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  • Man enters plea in misconduct trial

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Haran Avenue resident Richard Gavin, 66, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree pattern of official misconduct and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact last week in Somerset County state Superior Court in Somerville.    The charges stem from incidents at Bridgewater Raritan High School in Bridgewater, where Mr. Gavin…

  • J. Calvin Chatlos, Jr., MD, Named Medical Director of The Retreat at Princeton

    J. Calvin Chatlos, Jr., MD, Named Medical Director of The Retreat at Princeton

    By PHCS News Princeton HealthCare System is pleased to announce that J. Calvin Chatlos, Jr., MD, has been named Medical Director of The Retreat at Princeton. Dr. Chatlos is Board Certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and addiction psychiatry and is certified by ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine).The Retreat at Princeton is…

  • Mary Gianacaci

    Owned Princeton dress shop     MANAHAWKIN — Mary Gianacaci died Wednesday. She was 77.    Born in Princeton she was a longtime Princeton resident before moving to Manahawkin in 1986.    An expert seamstress for women’s clothing, she opened Mary G Dress Shop, an exclusive shop at the Princeton Shopping Center. She had many clients who came…

  • Germaine Cole

       UPPER FREEHOLD — Germaine “Yvette” Cole, 79, died Tuesday at the Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Holyoke, Mass., daughter of the late Victor and Melina Laferrier St. James, she was a longtime resident of Florence before moving to Cream Ridge five years ago.    She had been a self-employed tax…

  • Borough deal with Helmetta may end

       JAMESBURG — Jamesburg stands to lose an average of $30,000 a year if the Helmetta Borough Council approves an ordinance that would end an interlocal agreement calling for the Jamesburg Police Department to patrol the borough.    Helmetta council members will vote on the ordinance at its March 13 meeting.    The interlocal agreement, which has been…

  • Albert E. Levinson

       Albert E. Levinson, 91, of Clearbrook, died Sunday, Feb. 71.    Mr. Levinson was born in Astoria, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1917 to Harry Levinson and Ida Wasserson Levinson. He grew up in Newark and graduated from South Side High School where he excelled in football and wrestling. He was offered a scholarship to play football…

  • PTAs celebrate anniversary

    PTAs celebrate anniversary

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    National Parent Teacher Association marks Feb. 17 as Founder’s Day each year, and Manville PTAs celebrated the 111th birthday Friday, with cake — and history.    The PTA was founded by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst out of their concern for the welfare of children. Their inspiration blossomed…

  • Eugene E. Ruggiero Jr.

       HIGHTSTOWN — Eugene E. Ruggiero Jr., 53, died Saturday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Ruggiero came to New Jersey, settling in Cranbury 15 years ago and moving to Hightstown this past December.    Mr. Ruggiero was a graduate of Brooklyn College, where he earned his degree in economics. He…

  • Bosses’ pay draws fire from public

    Patten breaks tie to OK 3.5% raises By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – They say timing is everything.    And borough leaders learned this week that now may have been the worst time to announce raises for its department heads.    The Borough Council on Monday night approved a resolution, with Mayor Bob Patten breaking a…