Category: archives

  • Wanda Pajer

       TRENTON — Wanda Knochowski Pajer, 68, died Monday, Sept. 24, at home.    Born in Chajnowka, Poland, she came to the United States in 1972 and lived in Hamilton and Trenton.    She retired from Switlik Parachute Co. in 1986 after 10 years. She also worked for New Jersey Porcelain Co. and was a member of Lipinski…

  • Time Travel

    East Jersey Olde Towne Village in Piscataway hosts 12 au­thentic and replica buildings that date back to Middlesex County’s Colonial era. By: Jim Boyle    It is hard to picture that in these ‘burbs where we live, battles in America’s most important war were fought. During the American Revolution, shots were fired, soldiers marched and troops…

  • In master plan review, only traffic counts

    The bulk of the proposed changes to Montgomery’s Master Plan involve down-zoning much of the developable land in the western section of the township. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Planning Board has asked once more for public comment on its Master Plan re-examination, and the public has once again heeded the call.    Just five…

  • Library, Legion hearing on agenda

    By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council is expected to continue discussion tonight of an ordinance to provide funding for the new Princeton Public Library.    The council held a public hearing on the ordinance last week but tabled the vote, giving council members an opportunity to review a memo by Princeton Township Attorney Edwin Schmierer…

  • Hold the Lost Moment

    A touch of healing:  Paintings by Ben Frank Moss celebrate the human spirit with vivacious brushwork and swaths of rich colors. Spirit States is on exhibit at the Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Gallery through Oct. 18. By: Susan Van Dongen    The acts of violence in New York and Washington have bruised the nation’s collective heart…

  • Letters to the Editor, Sept. 25

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 25 By: An open letter to area families suffering in aftermath of Sept. 11 To the editor:    I have a different perspective of the tragedy two weeks ago. My first husband, Bill Daniels, was murdered by terrorists on Dec. 21, 1988. He was unlucky enough to be aboard Pan Am…

  • Bomb scare shuts down Foxmoor shopping center

    Complex reopens after suspicious device turns out to be dummy bazooka shell. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Township police evacuated the Foxmoor shopping center this morning after a suspicious device was found near the complex.    Lt. Martin Masseroni said someone alerted an officer around 8:15 a.m. about a device that looked like a rocket sitting…

  • For borough’s judge, quality of life on trial

    By: Jennifer Potash    Several cases involving quality-of-life issues — from open containers of alcohol in public to urinating in public to overcrowded rental properties — were prominent in Princeton Borough Municipal Court on Monday.    More than a dozen Princeton University students were before the court on borough ordinance violations which carry a maximum penalty of…