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  • Local girls cut hair to assist ill children

    The Donaghy twins of Washington look forward to long hair for donations to Locks of Love. By:    WASHINGTON — Some children look forward to getting older so they can be bigger or better at an activity like karate or playing an instrument.    For the Donaghy twins, there’s one more thing for which to look forward…

  • Robert Post

       Robert E. Post, 61, died Thursday, April 5, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    A native of Johnstown, Pa., he had resided in Monmouth Junction since 1976. He retired in 1993 from Johnson & Johnson Corp. in North Brunswick after 32 years as a supervisor of production and shipping. He also served in…

  • Springtime is right time for community projects

    LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara    In the upcoming weeks, the non-profit organizations in town will need your help. There are many organizations that have their main goal to help others with any support possible.    Today, tomorrow and Saturday, the Manville North End Fire Company No. 3 and their Ladies Auxiliary will be holding their…

  • ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’

    Renée Zellweger stars as a daft, dizzy dame in this good-natured romantic comedy. While the book reads like an update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the screen version is a vaguely formulaic affair.   [R] By: Kam Williams    Suddenly cinema has discovered sex and the single girl, taking its cue from television, which had taken its…

  • Softball team posts third win in a row

    After losing their opener, Redbirds enter spring break with string of victories. By: Kyle Moylan    Following its game against Princeton last week, the Allentown High School softball team will be off for two weeks.    Consider the way Allentown played against Princeton — and the two previous games — it earned that time off.    After losing…

  • Historically Speaking

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at Allentown-Upper Freehold during the American Revolution. By: Information provided by Allentown resident Ann Garrison, Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society President John Fabiano and society member Alice Wikoff, who together authored the draft abstract, "Allen’s Town, New Jersey: A Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783." Having completed the chronology of the earlier…

  • Sharon students learn to follow dreams

    Nellie Bly dared to travel the world in search of stories, becoming the first woman news reporter. By:    WASHINGTON — Women couldn’t be seen "going about in their pantaloons" or without cover on their hair. It would have been scandalous!    Students in kindergarten through third grade at Sharon School giggled as actress Anne Pasquale recently…

  • We Want Your News

    The Cranbury Press welcomes your submissions… If you have an idea for a story; please tell us: what the event is, when the event will take place, where it will be held, who is involved and whom to contact. Find out how to tell us your news. More Details

  • Miracles still happen, a generation later

       The play, "Miracle Worker," received critical acclaim when it first was produced on Broadway a generation ago. It was performed at Rider 20 years ago. Beginning this weekend, it is being performed again, with a new cast, new insights plus a deep respect for, and understanding of, the characters. By: Linda J. Field    Patrick Chmel,…