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  • William Laster

       William C. Laster, 63, of Lawrenceville died Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk, Va.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He graduated from Trenton Central High School and Mercer County Community College.    He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.    He retired after more than 30 years…

  • Margaret Kelly

       Margaret Burke Kelly, 91, died Thursday, Aug. 24, at Mill Run Assisted Living, Bristol, Pa.    Born in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, she lived in the Sunnyside section of Queens, N.Y., 52 years before moving to Lawrenceville five years ago.    Mrs. Kelly retired in 1973 after 20 years with New York Telephone Co. She had been…

  • Charles Battaglia

       HAMILTON — Charles D. Battaglia, 45, died Friday, Aug. 24, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. Battaglia graduated from Steinert High School and was a carpenter with Pulaski Construction Co. of Hamilton many years.    He was a Navy veteran.    Son of the late James Battaglia, he is survived by…

  • Princeton Running Company third in relay

    PU grads, team contemplates return after finishing time record By: Justin Feil    If someone had asked Gene Mitchell before the Hood to Coast Relay if he would enter a men’s team next year in the 195-mile race, he would have been hesitant to say yes.    But after the Princeton Running Company team’s third-place finish Saturday…

  • Home Grown

    Two Sergeantsville residents cultivate a niche with their own bed and breakfast. By: Ilene Dube Bill Hawley (left) and Steve Noll transformed an old farmhouse near Sergeantsville into a bed and breakfast. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski    Two years ago, an editor at Bloomberg Markets magazine in Skillman and a florist in Hamilton started dreaming…

  • William Ehret

       William A. Ehret, 84, died Thursday, Aug. 24, at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Pennington before moving to Lawrenceville.    He graduated from The Lawrenceville School and Princeton University, class of 1938.    Mr. Ehret served as an Army first lieutenant in Fontainebleau, France.    He supervised the building of hotels and…

  • Into the Rugged Hills

    Travel in mountainous North Vietnam offers a colorful glimpse of ancient cultures. By: Anne Silver

  • Into the Rugged Hills

    Travel in mountainous North Vietnam offers a colorful glimpse of ancient cultures. By: Anne Silver

  • Stanley Pierzhanowski

       WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Stanley J. Pierzhanowski Sr., 75, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Trenton and Robbinsville resident.    A Coast Guard veteran, he served aboard combat patrol cutters during World War II.    He retired in 1987 after 30 years as a carpenter…