Category: archives
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Marie DePazza Thomas
Marie DePazza Thomas, 81, died Friday, Dec. 14, in Monroe Village. Born in Bayonne, she resided in Highland Park before moving to Monroe Village three years ago. Ms. Thomas was an assignment clerk for Middlesex County Court, retiring after 23 years of service. She was a communicant of St. Theresa’s R.C. Church in Edison and…
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Thor Woronczuk
EAST WINDSOR Thor Woronczuk, 68, died Monday at home. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, he immigrated from the Ukraine to the United States and settled in Newark and was a resident in East Windsor for the last several years. He graduated from the Arts High School in Newark. He majored in history at Newark State…
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Some tough pills for borough’s mill
Council says no to latest redevelopment changes By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council has rejected the latest amendments to the ordinance guiding the future redevelopment of the former rug mill, including a payment in lieu of rehabbing the nearby municipal building, a construction requirement the landowner has said he cannot do.…
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Irving Theron Blanchard
LAWRENCE Irving Theron Blanchard, 82, died Tuesday at Capital Health Systems at Helene Fuld, Trenton. Born in Braintree, Vt., he formerly lived in Freehold and Hightstown before moving to Lawrenceville 15 years ago. He was in the Navy as a sonar man second class from 1945 to 1949. He was last employed by Kimberly-Clark…
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Reorganizing
The Hightstown Borough Council and East Windsor Township Council will both hold their annual reorganization meetings on New Year’s Day. The Borough Council will meet at noon; the Township Council at 2 p.m.
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Ten free trees offered with membership to The Arbor Day Foundation
Ten free trees will be given to those who join The National Arbor Day foundation. The free trees are part of the nonprofit foundation’s "Trees for America" campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting and enclosed with planting instructions. To become a six-month member of the foundation and receive…
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London biopharma company to open U.S. headquarters in Princeton
Antisoma plc, a London-based biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of novel products for the treatment of cancer, announced the opening of its United States headquarters in the Princeton area. Chris Smyth, head of clinical operations at Antisoma, has been appointed vice president, U.S. operations. The new office will focus on the clinical and regulatory…
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Affordable housing rules change
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer New affordable-housing rules issued by the state on Monday could increase the cost of the program and require more units to be built in Cranbury and Monroe. Officials in Monroe are concerned that the new regulations could affect the township’s ability to preserve open space, because vacant land may have…
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Incumbents re-elected to Twin Rivers board
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR The makeup of the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association Bboard of Ddirectors will remain the same through next year. Incumbents Rodger Frey, Joseph Molinari and Lori Vono defeated challengers Al Wally, Gus Elsworth and Steve Commer by a nearly 3-1 margin each, according to election results tabulated last…
