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  • OBITUARIES, Nov. 3, 2000

    Palmina Lapins, Raymond E. Danbury 2nd, Joseph E. Bogar Jr., Arthur Goldstein. Palmina Lapins Worked at university    Palmina Lapins of Princeton Borough died Sunday at The Medical Center at Princeton. She was 82.    Born in Lithuania, she lived in Riga, Latvia before coming to the United States in 1954.    She worked 27 years as a…

  • O.T. win earns Peddie boys spot in Prep A soccer finals

    By:Neil Hay        It is all about numbers.    For instance, six. As in, the number of times over the past two years the Peddie boys’ soccer team has defeated Hun.    Or, the number one. As in the seed which Sunday’s opponent St. Benedict’s takes into the state Prep A final at Rutgers Prep.    Other numbers…

  • If you don’t compost leaves, you’re throwing them away

    THE GARDENER’S HELPER By:Beth Nardone    November is here and the planting season is drawing to a close. Deciduous trees and shrubs – those that lose their leaves every autumn – and spring-flowering bulbs still can be planted. But cleaning up the garden in preparation for winter is the main chore this month.    Finish pulling up…

  • Brokaw-Gulick House a slice of local history

    LOOKING BACK By:Michele Dansak    In 1981, Ursula C. Brecknell called the circa 1840 farmhouse, "one of the finer examples of vernacular Greek Revival expression in this rural area."    Today, having been spared demolition by its current owner, the Brokaw-Gulick House sits as a quiet reminder of Hillsborough’s agricultural past. But this column will do more…

  • Applegarth students hold mock presidential debate

    MONROE- Applegarth students took on the roles of four presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and will find out the results of a schoolwide election on Nov. 5. By: Al Wicklund MONROE – Applegarth School’s presidential candidates – all of them – will win one race for sure.    They will beat the national candidates to the finish…

  • Elect Mike Avolio (R)

    CANDIDATES FORUM    Since opening the doors of my United Rent-All store in September of 1972, it has been my life’s work and pleasure to serve the community of Hillsborough – at the store, at church, through public service (as a member of the Board of Adjustment), and through my participation in civic organizations, such as…

  • Adult community awaiting state OK

    CRANBURY — Final approval for a 136-unit senior housing development to be built on the southern edge of the village is expected to be granted by the state Department of Environmental Protection within the month, according to township officials. By:Brian Shappell    Final approval for a 136-unit senior housing development to be built on the southern…

  • Annual party successful

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 thanks our co-hosts, Twin Rivers Community Trust Recreation Committee for helping us have another successful Halloween/Change-Your-Clock, Change-Your Battery Party this past Saturday, Oct. 28.    A special thank you also goes out to the Knights of Pythias and our local 7-11…

  • Re-elect Sonya Martin (D)

    CANDIDATES FORUM    Since I took office in November 1999, I have served as liaison to the Open Space Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation commissions, Police and Social Services departments, Municipal Court, Board of Health, Credit Card Advisory Committee, Postal Advisory Council, and the Joint Facilities Committee.    In each assignment I have provided leadership and informed…