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  • Students dig for roots of their cultural heritage

    Colorful orange, red and purple flowers have spruced up the garden in the upper-grade courtyard of the Cranbury School. The garden was started by retired teacher Pat Wood’s fifth-grade class during the 1999-2000 school year. By: Sarah Winkelman Colorful orange, red and purple flowers have spruced up the garden in the upper-grade courtyard of the…

  • Virginia Hillman

       RIVERTON — Virginia M. Hillman, 88, died Saturday, June 23, at Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro.    Born in Morrisville, Pa., she lived in Lawrence 64 years before moving to Riverton 11 years ago.    She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, West Windsor, and its Ladies Aid and Missionary Circle. Mrs. Hillman was an assistant librarian in…

  • Man robbed at gun point

    Police are asking for help with Royal Oaks robbery    A 34-year-old man was robbed at gun point June 19 on Shadow Oaks Court in the Royal Oaks apartments off Route 1.    The man left his home to get a cell phone from his car at about 10:30 p.m. when he noticed a dark blue four-door…

  • Police: Deans Lane home burglarized

       Police are looking for a man who burglarized a house on Deans Lane on Tuesday.    Police said a female resident was confronted by the man, who was wearing a blue shirt, after she stepped out of the shower at about 10:30 a.m.    When the man saw the woman, he fled.    Police would not say what…

  • Our Papers

    The Beacon www.beaconnews.com Lambertville City, Delaware Township, West Amwell Township, New Hope Borough (Pa.), Stockton Borough, Solebury Township (Pa.) Cranbury Press www.cranburypress.com Cranbury Township, Jamesburg Borough, Monroe Township Hillsborough Beacon www.hillsboroughbeacon.com Hillsborough Township Hopewell Valley News www.hopewellvalleynews.com Hopewell Township, Pennington Borough, Hopewell Borough The Lawrence Ledger www.lawrenceledger.com Lawrence Township The Manville News HREF="http://www.manvillenews.com">www.manvillenews.com Manville Borough…

  • OBITUARIES, June 26, 2001

    Helen M. Jager, George C. Young, Martha M. Sollenberger. Helen M. Jager Retired teacher    Helen Milsop Jager of Princeton Township died Friday at home. She was 92.    Born in Delawanna, she was a Paterson resident for 60 years, a Warminster, Pa. resident for four years and a Princeton Township resident for the past 10 years.…

  • Police: Jeep Cherokee stolen

       A black 1997 Jeep Cherokee valued at $10,000 was stolen from the rear lot of Avebe America on Independence Drive between 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on June 14.

  • Board OKs kindergarten centers

    Dayton and Deans will become kindergarten-only schools in September 2002 as part of a redistricting plan approved by the Board of Education. By:Nick D’Amore    Dayton and Deans will become kindergarten-only schools in September 2002 as part of a redistricting plan approved by the Board of Education.    The board voted 5-4 Monday in favor of the…

  • A love for teaching and each other

    Patrick and Virginia Markham, who together have a combined 61 years of teaching experience in the district, have announced they will retire "to spend time together." By:Amanda Bok    With some trepidation but with the knowledge that "it’s time," two of South Brunswick’s most beloved teachers will retire at the end of this school year.    Patrick…