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  • Electric firms eyeing Monroe for new plant

       MONROE — A number of energy companies have shown interest in the township as a possible site for a plant to produce electricity, said Mike Rogers, executive director of the township’s Municipal Utilities Authority. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — A number of energy companies have shown interest in the township as a possible site for…

  • Themes of thanks: stars, stripes and peace

    Students celebrate Thanksgiving with some extra patriotic flare. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Wearing paper Pilgrim hats and American Indian headdresses, 35 English as a Second Language students at the J.V.B. Wicoff School on Plainsboro Road celebrated Thanksgiving with some extra patriotic flare Tuesday.    The event, organized by teacher Laurie Haas, has become a tradition…

  • Claire (Epstein) Mueller, 87

       Claire (Epstein) Mueller, 87, died Thursday, Nov. 15, at her residence.    Born in New York City, she lived there before moving to Monroe 25 years ago.    Her husband, Herbert Mueller died in 1988 and her daughter, Gladys Levine, died in 1994.    She is survived by a son, Julian Mueller of Seattle; and six grandchildren, Jeffrey…

  • More details for platform

    Election forum letter To the editor:    I am appreciative of Michael Arges’ article in last week’s Herald ("TR candidates: Unity needed in community," Nov. 16, 2001, Page 1A) about the positions taken by the various candidates for board seats in Twin Rivers.    However, I believe that Mr. Arges incorrectly emphasized some minor points I made…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 23

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 23 By: Candidate thanks supporters in borough To the editor:    I write to express my deep appreciation to all those who supported me in the recent campaign for Princeton Borough Council. I am very gratified and encouraged that many borough residents — Democrat, Independent and Republican — saw fit to…

  • Employee prospects at Merrill Lynch may remain bearish

    About 2,600 employees have accepted a severance package. The company said it already had cut 6,100 jobs this year, but did not say how much of the work force eventually would be eliminated. By: George Frey    About 2,600 employees, or about 4 percent of the total work force of 66,000 at Merrill Lynch, the nation’s…

  • Josephine C. Walter

       HAMILTON — Josephine C. Walter, 69, died Friday, Nov. 16, at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in Jessup, Pa., she lived most of her life in Yardville.    Daughter of the late Marion and Lottie Bajor Zorichak, wife of the late Earl J. Walter Sr. and mother of the late Earl J. Walter…

  • Princeton deer hunt plans set

    Program will begin sometime after Dec. 1.    Princeton Township officials announced Wednesday that deer hunting by White Buffalo, the wildlife management firm hired by the township to reduce the herd, will begin sometime after Dec. 1 on private and public properties throughout the township.    The state Division of Fish and Wildlife permit for the hunt…

  • Billy Joel: a Princeton state of mind…

    The performer pays a visit to Princeton University By: Andrew M Romano        Standing outside Princeton’s Holder Hall on a Monday night, one can usually hear the hum of dormitory life: the rustling pages, the typing fingertips, the hushed debates. But last Monday, not many Princeton students were working.    More than a thousand undergrads abandoned…