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  • Patricia Anne Rowley

       TOMS RIVER — Patricia “Pat” Anne Rowley, 73, died Saturday in the Van Dyke Hospice Program at Community Medical Center.    Born in Brooklyn, she lived in East Windsor for more than 20 years, moving to Toms River 13 years ago.    Later in life, after many years as a working mother, Ms. Rowley graduated from Rider…

  • George Osterman

       NESHANIC — George J. Osterman died at home on April 21. He was 92.    Born in Middlesex, he grew up on the nursery started there by his father and lived on the same property in Middlesex until moving to Hillsborough Township in 1978.    He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II…

  • Alberta M. Smith

    ALLENTOWN — Alberta Marie Smith, 80, died Friday at JFK Medical Center, Edison.     Born in Trenton and a longtime Allentown area resident, she had been a secretary with U.S.D.A. for many years, retiring in 1993.     A member of St. John’s Church and its 50+ Club, the Washington Township Senior Center and the Hamilton…

  • DISPATCHES: Removing redundancies

    by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    New Jersey has 566 municipalities, a remarkable number in a state with about 8.7 million people.    That’s one municipality for every 15,400 residents. This may seem like a reasonable number, until you consider that 40 percent of the state’s citizens live in 50 towns and one out of every five…

  • Aggressive Khanna bulls his way to second at GMCT

    by Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Picture a nice, lazy setting with a bunch of people sitting around, sipping drinks and just taking their good ‘ol time getting things done.    Then suddenly, someone rushes in like a whirlwind, saying “Let’s go, gotta do this, gotta do that!”    That’s kind of like Niket Khanna playing a high…

  • HES’ Hopson honored as county’s top teacher

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    A respect for her students that put Hillsborough Elementary School teacher Jennifer Hopson at baseball games and birthday parties in addition to her work in the classroom caught the attention of county officials — and earned her this year’s Somerset County Teacher of the Year award.    ”I am thrilled to…

  • Margaret Anne Wilby

       WEST WINDSOR — Margaret Anne (Masterson) Wilby, 48, of Princeton Junction died Saturday at her home.    Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., she was raised in nearby Wappinger’s Falls, N.Y.    She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie and moved to Westchester County, where she attended Pace University, earning both her undergraduate and master’s…

  • Girls win first-ever title

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    The extraordinary is becoming ordinary for the South Brunswick High girls’ golf team.    Last week, the Vikings added to their ever-growing list of accomplishments by winning the Bunker Hill Invitational for their first-ever tournament title. Autumn Yun claimed medallist honors by firing a sizzling 77 over the par-72 course, and…

  • Support our public lands by attending ‘spirit’ event

    Victor Murray, Melvina Drive This upcoming weekend, the 2008 Spirit of the Jerseys will be celebrated at the site where America’s revolutionary leaders and patriots turned the tide of the war in 1776. Washington Crossing Park (in Titusville) is one of many state parks currently listed for closure to help curb New Jersey’s economic plight.…