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  • Rose A. Cortese

       ALLENTOWN — Rose A. Cortese, 75, died Jan. 16 at her residence.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a resident of Staten Island for many years before moving to Allentown five years ago.    Daughter of the late Paul and Irene Mari and sister of the late Catherine Diomede, John Mari, Anna Lattarulo, Frank Mari and…

  • Legislation targets suspended drivers

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    When a tragedy takes the life of a child, even the strongest of people can lose their faith and struggle to carry on.    Monica Durell, formerly of Monmouth Junction, knows this struggle.    When her 12-year-old grandson, Najeeb Green-Lewis, was struck and killed last May by a hit-and-run drunken driver, Ms.…

  • Districts to create drug-testing policy

    Random screenings on tap for students By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Board of Education last week unanimously voted to formulate a policy for randomly drug testing Allentown High School students as early as the 2008-2009 school year.    A group of administrators from the high school — deemed the Random Drug Testing…

  • Dennis R. Kirk

       MONROE TOWNSHIP — Dennis R. Kirk died Jan. 12 at home. He was 60.    Born in St. Petersburg, Fla., he had resided in Monroe Township for the past year, having previously lived in Manville and Piscataway.    Mr. Kirk was formerly a project manager with AT&T, Bedminster, for many years. He was a 22-year member of…

  • Board ignoring ‘unsigned letters’

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Some members of the Board of Education have been receiving anonymous notes from residents regarding the board’s pending decision on whether to renew Superintendent Donald Burkhardt’s contract, but board President Lou Petzinger said such communications won’t have much of an effect.    ”We will not be bullied by unsigned letters sent…

  • Hughes: Sustainability, ‘fiscal diet’ on second-term agenda

    County executive’s annual State of the County address    A gloomy economic forecast for the next several years and the pressing need to ease the tax burden on residents will make trimming costs and executing sustainability in government priorities in the next four years, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said Jan. 17 in his annual…

  • South Brunswick Area Community Guide

    American Cancer Society Central New Jersey 3076 Princeton Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 895-0101 www.cancer.org Regional Executive: James Young American Legion Post 401 PO Box 82 Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Location: 148 Major Road (732) 329-9861 Meetings: Third Wednesday of the month at 8 p. m. B’Nai B’rith 649C Major Road/PO Box 82 Monroe Twp.,…

  • A positive campaign

       I cannot recall an election that has generated this much positive energy among so many people.    At last, we have the opportunity to stop the partisan politics that have been dividing Americans for so many years. The 2004 election brought out the worst in people in the community (teenagers tore down the Kerry-Edwards sign…

  • Ice harvesting event set for Saturday

    DOWN ON THE FARM    Howell Living History Farm will open its 2008 season with its annual “Ice Harvesting” event on Jan. 26.    Visitors can help farmers cut, chop and shave ice, fill an icehouse and make ice cream from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Conditions permitting, visitors can also join the harvest crew on a frozen pond…