Jr.    Albert Bross Jr. was lucky to have a father willing to break the rules to promote his artwork.    "You’re not allowed to…

  • Public Works Dept. gets new contract

    By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The Borough Council approved a new four-year contract — with annual 4 percent pay increases — with the members of the Public Works Department Wednesday.    The new contract will be effective Jan. 1.    Denise Jawidzik, borough business administrator, and Paul Intravartola, public works foreman and shop steward for Local No.…

  • Surrogate Portraits

    Works by five artists — Bill Leech, Keary Rosen, Linda Stojak, Charles Yuen and Tom Nussbaum — focus on the universality of the human figure and are on view at the Hunterdon Museum of Art in Clinton through Jan. 6. By: Susan Van Dongen    A perusal of Tom Nussbaum’s sculptures of human figures is likely…

  • Local economy has ups and downs…

    In the first installment of our series on the economy, the Herald speaks with several local business owners to see how things are going. By: Chris Karmiol and Scott Morgan    Sam and Dipti Sanyal are a month away from celebrating a first anniversary, but the honeymoon is long over.    The anniversary is for their Indian…

  • Three-less Monroe still wins

    By: Redd E. Patrick    When the Monroe High School boys basketball team opened its season last Friday with a 78-59 victory over Perth Amboy Tech, there was something missing on the Falcons’ stat sheet — no 3-pointers.    Stop the presses!    After leading the GMC by far in 3-pointers made last year with well over 100,…

  • A Sept. 11 Christmas message

    True meaning of Christmas remains the same. By: Al Wicklund    Members of the clergy in Christian churches in the area will carry the almost 2,000-year-old message of Christ’s birth to worshippers celebrating the traditional joyful event in a time of distress and uncertainty.    Whether in Cranbury, Jamesburg or Monroe, speaking at Christmas Eve or Christmas…

  • Senior housing row escalates…

    Some Mount Lucas Road neighbors may sue Princeton Township for spot zoning and violation of its Master Plan and the State Plan. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee has approved two overlay ordinances that encourage high-density senior housing on the Princeton Ridge, prompting neighbors to consider legal action and an environmental group to appeal…

  • Zone change OK’d for senior housing…

    Montgomery adopts an ordinance that would permit construction of a 218-unit, age-restricted housing development. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee narrowly adopted an ordinance that would permit the construction of a 218-unit, age-restricted housing development north of Route 518 near Route 206 Wednesday night.    The committee members split 3-2 on the issue, with…

  • Fraud case tied to jailed area financier

    ‘Princeton Notes’ scheme settled; restitution to exceed $600 million By: George Frey    The Republic New York Corp. of New York City agreed Monday to a restitution of over $600 million for its role in a scheme that defrauded about 140 Japanese investors of more than $700 million through securities and futures investments.    Martin Armstrong, a…