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  • Hightstown police help Port Authority families

    On Monday the Hightstown police handed over Christmas toys for the children of 37 police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The last time the Keansburg Police Department sent its canvas-backed military transport truck to New York City, it was a beautiful mid-September day that…

  • Christmas caroling along North Main Street

    AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor    I’m sure anyone who has sampled the fare at Bread & Life will agree that the shop is a wonderful addition to the downtown.    Christie Chisholm, proprietor of Bread & Life, cordially invites everyone in town to join her for an afternoon of caroling in front of the shop on…

  • School district cautiously lifts its ban on students’ field trips

    But superintendent warns that national and international events still could force the Princeton Regional School District to cancel the trips. By: Jeff Milgram    It’s a go for Princeton Regional elementary school pupils to visit the Insectarium, a bug museum in Philadelphia. Planning can continue so John Witherspoon Middle School students can go to Quebec, Canada,…

  • Paul D’Agostino

       Paul f. D’Agostino, 79, of Monroe and West Palm Beach, Fla., died peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at his Florida home.    Born in New York City, he had lived in Edison before moving to Monroe. He was the retired owner and founder of La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppes. He was a certified master baker. He retired…

  • CVC season starts with two victories for Hightstown

    BOYS BASKETBALL: The Rams defeated Steinert and Hopewell to start their conference season in undefeated fashion. By: Neil Hay    Impressive wins over a pair of CVC rivals marked a successful start to the new season for the Hightstown boys basketball team.    Sandwiched between the Rams’ 47-20 win over Steinert Friday and a 51-26 win over…

  • Local benefactor passes away at 90

    Henry Coates, a former attorney for many local governing bodies and institutions and a former mayor of Allentown, died this week. By: Chris Karmiol    Giving is the ultimate theme of the upcoming holiday. We give gifts, we give to others, we give of ourselves. For many, giving is a yearly tradition that comes at the…

  • Falcon wrestlers have solid debut

    By: Ken Weingartner    Less might prove to be more for the Monroe High wrestling team.    A year ago, the Falcons opened the season with a second-place finish in the Ewing Tournament and crowned two champions. This season, Monroe placed third and had only one champ, but coach Sal Profaci had a very good feeling about…

  • University fall victim improving in hospital

    By: Jeff Milgram    Alexandra Shaw, 21, the Princeton University senior who fell from a Princeton Chapel tower last week, has improved and was listed in fair condition at Capital Health System’s Helene Fuld campus in Trenton on Thursday.    A hospital spokeswoman said Ms. Shaw remains in the intensive care unit.    On Dec. 13, Ms. Shaw…

  • Thankfully, Wally not elected to board

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I’d like to thank you for your editorial on Al Wally’s behavior during his recent campaign ("Voters know comment was unacceptable," Dec. 14, 2001, Page 10A). I have seen firsthand Mr. Wally’s confrontational and sometimes violent behavior at board meetings and shudder to think what the consequences would…