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  • Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson Cobb

       HIGHTSTOWN — Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson Cobb, 93, died Friday, Aug. 24.    Best known as Eliza Parkinson, Ms. Cobb was a vital and effective presence at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for nearly 70 years.    In 1939, she was appointed a trustee of the museum. Thereafter, except for service with the Red…

  • Dewey’s softball continues to win

    Change of league brings no change for champions By: Bob Nuse    The Dewey’s Upholstery softball team always manages to find someplace to play. And wherever that place might be, they usually find a way to win.    When the Montgomery Softball League faded away several years ago, Dewey’s found a home in Princeton, where they and…

  • RCN gets bad reception from throng at Princeton Borough hearing

    A long list of complaints on cost, slow computer hookups and customer service. By: Jeff Milgram    A standing-room-only crowd jammed the council chamber at Princeton Borough Hall on Thursday night to tell two members of the state Board of Public Utilities that RCN cable company is too expensive, offers slow computer hookups and has a…

  • Donna M. Quintiliani, 47

       Donna M. Quintiliani, 47, of Jamesburg died Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in New York City and a resident of Princeton and Spotswood before moving to Jamesburg last year, she had been employed by Proctor and Gamble in the accounting department of the Sandor Brands Division, Dayton, for 25 years,…

  • Arts Council plans for site still undecided

    Trustees delay decision on seeking to expand at Princeton site or moving to Hopewell Township. By: Jennifer Potash    The Arts Council of Princeton won’t make a decision on its future location for another couple of weeks.    The organization’s trustees met Thursday night at Chairwoman Suzanne Goldenson’s residence in Princeton Township and "decided to order our…

  • State: 35 mph is fine for Mercer Street

    The borough had sought to have the speed limit on Mercer Street dropped to 25 mph. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The New Jersey Department of Transportation has rejected the borough’s request to lower the speed limit on Mercer Street from 35 mph to 25 mph.    In a letter from DOT’s Bureau of Traffic Engineering…

  • Third strike for revitalization

    For the third time, a request for bids on Hightstown’s downtown revitalization project has been unsuccessful. A single bid ($500,000 over budget) was rejected this week. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — The borough again has rejected the only construction bid for its downtown revitalization project.    At the urging of Borough Engineer Carmela Santaniello, the Borough…

  • Proper care for the elderly has become a pressing issue

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Dr. Rick Meyer    Elder abuse is an act or a mission that results in harm or threatened harm to the health or welfare of an elderly person.    Elderly Americans are falling victim to various forms of abuse in astonishing numbers ranging from 500,000 to 2 million cases per year. In 2000, a…

  • Caliguire is choice for Montgomery committee

    He will fill out the remaining four months of Ali Henkel’s term. By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee unanimously appointed former state deputy attorney general and current Township Committee candidate Mark Caliguire to fill the remaining four months of departed Committeewoman Ali Henkel’s term Thursday night.    "He’s got good connections," Committeeman Don Matthews…