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  • Obituaries-Sept. 11, 2008

    John T. Lugar    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Dr. John T. Lugar, 84, of Port St. Lucie, formerly of Lambertville, N.J., and Tenants Harbor, Maine, died Aug. 31 in Port St. Lucie.    He was the husband of Anne Worthington (Kirk) Lugar.    Born in Lambertville, he was a son of the late Dr. Clarence Tucker Lugar…

  • Bordentown City task force leads charge to clean up properties

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — A task force intent on bringing city buildings up to code is hard at work, according to City Commissioner Jim Lynch and code enforcement officer Charles Gant.     Sparked by residents’ complaints, the City Commission and Police Department created a task force including themselves, police officers, and…

  • Municipal teams to face off — and collect for food banks

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    At 6 p.m. Friday, nine innings of softball will be standing between two teams vying for bragging rights to the “Mayor’s Trophy” in a charity event aimed at stocking food pantry shelves.    On one side is Hillsborough, a sprawling 54.8-square-mile giant with a more than 200-year history.    ”We look forward…

  • Police seeking Millstone River Road resident after finding marijuana plants on property

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Millstone River Road resident Nicholas Tafaro, 30, is wanted by police for what investigators say was a marijuana production facility at his home.    According to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest, the charges against Mr. Tafaro were filed after aerial surveillance by the New Jersey National Guard, with assistance from the…

  • ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

    ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

    ‘Everybody Wants to Be Italian’

  • ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

    ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

    ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

  • A Healthy Makeover

    A Healthy Makeover

    University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) began demolition and other site preparation Having received site plan approval from Plainsboro Township Planning Board on July 7th for its replacement hospital, University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP) began demolition and other site preparation work last week at the new site in Plainsboro on Route One between Scudders…

  • Young Mustangs set for 2008 football campaign

    Only four seniors on roster by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    On Saturday, the 2008 Manville High School football team kicks off its season when MHS goes on the road to take on Newark Central in the opening game for both schools.    It has been a busy summer for the Mustangs with scrimmages against the likes…

  • Gordon Mack

       Gordon Mack, 81, a resident of Princeton since 1965, died Monday at the University Medical Center at Princeton of prostate cancer.    A native of Evanston, Ill., he earned a bachelor’s degree and second lieutenant’s commission at Southern University, where he entered the Army ROTC, played football, joined Kappa Alpha Psi and served as president of…