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  • Grace Krause Baldwin

       Grace Krause Baldwin, 73, of Monroe, died Thursday Feb. 15 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she lived most of her life in Milltown. She relocated to Lady Lake, Fla., in 1987 and returned to New Jersey last year, setting up residence in Monroe.    She worked as a clerk/typist…

  • Mary Satterthwaite

       Mary Satterthwaite, 85, died Sunday Feb. 18 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    She worked at Waterbury Products in Hightstown for many years as a factory worker before retiring.    She is survived by her husband, George Satterthwaite Sr.; a daughter, Nancy Ruck of Roundup, Mont.; five sons, George Jr. of Old Bridge, William and Richard…

  • Learning the appetizing art of gourmet cuisine

    By:Brian Shappell    The food tasted and smelled of a gourmet caliber — and it certainly wasn’t because of the ambiance or the oven.    The first of three cooking classes with Tamsen Granger kicked off this year’s spring 2001 schedule of Community Education programs on Feb. 13 in the Cranbury School teachers’ lounge.    Ms. Granger shared…

  • Monroe school budget calls for spending increase

    A tentative 2001-2002 budget of $41.6 million was introduced by the Board of Education Wednesday By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — A tentative 2001-2002 budget of $41.6 million was introduced by the Board of Education Wednesday night.    School Business Administrator Wayne Holliday stressed the word "tentative."    "We won’t have our state aid figures until March 5," the…

  • Police Blotter

    Delaware    A purse containing $1,180 was stolen from Hideaway’s Sports Bar at Feb. 10.    Police said employee Kim Birgfeld, 40, of Riegelsville, Pa., put her purse on a table at the bar on Old Croton Road, locked the door and started to clean up. Two hours alter, the purse was missing.    Old wooden beams, wooden…

  • Second Amoco station eyed for Rt. 130

    CRANBURY – A second Route 130 Amoco gas station, with an accompanying convenience store, could come to Cranbury. By:Brian Shappell    A second Route 130 Amoco gas station, with an accompanying convenience store, could become a reality if the BP Amoco Corp. addresses concerns of the township zoning board.    The BP Amoco Corp. has filed an…

  • Italian club celebrats its Italian heritage

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Be the subject the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, the musical accomplishments of Verdi, the hardships endured by immigrants or the popular appeal of a Frank Sinatra or Joe DiMaggio, the Italian American Cultural Society of Monroe Township has stories to tell.    In its third year, the society offers an opportunity…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Feb. 22 — Seafood bisque, garlic chicken…

  • Mabel A. Pulaski D’Imperio

       Mabel A. Pulaski D’Imperio, 81, died Feb. 15 at Collingswood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Plano, Texas.    She was born in Englishtown and was raised there with her three brothers and three sisters, working on farms in the surrounding area.    She lived in Jamesburg for many years, moving to the Silvermead community in Freehold in 1996…