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  • Christina Litostansky

    Lifelong Princeton resident     Christina “Chris” Litostansky of Princeton died Sunday at University Medical Center at Princeton after battling a long illness. She was 82.    Born in Princeton, she was a lifelong Princeton resident.    She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church.    She enjoyed cooking and in her leisure time,…

  • Leona C. Ferguson

       Leona C. Ferguson, 82, of Ewing died Monday at Care One at Ewing.    Born in New Brunswick, she had resided in the Ewing area for many years, She was a home maker.    Daughter of the late Benjamin and Grace Betts Williamson and wife of the late George Ferguson, she is survived by a son, George…

  • Services set for teen killed on railroad tracks

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Funeral services for 19-year-old Kevin Seit, who died Thursday after being struck by a train near Huff Avenue at 2:50 p.m., have been set for Friday at Christ the King Church.    The services include visiting hours at Bridgewater Funeral Home from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday; 2 p.m. to…

  • Else T. Reisser

       Else T. Reisser, 77, of Lawrenceville, died May 5 at Capital Health System, Fuld Campus.    Mrs. Reisser was born in Trenton and resided in Pennington for 25 years before moving to Lawrenceville.    A parishioner of the Church of St. Ann., she was a graduate of Hamilton High School West, and St. Francis School of Nursing.…

  • A living memorial: Husband creates foundation to provide mammograms

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Out of a personal tragedy, one South Brunswick man has heard a call to help others.    Only a year after losing his wife, Amy, to breast cancer at the age of 49, Arie Behar has made it his mission to fight back against the disease.    Mr. Behar, of Kendall Park,…

  • Judi Gaylord

    Mother lives in Princeton     SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Judi Gaylord died May 7 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 58.    Born in Lincoln, Neb., she moved to the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick 11 years ago.    She was employed by Chico’s in Princeton, Kaufman Chiropractic in Montgomery and at Yardsale…

  • Borough may alter ‘chicken law;’ health officer defends coop owner

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Despite the fact that the ordinance in question was the subject of more than nine months of debate and was approved only a month ago, the Borough Council may change the local law guiding the keeping of chickens and other farm animals.    And following a familiar trend, the…

  • Planners: Tenants key to plan

    Board takes 2nd look at retail/hotel proposal for Probasco Road By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Planning Board resumed discussions this week on a conceptual plan for a multi-use complex that, among other things, would bring a five-story, 130-room hotel to Probasco Road.    Before the plan moves forward, Planning Board…

  • Department and fries say farewell to fire chief

    Chief James Beebe died Saturday at Saint Peter’s University. By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — James Beebe was the type of man who always came to the rescue.    And that, said his wife Valerie, is one reason he was so respected in his community and why he was born to be a great fireman.…