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  • Leonard P. ‘Bookie’ Davis Jr.

       TRENTON — Leonard P. "Bookie" Davis Jr., 52, died Thursday, Aug. 16, at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he was a longtime Trenton resident.    He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School and Mercer County Community College.    He retired in 2000 after many years with the state.    He had been…

  • Committee approves new sidewalk

    The Township Committee is planning to put in a new sidewalk between Town Hall and the Cranbury School. By:Amanda Bok    The Township Committee is planning to put in a new sidewalk between Town Hall and the Cranbury School.    The sidewalk will begin in Town Hall’s rear vestibule and end in the school’s Industrial Arts room,…

  • Fred Scerbo Jr.

       Fred Scerbo Jr., 61, of Jamesburg, died Thursday, Aug. 16 at his home.    He was born in Fort Lee and lived there before moving to Jamesburg 36 years ago.    A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, he was employed for the past 11 years as a truck driver for Quality Carriers in Newark.    Mr. Scerbo…

  • Carlton M. Clayton

    Carlton M. Clayton Sr., 92, died Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Morris Hall, a nursing home in Lawrenceville. He was born in Jamesburg and lived there for 40 years before moving to Kendall Park, where he resided for 12 years. A retired clerk, he worked for Clayton Lumber Company in South River for over 50 years.…

  • A game to save lives

    East Windsor resident Sharon Falitz organized a charity softball game to honor her late sister and raise money to fight inflammatory breast cancer. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — Even with no lump in her breast, a woman can still have breast cancer.    Sharon Falitz urgently heldped get that message out Tuesday night with a…

  • Borough’s mixed-income units bid welcome to first residents

    One family has moved into one of the MacLean Street townhouses and a family closed on another unit this week. By: Jennifer Potash    The first residents of Princeton Commons, a borough housing project to provide a mix of affordable and market-rate housing on Shirley Court and MacLean Street, recently moved into the new townhouses.    A…

  • Book return bins to stay downtown when library goes

    The library is expected to spend 18 months at the Princeton Shopping Center. By: Jennifer Potash        While the Princeton Public Library is being demolished and under construction later this year, patrons will still be able to return books downtown.    The library is considering placing drop-off bins for books and audio-video materials downtown. Currently there…

  • WW taps water funds for land preservation

    The township recenlty closed a $4.3 million deal to buy the 202-acre Maneely site. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Township officials recently closed a $4.3 million deal to buy 202 acres of open space on Meadow Road — and, in doing so, became one of the first municipalities in New Jersey to purchase open…

  • Reunion of trooper, girl brings smile to mother’s face

    Lauren Ortiz and State Trooper Michael Siegelski met 14 years ago during an Operation Dreamlift project. They were reunited for the first time last weekend. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Serendipity, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is "a seeming gift for finding good things accidentally." As defined by Carmen Ortiz, it likely would be a…