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  • Gail M. Zeyack

       TRENTON — Gail M. Zeyack, 53, died suddenly at her home Oct. 31.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton Township resident.    She was formerly employed at New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. She was an animal lover.    Daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Skwarek, she is survived by…

  • "Jews in Singapore" presentation at Adath Israel on Sunday

    The Jewish Geography: Jews Around the World series at Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, will present "Jews in Singapore???" a talk by Saul Joshua, former resident of the Jewish Ghetto in Singapore, at 10 a.m., with light refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Free admission. Open to the public. For more information, call (609) 896-4977.

  • Second Calvary Baptist Church celebrates 110th

    Community invited to serviec    On Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m., Second Calvary Baptist Church will celebrate its 110th anniversary.    The guest speaker will be the Rev. Robert Brown, of Bible Evangelical Methodist Church, Bristol, Pa. The community is invited.    Back in 1894-1895 — just a few years after the Borough of Hopewell was incorporated in…

  • Karen A. Dunn

       Karen Arnett Dunn, 71, of Cranbury, died Friday, Nov. 8, at the University Medical Center of Princeton.    Born in Chicago, Ms. Dunn had been a resident of Cranbury since 1969. She was a graduate of Rutgers University, Class of 1976, where she received her bachelor’s degree in history. She retired from Interpool in Princeton in…

  • EW man charged in death of officer

    Crash took life of Newark policeman By Matt Chiappardi and Vic Monaco, Staff Writers    A local man remained in prison this week on $1 million bail, charged with murder in connection with a two-vehicle crash that killed a Newark police sergeant in March.    Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow announced that an Essex County grand…

  • Thanksgiving service

    St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church will hold a community Thanksgiving service at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. The church is located on Franklin Street in Hightstown.

  • Two charged after copper pipe theft

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    George Lawler, 18, of Hillsborough, and a 17-year-old boy were charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief following the theft of copper piping from a vacant building on Homestead Road Nov. 8.    Police did not report how much piping was taken, but reported a witness provided a license plate of…

  • Food drive nets good eats

    Thanks to our readers who took the time to craft delicious-looking baskets of holiday food for HomeFront of Mercer County. The drive, hosted by The Messenger-Press, Lawrence Ledger and Princeton Packet, received a half-dozen baskets at our Allentown office.

  • Board of Education meeting

    Mansfield Township Board of Education will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Media Center of the Mansfield Township Elementary School.