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  • Merchants eye boost with Stern’s arrival

    Interest in neighboring stores increases By: Matthew Armstrong    Business owners at the South Brunswick Square Mall are excited about the arrival of Stern’s department store, saying it will bring them more customers.    "I think we’ll see a lot more traffic through the mall," said Howard Satnick, owner of Pets, Pets, Pets. The store has been…

  • Meeting of rivals retains its flavor

    Annual contest moved to Thanksgiving eve By: Ken Weingartner    The date might be different, but South Brunswick coach John Coppola expects little else to change when his Vikings meet archrival North Brunswick on the gridiron next week.    Unlike previous years, when the game was held Thanksgiving Day, this year’s border clash will be held Wednesday,…

  • More to this Hillsborough dentist than Pullen teeth

    A CHAT WITH MARY By:Mary Kaempfen    His smile is contagious, bright like the smiles he takes care of, and he fixes it on you as if he were delighted with life.    "I enjoy dentistry!" he exclaims. He is Dan Pullen, a doctor of dental surgery at 760 Route 206 S. in Belle Mead.    Dr. Pullen…

  • Law should limit when waste can wait

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    There is a basic issue regarding the yard waste ordinance that I have not seen mentioned. The problem is generally not related to quantity, which many have stated is difficult to enforce.    The ordinance should instead address when the waste can be placed in the street. The schedule…

  • School board lacks will to cut spending

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    It is extremely sad to read Maureen Sweeney’s letter regards school taxes in today’s issue ("School taxes driving away local families," Nov. 9).    Her husband must take a second job to satisfy the unending need to feed the great god, the Hillsborough school system. She asks why this…

  • Scratch doctor

    Now inventor is itching to find a manufacturer By:Minx McCloud    Anthony R. De Canto has been a chiropractor in Hillsborough for 19 years, but his talents are not limited to healing. He is also an inventor and author of two books.    Recently he received a patent for one of his inventions, a motorized backscratcher.    "Everyone…

  • Many reasons to be thankful this autumn

    GUEST COLUMN By:Debbie Siegel Levenberg    Right around this time is when I start thinking about what I am thankful for. It’s not just a cliché – it actually comes from a tradition we started in our family a number of years ago.    For as long as I can remember, we have been having Thanksgiving at…

  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 17, 2000

    Fannette B. PoKempner, Mitsue Nakayama, Patrick S. Honsinger, Hadassah Mushkin, Margaret A. Mount, Ralph D. Hulit, Valerie C. O’Dea. Fannette B. PoKempner Longtime Princeton resident    Fannette Brill PoKempner of Princeton died Monday at home. She was 77.    Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she was a resident of Princeton most of her life.    She was a policy…

  • Route 27 gets state historic seal

    King’s Highway may be placed on national historic register By: David Weinstein    The King’s Highway has paved its way to the New Jersey State Register of Historic Places.    The 10-mile stretch of road that includes portions of Route 27 and Route 206 and that winds through several municipalities was recently accepted for the state designation.…