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  • EDITORIAL: Fiasco week worthy of the good old days

    By:    Remember "That Was The Week That Was," the old TV show that looked back on the news events of the preceding seven days with a rich blend of biting satire and irreverent humor? Well, it’s a real shame there’s no comparable offering on the air these days to chronicle the remarkable turn of events…

  • A fresh start

    From the Fresh Air Fund, a new member of the family. By: U. Deloris Brewer       When the minister of a small, rural parish in Pennsylvania asked members of his congregation to volunteer as host families for children from New York City tenements in 1877, he most likely had little idea how extensively his plans would…

  • MHS diamond teams set for SCT

    Mustangs host county games Saturday By: Rudy Brandl        Last week’s Somerset County baseball and softball seeding meetings tried to sort the contenders from the pretenders, but it wasn’t an easy process. The next few weekends will reveal the handicapping accuracy of the coaches.    The county baseball coaches had a real struggle making sense of…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Sixth-grader donates ponytail to cancer victims

    AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Our columnist reflects on the happenings of Cranbury. By:Lorraine Sedor Another Cranbury ponytail is making its way to Locks of Love thanks to Evans Drive resident Kat Kehrt. Kat, who is a sixth-grader at Cranbury School, has been growing her hair for a while, specifically to donate it. Locks of…

  • Elks chip in for skate park

    Plans for a borough skate park are slowly becoming a reality. By:Nick D’Amore        JAMESBURG — Plans for a borough skate park are slowly becoming a reality.    Though still a long way off, the Skate Park Committee has raised about $7,500, said committee co-Chairwoman Sue Zimmer. The committee has proposed to build the park at…

  • Pilot grounded by loose propeller bolt

    By:Brian Shappell    No one said chasing an adventurous dream was easy — certainly not Jerry Yochelson.    Mr. Yochelson and his co-pilot John Eckel were grounded last week during their second attempt to fly an antique airplane cross-country because a bolt came off the propeller during a landing.    Though the duo were not injured, they won’t…

  • Borough near pact for design of new garage

    But the council has still not committed itself to construction. By: Jennifer Potash    While reaching an apparent agreement this week with Princeton Future to help narrow down the designs for a parking garage, the Princeton Borough Council has not yet committed to building the structure.    The borough needs to know if the plans are financially…

  • Hilderene Poisson "Rene" Rowe

       AMHERST, N.Y. — Hilderene Poisson "Rene" Rowe, 76, died March 27 in Amherst, N.Y.    A devoted wife and mother, Ms. Rowe had an early career in customer service in Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Buffalo, N.Y., and later in their credit division in Pleasantville. She later obtained a realtor’s license from Rutgers University and joined…

  • School budget receives support

    Millstone Township Committee decides to leave spending plan without changes. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee is expected to adopt a resolution at its May 16 meeting supporting the failed 2001-02 school budget.    The committee reached a decision at its May 2 meeting, said Committeeman Bill Kastning, who is liaison to the…