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  • Ruth F. Lesh

    State guardianship worker     LAWRENCE — Ruth F. Lesh, a resident of Princeton from 1971 to 1983, died Aug. 27 at home.    She was a guardianship worker for the state of New Jersey for 15 years.    She was an avid volunteer worker and a talented storyteller.    She held bachelor’s and master’s degrees.    She is survived…

  • Seniors oppose school plan

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — When voters approved a $41.9 million referendum to build a new high school, they did so despite five of the township’s seven adult communities voting against the proposal.    The referendum is expected to bridge the gap between an $82.9 million referendum approved in December 2003 to build the…

  • Councilman says he was tricked into missing meeting

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – Councilman Ryan Rosenberg, liaison to the Economic Development Committee, said Thursday that he was duped by Mayor Bob Patten into not attending Wednesday’s important EDC meeting.    ”The mayor e-mailed me saying that he’d like to meet with me at a different location than the EDC meeting, so we…

  • Paul J. Reardon

       Paul J. Reardon, 76, of Lawrenceville died Dec. 12.    Born Haverhill, Mass., he graduated cum laude from Boston College and obtained a master’s degree from Rutgers University.    He served as a 2nd lieutenant in the army in Japan and Korea where he was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.    During his career as a…

  • Catherine Carrera Pray

       Catherine Carrera Pray, 87, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, at her daughter’s home in Howell.    Ms. Pray was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later moved to Long Island, N.Y., where she lived for 30 years. She lived in New York City for 15 years before moving to Clearbrook in 1990. While living in Long…

  • New tab for high school gets thumbs up

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Monroe School District will be able to pay for its new high school.    On Tuesday, voters supported a $41.9 million referendum to cover expenses for the new high school’s construction, which has been on hold for the past four years due to delays in getting permission to…

  • Christopher Dunlap

       HAMILTON – Christopher A. Dunlap, 42, died Dec. 6 in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Dunlap was a lifelong area resident and 1983 graduate of The Hun School in Princeton. He was a member of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church and employed with CCL…

  • It’s a Wrap!

    With the collection complete for its annual Toys for Kids program, borough police are now seeking another kind of help. Volunteers are needed to wrap the gifts at 10 a.m. Sunday at borough hall at 148 N. Main St. Anyone can volunteer. All the wrapping materials will be there. Coffee and donuts will be served…

  • When Sleeping and Waking Coincide

    A high school junior with a knack for history and current events, Tom Canny loves exploring new worlds, but his own travels have sometimes proven even more interesting—and unexpected—than anything he’s learned abou “I was once on a Model United Nations overnight trip and I woke up in the hotel lobby. I had no idea…