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  • Sarah Hoffman (Symmes) Buck, 83

       Sarah Hoffman (Symmes) Buck, 83, died Thursday, Aug. 23.    Born in Cranbury, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.    A prominent figure in the banking community, beginning her career as a teller at the First National Bank of Cranbury, Ms. Buck moved to Virginia where she became vice president of Citizens’…

  • Borough settles suit brought by ex-cop

    Retired Patrol Officer William Nathan will receive $55,000 in borough funds as well as additional money from insurance carriers. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton Borough has settled the case with a retired police officer who won a jury verdict on his claim that he was discriminated against on the basis of his ethnicity by his superiors…

  • Proposed sites for senior housing attacked on density

    Neighbors mobilized to oppose three Princeton Township sites, dealing the plans a setback. By: David Campbell    A draft ordinance earmarking three township sites for senior housing suffered a setback Thursday night when mobilized neighbors charged it was in direct conflict with local and state planning, and possibly represented illegal spot zoning.    The Zoning Amendment Review…

  • Rams deserve respect and support

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The Hightstown High School Rams football team will play its first game of the season on Saturday against Hamilton West at 11 a.m. in Hamilton. Our first home game will be against West Windsor South on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.    Football is a complex sport. Of the…

  • Sylvia H. Isaacson, 87

       Sylvia H. Isaacson, 87, of Monroe died Friday, Aug. 31, at the Central Jersey Jewish Home for the Aged in Somerset.    Born in New York City to the late Leon and Tamar Strasberg Kenigstein, Ms. Isaacson was a resident of Hewlett, N.Y., before moving to Rossmoor 10 years ago.    She earned a bachelor’s degree from…

  • An alternate route to the head of the classroom

    Princeton High teachers recount their unconventional career paths. By: Jeff Milgram    Students aren’t the only ones to get the jitters before the first day of school. New teachers get nervous, too.    "Of course," Princeton High School French teacher Sheila M. MacRae said Thursday. "Until I got into class, then I was fine."    She wasn’t alone.…

  • Mildred Patricia Mason

       HAMILTON — Mildred Patricia Mason, 76, died Monday, Aug. 27, at home.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Yardville many years before moving to Hamilton.    She was a cashier with Dee’s Appliances, Hamilton, and enjoyed cooking.    She is survived by a son, Charles Mason Jr. of Hightstown; three nieces, Helen Ann, Laura and Marilyn Zarzecki,…

  • Applegarth vice principal ready for new school year

    Jeanette Baubles officially replaced William Incollingo on Aug. 13. By: Nick D’Amore    MONROE — Jeanette Baubles has worn several hats since she began teaching about four years ago.    But this year she’ll put a new one on as vice principal of Applegarth School.    Ms. Baubles also is relatively new to the district having begun her…

  • Don’t deny humanity of embryos

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Having spent a large portion of my adult life working in the Hightstown-East Windsor area, I enjoyed your paper every week. Since I have relocated to South Carolina I enjoy keeping in touch with home through your paper online. This past Friday, Aug. 17, I came across an…