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  • Raising money to build a new cupboard

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — In the true spirit of community, local businesses and borough leaders are combining their efforts to see that the Taste of Jamesburg Cocktail Party raises some needed funds for the Deacons Food Cupboard Building project.    The cocktail party, which is being sponsored by the Jamesburg Democratic Club, will…

  • Primary voters in line with rest of state

    By Davy James and Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writers    Voters in the area largely fell in line with those statewide, most of them giving their primary votes to U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain on Tuesday.    Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y., received 286 votes in Cranbury, 5,709 votes in Monroe, 281 votes in Jamesburg, 32,013 votes in…

  • Charles M. Hayes

    Pilot and teacher     PLAINSBORO — Charles Marshall Hayes died Thursday of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88.    Born in Blanford, Ind., he was a former resident of Park Forest, Ill. and New Lenox, Ill. He moved to Monroe Township in 2002 and to Plainsboro in 2005.    He was a commercial pilot and a high school…

  • Searching for the Stars

       Mercer County Community College (MCCC) will host “Searching for the Stars,” a showcase of talent in the spirit of American Idol, with open auditions on Feb. 22 and Feb. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Kerney Hall on the college’s James Kerney Campus (JKC), North Broad and Academy Streets in Trenton.    Audition sign-ups will…

  • Fun at the Monroe Library

    Fun at the Monroe Library

       Kids had a good time Monday during Dropp-in Storytime at the Monroe Township Public Library.

  • R’n’B with an Eastern flair

    R’n’B with an Eastern flair

    Staff photo by John Keating Nadma Akhtar is recording a CD with the help of South Brunswick resident Gary Nesbitt.

  • 29 Days: Black History Firsts, Part II

    29 Days: Black History Firsts, Part II

    Johnathan Lee Iverson/Photo credit: jlientertainment.com

  • Vigil spurs new anti-hate effort

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — A candlelight vigil of nearly100 area residents held in response to anti-Semitic graffiti in three local towns is spurring a new effort to counter acts of hate.    After the Jan. 31 vigil at “The Point” — where Main, South Main and Mercer streets meet and the borough’s new…

  • Senior Happenings

       FEBRUARY HOURS    Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open Saturday, Feb. 9 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., except for Feb. 17.    For more information about any event, unless otherwise specified, to receive one-on-one computer instruction, or to…