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  • On the upswing

    On the upswing

    Jim Hayes, owner of Bistro Soleil, which opened recently at 173 Mercer St. in Hightstown.

  • Kids spend a day at fire academy

    Kids spend a day at fire academy

    Lt. Tom Lachowski holds a fire hose with one of the students tour´ ing the Somerset County Fire Academy in Hillsborough, where the students learned about fire safety and firefighting. Photo courtesy of Chris Weniger

  • Mayoral recall question in fall won’t happen

    Delays prompt effort for special election after November By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — Faced with delays in the process, the man leading an effort to recall Mayor Bob Patten will now seek to get the issue before voters after the general election in November.    ”I’ve asked the borough for a cost figure for…

  • Dispatches: Another house of cards

    By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    This is how U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey, describes a federal housing bailout signed Wednesday by President George W. Bush:    ”This bill is about stopping the collapse of the housing market and helping millions of American families hold on to their homes,” he said in a statement released…

  • Ruth Fleischmann Wieland

       FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Ruth Fleischmann Wieland, 90, died July 5.    Predeceased by grandchildren Kristine Wieland and Kathryn Wieland, she is survived by sons Kenneth F. Wieland of East Windsor and Gary M. Wieland of Fayetteville; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.    A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church on…

  • Claire Stein

       Claire Stein, 79, of Monmouth Junction, died Wednesday, July 23, at St. Peter’s University Hospital.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Newark and Union most of her life before moving to Monmouth Junction in 1993.    She worked at the A&P in Union for 26 years before retiring.    Ms. Stein was an executive board member…

  • New equipment for new challenges

    New equipment for new challenges

    By John Patten Managing Editor    The new 23½-foot-long rescue truck that will join Hillsborough’s Rescue Squad fleet in about nine months will carry about twice the life-saving equipment the squad’s current 16-foot converted ambulance does, and offer some new technology that will protect the squad members.    For example, until the advent of hybrid-powered cars, rescue…

  • Township eyes new fire chief vehicle

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Township Committee has let it be known that future municipal vehicle purchases will be based on energy efficiency.    This announcement came after the township’s fire official put in an order for a sport utility vehicle.    The committee took the approximately $28,000 vehicle expense off the bill list…

  • Raccoon tests positive for rabies

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — A raccoon that was killed by a homeowner’s dog in the vicinity of Schoolhouse Road and Buckelew Avenue tested positive for rabies, according to the Middlesex County Public Health Department.    It’s the sixth rabid animal in Middlesex County and the third in Monroe reported in 2008.    The incident…