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  • Remembering a role model

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Monmouth Junction School and the South Brunswick community have lost a woman described by colleagues as “a role model for all librarians.”    Shari Bowman Repka, 50, died July 14 at her home. Ms. Repka, of Dayton, had been a librarian with the district for more than 20 years. Ms. Repka…

  • OBITUARY

    Alice S. Zoda    HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Alice S. Zoda, 88, of Sun City, Hilton Head, S.C. died July 27 at Coastal Medical Center.    She was born and raised in Eaton, Ohio, and lived in Ewing before moving to Sun City in 1966.    Mrs. Zoda was employed for the U.S government and attended business school…

  • Elizabeth Anne Kilkenny

       HIGHTSTOWN — Elizabeth Anne Kilkenny died July 25.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived her childhood years in Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan. She attended St. Lawrence Academy in Manhattan for high school. After high school, she became Sister Miriam Martin of the Maryknoll Sisters. Due to medical reasons, she left the order and went to…

  • Trail building effort has beautiful beginning

    By Mike Hunninghake of Bordentown City Many thanks to the dozen volunteers who took time out during their summer vacation to assist with the maintenance of the new trail through the preserved properties along Blacks Creek in Bordentown City.     In addition to improving the walking trail with an additional layer of wood chips and…

  • Robbinsville 12-year-olds win first two Regional softball games

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     When a softball team has two phenomenal starting pitchers like Lauren Fischer and Rebecca Freeman, just getting an early lead can spell doom for an opposing team.     So when the Robbinsville 12-year-old Little League All-Star softball team pulled out to a 6-0 lead over Brewster N.Y. after two innings…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Princeton’s Calico Grill offers breezy summer fare

    IN THE KITCHEN: Princeton’s Calico Grill offers breezy summer fare

    Welcoming diners to the Calico Grill are Carlos Espichan, right, co-proprietor with Marguerite and Alan Heap, and maitre d’ Luis Lanz Tienda. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski

  • Stephen V. Stofko

       Stephen V. Stofko, 91, of Monmouth Junction, died Sunday, July 27, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong Monmouth Junction resident. Mr. Stofko retired in 1981 with more than 34 years of service as a machinist with Squibb, North Brunswick. He was a member of St.…

  • OBITUARY

    Steven E. Rhodes    Steven E. Rhodes, 51, died Tuesday at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Rhodes was a resident of Skillman for 20 years.    He was employed by Fred Beans Automotive Group in Doylestown, Pa. in the auto body shop.    Mr. Rhodes was preceded in death by…

  • Picnicking parishioners show hats they won’t wear to church

    Picnicking parishioners show hats they won’t wear to church

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    More than 200 parishioners and friends gathered at Polish Falcon’s Camp in Hillsborough Sunday for the Christ the King parish annual picnic. Even the weather didn’t stop the picnic and brought young and old together for an afternoon of good food and fun.    Chairwoman Sandy Scrape was excited about…