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  • Soho in a Small Town

    Sophisticated taste migrates to suburbia By: Louise Handelman    A new generation of mom-and-pop stores has found its way to central New Jersey.    And the niche they are addressing is luxury – the look but not always the price.    Matteo & Company in Princeton epitomizes this recent trend in area retailing. According to owner Tamera Matteo,…

  • The Real Thing

    Know the facts when buying antiques By: Devon Cadwell Bazata    Is it genuine?    The most basic question in evaluating an antique’s value usually begins here. And to obtain an answer, the buyer may want to do a bit of research or locate a reputable antiques dealer.    Leo Arons, owner of The Gilded Lion, an antiques…

  • Cards prepare for Red Bank tourney

    Boys BasketballWhile young teams display a great deal of exuberance in trying to forge their own identity, they’re also prone to errors of inexperience. By: Mike Molaro    Such was the case with the Lawrence High School boys basketball squad in last Friday’s 53-40 setback to Colonial Valley Conference foe Princeton.    Although the Cardinals (1-2) did…

  • More than two dozen residents sign up for committee posts

    The Township Council will appointment residents to boards and committees at its meeting Tuesday.        Answering Township Council’s call for volunteers, 31 township residents have stepped forward to vie for 36 vacancies on 12 township advisory boards and committees. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council will appoint new members to the boards and committees at its…

  • Minnie McCoy

       Minnie L. McCoy, 82, died Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton.    She was born in Smoaks, S.C., and attended the public school system there.    Wife of the late Leander "Ted" McCoy, she is survived by three daughters, Doris and Jean McCoy and Barbara McCoy Perkins, all of Trenton; one sister, Sennie Pierce of Far…

  • Year-end highlights

    Moschak death, Bush visit lead Manville 2000 stories By:Eric Schwarz    A new principal comes to Manville High School. An old church fades into memory.    A 10-year-old girl stages a brave recovery from a brain cyst, and the the borough brushes off the dust from Hurricane Floyd to recover and improve business and family life.    These…

  • Around Allentown

    By: Julie Gartland    Judging will take place Friday for the annual holiday home decorating contest for Allentown Borough sponsored by the Women’s Association of Allentown (WAA). Judging and announcement of winners will be between 7 and 9 p.m. The categories being judged are: most illuminated, religious, artistic, whimsical, historical and grand prize. For questions contact…

  • Retiring teacher made sense of science for his students

           BORDENTOWN CITY — Science is more than a book and a laboratory. It is everyday life.    That is the message eighth-grade science teacher Leo Kelly II passed on to his students at the MacFarland Junior School for the past 35 years. By:Jeff Mikalaitis        BORDENTOWN CITY — Science is more than a book and…

  • Back to basics

    Princeton resident Robin Vitetta-Miller has published two versions of her book, "The Newlywed Cookbook." However, you don’t need to be a newlywed to learn from Ms. Vitetta-Miller’s recipes. By: Faith Bahadurian    Robin Vitetta-Miller lives in Princeton, but you will rarely find her at home, with her hectic schedule of travel and television appearances.    She could…