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  • Strings attached

    Close bonds help kids create music worthy of the White House. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Nathan Thomas has brought his students a long way from the supply closet.    That’s where the Montgomery School District orchestra teacher held his classes when he first signed on to build the district’s strings program seven years ago.    "When…

  • Police gather toys for tots

    The Hightstown Police Department has distributed boxes to local businesses in order to collect gifts for the Toys for Tots program through Dec. 12. By: Scott Morgan    With the sleigh bells fast approaching, it is time again to consider those less fortunate.    The borough Police Department and Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 283 are sponsoring their…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 23, 2001

    Janice B. Stonaker, Bernard Miller, H. Esther Pownall, Arthur J. Dickert, Helen M. Eccleston, Yoneko Sepp, Colette G. Conley, Maria Melucci Janice B. Stonaker Lawyer    Janice B. Stonaker of Princeton died Monday at The Medical Center at Princeton of pancreatic cancer.    She was a lawyer with a wide-ranging practice in municipal and land use law.…

  • Nov. 23, 2001

    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, Jeff Heite, 1101 Madaline Dr, $149,000, 08/29/01 Avenel, Muhammad Khan, 411 Remsen…

  • WW Council pitches move for batting facility

    By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — The location of West Windsor Little League’s proposed indoor batting facility soon could be switched from R.J. Ward Field on North Post Road to Community Park on Princeton-Hightstown Road, thanks to some help from the Township Council.    At its meeting Monday night, the council approved a $1.6 million bond…

  • Back Timberlane gift gains township nod

    Hopewell Township will contribute $135,000 it has collected from developers toward the cost of constructing a nine-field athletic complex on 48 acres on the western end of the Timberlane Middle School grounds By: John Tredrea    Hopewell Township will contribute $135,000 it has collected from developers toward the cost of constructing a nine-field athletic complex on…

  • Imam hopes to use Ramadan to promote understanding

    Area Muslims plan to spend Ramadan strengthening relationships with other local religious leaders. By: Nick D’Amore    Area Muslims plan to spend much of Ramadan strengthening their relationships with other local religious leaders as celebrants prepare for their monthlong fast.    Imam Hamad Ahmad Chebli of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey in South Brunswick said the…

  • Hopewell coach Suozzo reflects on boys season

    Boys SoccerBulldogs fall short in state final By: Mike Molaro    It was, as Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer coach Tony Suozzo said, one of the best seasons in school history.    When the final whistle blew in last Friday evening’s 2-0 setback to Hackettstown in the NJSIAA Group III championship game at The College…

  • Helping Hands creates feast for TASK

    Today, Nov. 22, marks the 15th anniversary of a community service project — Helping Hands — through which Pennington’s Toll Gate Grammar School family shares its blessings with neighbors who are less fortunate    Today, Nov. 22, marks the 15th anniversary of a community service project — Helping Hands — through which Pennington’s Toll Gate Grammar…