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  • Family appreciates tender, loving care

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The character of an organization is very much tied to the leadership and values of the leader. It is obvious that the people employed by The Elms of Cranbury, a rehab nursing facility on Maplewood Avenue in Cranbury are handpicked not only for their excellence in skill but…

  • Cranbury tab decreases, but taxes rise

    Cranbury taxpayers could be facing their first municipal tax in­ crease in four years. By:Brian Shappell    û û û Cranbury taxpayers could be facing their first municipal tax in­ crease in four years, even though spending will decrease by 2.9 per­ cent in 2001.    û û The $7.1 million municipal budget introduced Monday calls for…

  • Susie Ciaola

       Susie Giannetta Caiola, 86, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Paterson, she lived there before moving to Lawrenceville nine years ago.    Daughter of the late Alfredo and Maria Danielle Giannetta, wife of the late Felix Caiola and sister of the late Catherine Orland and Connie Giannetta, she is survived…

  • Borough signs off on Possum Hollow Road closing

    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Borough Council is expected to approve the closing of Possum Hollow Road. By:Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Borough Council is expected to approve the closing of Possum Hollow Road at its Feb. 28 meeting.    Following a discussion with Monroe Township’s engineer and attorney at Wednesday’s Borough Council meeting,…

  • Olympic-medalist can ‘swim with the guys’

    Decorated swimmer speaks at RiderWomen might not get the publicity and notoriety that male athletes receive, but their game is just as good as the opposite gender, according to decorated Olympic swimmer, Cristina Teuscher. By: Nick Schaefer    She addressed Rider University’s student athletes at the Student Center Theatre on Saturday, in celebration of National Girls…

  • Parents thankful for speedy response

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    On Jan. 30, while she was walking home on Quincy Circle in Dayton Square with a friend, our daughter was injured by an auto that struck her from behind. A number of our Dayton Square neighbors were on the Circle at the time, and these kind neighbors did…

  • An open letter to Mayor Johnson

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    For some time before submitting this letter for publication I carefully reflected upon Mayor Debra Johnson’s recent uncivil behavior toward Susan Edelman, the new Planning Board chairwoman, at the board’s reorganization meeting last month. I am referring to actions after her nominee for chairman was not supported by…

  • Pennington boys earn No. 2 seed

    Pennington Boys BasketballWhen the Prep B Tournament rolls around, it’s a good bet that the Pennington School boys squad is playing its best basketball of the season. By: Mike Molaro    After starting the year at 1-8, the Red Raiders (10-11) closed by winning nine of their last 12, including a five-game winning streak stopped on…

  • Rider runs out of steam against Sienna

    Hustle and hard work will usually lead a team to victory, but sometimes all the desire in the world won’t defeat a more talented, first place squad. By: Nick Schaefer    After trailing by a meager two points at halftime, 29-27, the Rider University women’s basketball team was outscored, 21-7, by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s…