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  • Diane Eder

       EAST WINDSOR – Diane (Dee) Eder, 93, died Sept. 17 at Greenwood House, Ewing.    Born and raised in Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Jericho and Ridge, N.Y., before moving to East Windsor.    She was a talented milliner, founding member of the Jericho, N.Y. Chapter of Hadassah and enjoyed crocheting, mahjong, trips to Atlantic City, and…

  • Seasonal store opens with closing in sight

    Seasonal store opens with closing in sight

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    MANVILLE — A mad scientist stands at the door, greeting customers at a warehouse filled with the makings of very spooky characters. Inside a cemetery looms, draped in black netting and spiders, while music rings out with spine-tingling wails and the high-pitched voices of the Munchkins.    At Halloween Adventures on…

  • Police blotter

       Anne Sharpe, 45, of Princeton, was charged with driving while intoxicated and having an unregistered vehicle after she was pulled over on Route 206 for driving an unregistered vehicle at 11:11 a.m. Aug. 25.    Police said they also found she had an active warrant issued by Princeton Borough for $1,000.    Ms. Sharpe was taken into…

  • A golden reunion

    A golden reunion

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    MANVILLE — In 1958, graduation was held in the auditorium, and football games had to be played during the day because there were no lights on the field. Girls did not wear pants, and people in town still worked at the Johns-Manville plant, J-M Research or Calco in Bound Brook.…

  • Lost Valley neighborhoods facing changes

    By Kelly Jurewicz Special Writer    MANVILLE — In the eyes of many, Lost Valley is sectioned off from the rest of Manville.    And when events — such as the Hurricane Floyd flood in 1999 and the nor’easter in April 2007 —actually do section off the Valley from the rest of Manville, the residents of the…

  • Beverly Hamrick Beggs Youmans

    Beverly Hamrick Beggs Youmans, longtime Princeton resident and wife of Dr. Roger Youmans and the late Dr. James Beggs, died at her home Monday,September 22, 2008 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.               Beverly Hamrick was born September 23, 1933 at the Naval Hospital in Agana, Guam where her father was stationed as…

  • JoAnn Ritter-Sheenan

       EAST WINDSOR — JoAnn Ritter-Sheenan, 56, died Sunday at her home.    Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong area resident, living many of her years in Hightstown.    She is survived by parents Arthur and Ann (Krizan) Ritter; sons Christopher P. Ritter of New Egypt and Michael A. Ritter of Palm Coast, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law…

  • New Jersey and recycling: perfect sense

       There was a time, not too long ago, when New Jersey was considered a national leader in recycling.    Not anymore.    Back in the 1990s, New Jerseyans routinely took more than 60 percent of recyclable materials out to the curb in those green and yellow containers every couple of weeks. That meant more than six out…

  • Mercer GOP opens office for McCain

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    More than 100 people turned out last week to help celebrate the grand opening of the new Mercer County Republican Committee headquarters, located at 941 Whitehorse Ave. in Hamilton.    Remarks were offered by state Sen. Bill Baroni (R-14), former Hamilton Mayor Jack Rafferty and Mercer County Republican Committee Chairman Roy…