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  • Caliguire won’t request recount in Montgomery

    By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — Republican Township Committee member Mark Caliguire decided Friday not to file for a recount of the Nov. 6 election, saying he believed it was in no one’s best interest.    "It appears that we lost a close one, and I just want to bow out gracefully," he said Monday.    On Election…

  • School Menus

    Delaware    A la carte items, bagel bag, chef salad and fruit choice available daily. All meals served with choice of white, 2-percent or low-fat chocolate milk.    Monday, Nov. 26 — Mozzarella sticks, garlic bread, tossed salad and fruit choice.    Tuesday, Nov. 27 — Cheeseburger, French fries, pickles and fruit choice.    Wednesday, Nov. 28 — Hot…

  • Improvements being made to city parks

    The Lambertville Recreation Commission is working on improvements to Ely Memorial Field and Cavallo Park as well as reviewing plans for the annual Winter Festival. By: Carl Reader    LAMBERTVILLE — The Recreation Commission is making progress on three issues that will bring some fun to town in three different areas.    The commission, which met Nov.…

  • What Santa’s Elves Know

    Toy testers’ picks for gift giving By: RUTH B. ROUFBERG Since last February, when the year’s new toys were introduced at the annual American International Toy Fair, toy-testing organizations across the country have been scrutinizing these toys, usually with additional input from child play-testers, in order to identify the best playthings. Take a look at…

  • From Grandmom, with love

    Hanukkah shopping requires the strategic planning of the Normandy Invasion. By: SALLY FRIEDMAN Illustration by Judy Martin   Eight gifts per child — one for each night of the holiday. Four adored grandchildren. The simple math there adds up to 32 gifts. Did I say simple? Take a look at Local Merchants and Special in…

  • Bibliophiles break their two-week fast

    Princeton Public Library opens its temporary home at shopping center By: Jennifer Potash    A horde of book-lovers eagerly awaited an opening Monday at the Princeton Shopping Center after enduring two long weeks without their Princeton Public Library.    "We want books," chorused the gaggle of middle school students waiting outside the site of the former Bargain…

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb cuts 350 local jobs

       Bristol-Myers Squibb announced Nov. 12 about 1,000 positions would be struck from the company worldwide, 350 of which would take effect in New Jersey in the company’s effort to further focus on pharmaceuticals.    "They’ve already taken effect," said Peggy Ballman, a spokeswoman with the company. "Most people decided to stay a few days, but most…

  • Janice Stonaker dies

    An attorney and former Borough Council member. By: Jennifer Potash    Janice B. Stonaker, a Princeton Borough attorney, loved a challenge.    She challenged the county election rules mandating a married woman must register to vote using her husband’s name, even if she didn’t use his name.    "She took them on and she won," said Borough Clerk…

  • Chit-Chat: Cycling makes man a nicer person!

    By: Merle Citron    One day almost five years ago, Tom Kolinchak, owner of New Hope Cyclery, sat reading an article about succeeding in business.    He paused and re-read a statement.    "Then, I stopped reading," he told me, "and thought about what the author had said. His point was that if you don’t like what you…