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  • Jeanette K. Grover

       Jeanette Claire Kiplinger Grover, 75, of Pennington, died at home Oct. 20.    Born in Canby, Minn., she graduated from Klamath Falls High School in Oregon, and studied nursing at Oregon State University.    Employed by the Princeton Housing Authority from 1972 to 1989, she was a fulltime mother and homemaker. She was a bridge player, a…

  • Thomas Kotarsky

       MANVILLE — Thomas E. Kotarsky, 69, died Oct. 21 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.    Born in Elizabeth, Mr. Kotarsky resided in Manville for the past 56 years.    He served in the National Guard during the Cuban Missile Crisis.    Mr. Kotarsky was a design draftsman for over 45 years. He began his career with Diehls…

  • Borough council changes Minute Maid zoning

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN—The Borough Council, as expected, has unanimously authorized the rezoning of the former Minute Maid site on Mercer Street from an industrial zone to a highway/commercial zone.    The action Monday night came despite the fact that the new owners of the property filed a formal complaint over the change with…

  • Alfred N. Meiss

       CRANBURY — Alfred N. Meiss, 90, died Sept. 30 at Haven Hospice in Edison, of congestive heart failure.    Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in Laurel Springs, and spent the past 57 years in Cranbury.    In the early 1960s, he was active in local environmental planning and was instrumental in establishing Cranbury’s first planning board,…

  • Florence bank robbed Wednesday

    Florence bank robbed Wednesday

    Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday at the Sterling Bank on Broad Street in Florence Twp. Police released these surveillance pictures of the robbery.

  • Police seeking man following assault on woman

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — Police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a female victim in the wooded area between the Amwell Center strip mall and Bloomingdale Drive between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Oct. 18.    According to police, the victim reported that the man pushed her to the ground…

  • Bowden places second in Burlington County Open

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Two weeks ago at the South Jersey Open Cross Country Invitational at Delsea, Northern Burlington County Regional High standout Mike Bowden made a strong finish to outlast Shawnee’s David Forward and win the Group III title and post the best time (15:44) in the entire event that day.    …

  • Terhune Orchards offers site for agricultural preservation
  • A 24.9% share taken in First Choice Bank of Lawrence

    By Lauren Otis, The Packet Group    Martin Tuchman, former chairman and chief executive officer of Interpool, Inc., has acquired 24.9 percent of the common stock of Lawrence-based First Choice Bank.    Randy Hanks, president and CEO of First Choice Bank, confirmed that Mr. Tuchman had taken the stake in the community bank — reported in regulatory…