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  • It’s not too late to help fire victims

    Appropriate home still needed for one family By: Staff    EAST WINDSOR – It’s not too late for local residents to help out with efforts to raise money for the families left homeless by a fire July 16 in Twin Rivers.    According to Eileen Rothstein, one the organizers of several events to benefit the families, a…

  • Henry Merovich

    By: Staff    EAST WINDSOR – Henry R. Merovich, 67, died Sept. 2 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. Merovich retired in 1992 after 16 years with General Motors Corp., Ewing.    Son of the late Henry J. and Helen M. Wheat Merovich, he is…

  • Full-slate of recreation set for borough residents

    By:Nick D’Amore    JAMESBURG — Children in Jamesburg will have plenty of diversions from the daily toil of school this fall.    The borough’s recreation department is organizing hockey and basketball teams, as well as cheerleading squads for area youths.    “We usually have over 100 kids for the program,” said Tony Lamantia, volunteer recreation director.    The hockey…

  • Jury indicts man for break in at Peddie School

    By: Mark Moffa    TRENTON – Michael Allen, 22, of Garden City, N.Y., was indicted last week by a Mercer County Grand Jury for a Feb. 11 sexual assault of a 16-year-old male student at the Peddie School.    Mr. Allen was indicted on a total of 11 charges: burglary, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, criminal sexual…

  • LHS fall 2000 sports schedule and results

    NOTE: Home contests are in CAPS. Football Boys soccer Girls soccer Field hockey Cross country Girls tennis Football (2-3) Date Opponent Time Aug. 26 at Ewing (scrimmage) 11 a.m. Sept. 2 SOUTH HUNTERDON (scrimmage) 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at WW-P North (WIN, 34-0) 11 a.m. Sept. 15 at Hightstown (WIN, 22-21) 7 p.m. Sept. 23…

  • WW-P North excited about opportunities

    Dimitruk set for football opener By: Bob Nuse    Editor’s note: Brian Dimitruk is a junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High North. Last year he was a varsity performer in football, basketball and baseball at WW-P South. With the split this year to two high schools, Brian is one of many athletes who will now compete for…

  • Concert set for Performing Arts center at high school

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — A versatile entertainer, tenor Peter Pettinelli will bring his variety of talents to the Center for the Performing Arts at Monroe Township High School 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.    Mr. Pettinelli, a resident of Alpha in Warren County, has credits, in addition to singer, as an actor, conductor, composer, comedian and…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL: Borough kids return to school

    By:Sara Peters    JAMESBURG — Faculty members agreed the day was a success, and marveled at how well students behaved on their first day of school Thursday.    “We don’t seem to have any criers this year,” said John F. Kennedy School Principal Shirley Bzdewka. “Of course, there are probably some parents sitting in their cars, crying,…

  • Whipped

    Amanda Peet stars in this flick which, amazingly, pushes the envelope for bad taste.   [R] By: Kam Williams    A couple of years ago, the arguably seminal There’s Something About Mary upped the ante for the teen romantic comedy genre. That film, with its outrageously kinky slapstick involving a sensitive organ caught in a zipper, a DNA…