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  • Al Jacobs

       MENLO PARK, Calif. — Alfred Jacobs, 72, formerly of Hightstown, died Feb. 12 at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif.    Born in Danville, Pa., he moved to Hightstown when he was 12 years old. He attended The Peddie School as a day scholarship student.    He went to Harvard on a scholarship, where he…

  • First significant snowfall of the season

    About 4 inches of snow fell on most of the region as of 11 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Florence Township received 4.5 inches of snow. It was expected to change over to rain by the afternoon, with some icing.

  • Cranbury eyes housing grant

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Township Committee hopes to receive a grant from Middlesex County that will allow it to plan an affordable housing complex on Route 130.    The township is in the process of applying to the Middlesex County Department of Housing and Community Development for a $29,700 Community Development Block…

  • Jamesburg scores show improvement

    By Davy James    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg School District’s state School Report Card shows improvement in some areas, but the district still has work to do to bring its scores up to the state averages.    ”Obviously we’re aware our scores have been low,” said school board President Don Peterson. “We’re in the process of addressing…

  • Arthur R. Sykes

       Arthur R. Sykes, 68, formerly of the Hightstown-East Windsor area, died Feb 16 at the University Medical Center of Princeton.    Born and raised in Trenton, Mr. Sykes graduated high school from Trenton Boy’s Catholic in 1957; earned a bachelor’s of science degree in pharmacy from Fordham University in 1961, and received his master’s degree in…

  • Dollhouse and miniatures show

       The Hightstown Woman’s Club will sponsor its 29th annual Dollhouse & Miniatures Show and Sale on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown, 320 N. Main St. Twenty-five dealers from different states will be on hand displaying their wares, and three gifts will be raffled. Door…

  • Richard M. Mullin

       Richard M. Mullin, 55, died Friday, Feb. 15, at home.    Born in Paterson, he lived in Clifton for 18 years, then Rockaway for 15 years, moving to Greenbriar at Whittingham in 2007. He worked in direct marketing after founding Dominion Data Processing, in Parsippany, 30 years ago. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf.…

  • Gabriel J. Baffuto

       Mr. Gabriel J. Baffuto, 94, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Veterans Hospital in East Orange.    Born in New York City, he lived in Monroe for over 45 years until moving to the Veterans Residence at Lyons in Bernardsville, several years ago. He was employed at the Bronx Terminal Market in Hunt’s Point, N.Y., in…

  • South swims into A final

    Haddonfield too deep for PHS girls By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The early swims dictated the state semifinal outcomes for a pair of local teams Thursday. West Windsor-Plainsboro South rode a pair or near record swims on a day that saw plenty of personal bests in a 103-67 win over Egg Harbor Township in…