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  • Isabel McGinty

       FREEHOLD — Isabel McGinty, 90, a resident of Applewood Estates in Freehold, died Nov. 15.    Born in Errarooey, County Donegal, Ireland, she came to the United States in 1938 and lived in Forest Hills, N.Y., before moving to Freehold in 1993.    She was a member of the Donegal Association and the United Irish Counties in…

  • Borough considers look of bus shelters

    Council members debated how shelters at stops for the new Route 130 commuter bus should look. A resolution to begin installing the shelters was tabled. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The myriad questions surrounding placing bus shelters around Hightstown for the new Route 130 commuter bus service run by the Mercer County Workforce Improvement Board…

  • Environmental panel issues warning on senior housing

    Commission says proposed ordinance may violate 1995 agreement with the state By: David Campbell    Princeton Township may jeopardize state funding to itself and Princeton Borough if it approves a draft ordinance designating three township sites for high-density senior housing, according to members of the Princeton Environmental Commission.    The Commission decided Tuesday night to tell both…

  • Skate league awaits new rink

       MONROE — Hockey league action is expected to begin in January at the township’s new roofed roller-hockey rink, which shares the Monroe Township Community Center site on Monmouth Road. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Hockey league action is expected to begin in January at the township’s new roofed roller-hockey rink, which shares the Monroe Township…

  • Board member should be on the team, too

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Get on board, please.    East Windsor’s school board has an important decision to make which will impact every taxpayer in our community. Our schools are bulging at the seams and next year’s projections indicate an additional eight or nine classrooms will be needed. For months different options have…

  • Monroe readies for food and toy drives

    By: Al Wicklund    Thanks to generous people in Monroe and Jamesburg, more than 160 area families going through hard times had traditional Thanksgiving dinners on Thursday’s holiday.    Many of the organizations involved in putting together and distributing the full turkey dinners — including the Monroe Senior Center, the Kiwanis Club of Rossmoor, the St. James…

  • Alice M. Merritt

       HIGHTSTOWN — Alice M. Merritt, 81, died Nov. 12 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime area resident before moving to Hightstown 10 years ago.    Mrs. Merritt was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hightstown, its women’s crafting group and adult Bible study. She enjoyed making crafts…

  • Holiday events pack coming weekends

    AROUND CRANBURY By: Lorraine Sedor    Last weekend, Cranbury Cub Scouts braved the chilly night air to camp at Quail Hill Scout Camp in Manalapan and celebrate Webelos Night.    An added attraction for the boys and their fathers was the Leonid meteor shower, said to be one of the most spectacular displays in many years.    Scout…

  • Stories to ponder when the snow falls

    HERE’S THE STORY by Michael Maugeri: The winter months bring with them not only cold temperatures, windy days and frozen precipitation, but grand myths as well.    When I was in high school, I wrote regularly to my pen-friend, Poonam, who lived in Bombay, India.    During a particularly severe winter, I gleefully sent her a picture…