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  • George Manolakis

    Restaurant owner, Realtor     George Manolakis of Princeton died Thursday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 77.    Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong Princeton resident.    He was first employed at Princeton University Press and then became owner of The White Rose Restaurant in Trenton. He later became a professional photographer and owner…

  • Local woman receives grant from Fulbright Program

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Not many in people look at international relations as a point of personal responsibility.    Fortunately, there are some who can look at a culture that may seem strange and realize it is not so different. Some people will make it their own mission to promote understanding between people who are…

  • EDITORIAL: Housing bills a first step to reform

       It has taken more than 20 years, but the state Legislature appears poised to repair an affordable housing system that has not always fulfilled its mission.    Separate bills are working their way through the Assembly and state Senate designed to speed up the provision of housing for low- and moderate-income New Jerseyans with the goal…

  • Local parishioners volunteer to rebuild homes in Louisiana

    Local parishioners volunteer to rebuild homes in Louisiana

    Diane Wilfrid works a chop saw while volunteering to help rebuild homes in Louisiana in April.

  • POLICE BEAT: Mansfield

       Police said William N. Naylor, 39, of Fort Edward, N.Y. was charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle at 12:08 a.m. Saturday. Police said they saw Mr. Naylor sleeping in the passenger seat of a car in near the…

  • Lifesaving responders honored by township

    Lifesaving responders honored by township

    Mayor Anthony Ferrera honored the police officers who helped save a man’s life after an accident in February. Photos courtesy of Hillsborough Township

  • Budget cuts ‘slap in the face’

    Gisbert Manskopf of West Amwell     The $12 cut per household in the budget of South Hunterdon Regional High School for the residents at West Amwell by spineless politicians of the three sending towns is a slap into the face to all those who made the effort to vote.    If you hurry, the $12 will…

  • Teacher contract finds compromise on insurance costs

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Hillsborough Education Association (HEA) members agreed to give back additional tuition reimbursements in exchange for a lower increase in health benefit costs as part of the district’s 2008-2011 teaching contract.    The contract, which the Board of Education unanimously approved at its Monday meeting, also includes annual salary increases that average…

  • What started as uncertainty became another solid season

    By David Gurney, Sports Writer    South Brunswick High School boys lacrosse head coach Mark Ziminski didn’t know what to expect.    Gone was much of his 2007 Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship team, including 218 goals and several players now competing in college. (Including Kory Kelly, the ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year at Rutgers).    Enter the…