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  • Hazel Hicks Wallace

       HIGHTSTOWN — Hazel Hicks Wallace, 96, died Sunday at Meadow Lakes Health Care Center.    Born in Newark, and formerly of Summit, she lived in the Hightstown area for many years. She was a longtime resident of Meadow Lakes.    She was a 1935 graduate of the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing of Newark. She retired as…

  • Voters split on state candidates, ballot questions

    By Sean Ruppert and Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writers    Voters in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe were split when it came to who they support for state Senate and Assembly seats.    Districtwide, Republican Assemblyman Bill Baroni, of Hamilton, won a four-state Senate seat with 33,136 votes, defeating Democrat Seema Singh of South Brunswick, who received 20,000 votes.…

  • Public Works employees set to get 3% pay hikes

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — About 20 Public Works employees who have been working without a contract for nearly two years are in line for 3 percent annual raises.    The Township Council on Wednesday approved a four-year contract with Teamsters Local 469, which represents the township’s non-managerial Public Works employees, and introduced…

  • Jean M. Archer

       HIGHTSTOWN — Jean M. Archer, 80, died Sunday in Manor Care Nursing Home in Voorhees.    Born in Trenton, she lived most of her life in Hightstown, then resided in Florida for 15 years and spent the last year in New Jersey.    She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Hightstown and…

  • Frances J. Chrzanowski

       UPPER FREEHOLD — Frances J. Chrzanowski, 61, of Cream Ridge, died Oct. 26 at Compassionate Care Hospice of St. Francis Hospital in Trenton.    Born in Allentown, she was an assistant administrator for the Mercer County Board of Social Services for more than 33 years.    Ms. Chrzanowski loved horseback riding, canoeing and tubing on the Delaware…

  • Bond and Sikorski picked for Borough Council seats

    Bond and Sikorski picked for Borough Council seats

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council will remain all Democratic following Tuesday’s election.    Jeff Bond, a former member of the Planning Board and current chairman of the Economic Development Committee, was the top vote-getter among three men seeking two seats. According to unofficial tallies, including absentee ballots, he received 630 votes.…

  • Things to Do

    Nov. 8    Adult health fair: A variety of health screenings, blood profile, on-site nutritionist, flu and pneumonia vaccines, and more for residents 18 years and older. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Rocky Hill Reformed Church. For more information, such as health insurance requirements and costs, or to schedule a mandatory appointment call 732-329-4000, exts.…

  • This weekend in Lawrence

    Stuff to do around town Saturday: Health fair: The Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1), will hold a health fair with free blood screenings, at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Princeton Healthcare System. To register for this free program, stop by the circulation desk, call (609) 882-9246, or e-mail [email protected].…

  • Eugenia Shanklin

    Cultural anthropologist     Eugenia Shanklin, a resident of Princeton since 1971, died Oct. 31 of lung cancer. She was 68.    A cultural anthropologist, she was a professor in the sociology-anthropology department of The College of New Jersey where she taught for 34 years. She also taught at Princeton University and at the Wolfgang Goethe University…