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  • Dorothy E. Madden

       Dorothy E. Madden, 93, died Sunday, Nov. 18, at Our Lady of Fatima, Saratoga, Calif.    Born and raised in a farmhouse on Half Acre Road in Cranbury, she spent her early years actively working on the family’s potato farm. She attended the Cranbury School and was a graduate of New Brunswick High School. In her…

  • Library News

       The South Brunswick Public Library is located at 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Contact information for the following announcements, unless otherwise noted, is 732-329-4000, 7286.    Friends and Family Feud: Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Six pre-planned games will be played, and two teams to be drawn from the audience. All attending will have…

  • District: Gas station loss on lower side

    Stumbaugh says new audit backs up $99,000 shared deficit By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — Of the two deficit figures East Windsor Regional schools Business Administrator Kurt Stumbaugh has recently attached to a district-run fueling station — $215,000 and $99,226 — the district’s annual audit pegs the shortfall on the lower number, Mr.…

  • Historical Society to have Victorian tea

       LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville Historical Society at the James Wilson Marshall House Museum will celebrate Christmas, 1830s style, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m.    During the Revolutionary period, Christmas was a religious, almost non-holiday, but by the time the Marshalls and the Ellys lived in Lambertville, Christmas was being transformed into a festive…

  • Planners get guidance on rezoning tract

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — The regional school district may not want future development of the former Minute Maid Plant to generate a lot of children but local officials cannot discriminate against families with kids.    That was the message Monday night from borough planner Tamara Lee as the local Planning Board resumed discussions…

  • Alfred B. Nobile Jr.

       HIGHTSTOWN — Alfred B. Nobile Jr., 67, died Nov. 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in New Brunswick, he was a longtime resident of Hightstown. He was the proprietor of Al’s Garage in Dayton for more than 25 years.    Son of the late Alfred B. Nobile Sr., he is survived by…

  • UPDATE: Board of Ed settles LTEA contract

    Contract is for three years By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Board of Education approved a three-year contract between the school district and Lawrence Township Education Association Wednesday night.    The contract, which was ratified by the 559-member LTEA Nov. 20, calls for annual salary increases of 4.75 percent in the first year and 4.7 percent…

  • Things to Do

       Dec. 1    Breakfast with St. Nicholas: Hear the story of St. Nicholas, with photo opportunities to follow at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Sand Hill Road. Story, treats and pictures at 9:30 a.m., Christmas and Advent crafts at 10 a.m., Advent story and more at 11 a.m. All who attend are asked to bring a gift…

  • Princeton Public Library closing early Friday

          The library will close at 2 p.m. this Friday to prepare to host the Friends of the Library benefit and Quintessentially Princeton Auction.    The benefit will feature a talk by novelist Richard Ford at Nassau Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner and auction in the library.    Library Director Leslie Burger said the…