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  • Township seniors get mornings moving with fitness program

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Fifteen area seniors are pumping up their Friday morning routines as they work their way through an hourlong “Super Senior” fitness class at the Robbinsville Senior Center.    Renee Burns, director of the Senior Center, said that the demand for an instructor-led class was something that active seniors were…

  • Borough taxes on the rise

    A cut in aid could mean 10 percent increase By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — A cut in state aid could result in a 10 percent increase in municipal taxes, according to a $5.38 million budget introduced by the Borough Council on Wednesday.    The proposed budget reduces spending by about 3.6 percent from 2007’s…

  • ‘Funny Games’

    ‘Funny Games’

    Naomi Watts (left) is tortured by Michael Pitt (center) and Brady Corbet in Funny Games.

  • Residence plans insurance fraud program

       The Avalon Assisting Living residence on Amwell Road will host a free public consumer awareness program on “False Insurance Claims” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.    This program is presented by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, Office of Public Affairs.    False insurance claims are the second largest economic crime in…

  • Art and spaghetti dinner set

       The Stockton Borough School PTO will sponsor the sixth annual Art & Spaghetti dinner and silent auction at the Stockton firehouse Sunday, April 13.    This year’s dinner will feature chefs Kristen Meil of Meils in Stockton and Melissa Hamilton, chef and former co-owner of the Hamilton Grill.    Dinner will consist of an antipasti salad, a…

  • Herbert W. Johnsen

    Self-employed salesman     EWING — Herbert W. Johnsen died Wednesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 78.    Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he lived in Montgomery Township for over 40 years before moving to Ewing.    Mr. Johnsen was a self-employed salesman.    He was a charter member of the Montgomery Evangelical Free…

  • Princeton school board approves 2008-2009 budget Thursday night

    By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer    The Princeton Regional Board of Education unanimously approved a 2008-2009 operating budget of $72,694,856 at its meeting Thursday night.    Taxpayers will be asked to pay for $56,965,650 of that amount — a 3.32 percent increase that represents the first time in years that the district has come in under the…

  • Celestine Sperling

       Celestine Sperling, 52, of Hamilton, died Saturday, March 15, at her home.    Born in Trenton, she resided in Hamilton.    She is survived by her son, Jason D. Sperling and his wife, Donna, of Hamilton.    A Memorial Service was held Wednesday, march 19, at the A.S. Cole Son & Co. Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St.,…

  • Thomas A. Young Sr.

       A funeral for Thomas A. Young Sr., of Monroe, was held Monday, March 17.    Mr. Young was born in Newark on Dec. 29, 1926. He has lived in Rossmoor of Monroe the last 7 years and formerly lived in Monmouth Junction. He was a veteran of World War II where he served in the U.S.…