Category: archives

  • A new place for seniors

    A new place for seniors

    The Cranbury Senior Center opened its doors Saturday Photos by Devon DeMarco

  • Charles Berry

    Economics professor at PU      Charles Berry, who taught economics and was a residential college master at Princeton University, died Sept. 2 at home in Princeton of complications from cancer. He was 77.    Professor Berry, a specialist in industrial organization and applied microeconomics, devised the “Berry Ratio,” a leading analytic tool embodied in U.S. tax…

  • Backyard inspiration

    Artists head to Art in the Park by Michelle McGuinness, Special Writer    Around the corner and down a red brick path Cranbury artists met with inspiration in the form of the garden of Kathy Quinn of 87 N. Main St.    Sunday’s session of Art in the Park, sponsored by the Cranbury Arts Council, allowed artists…

  • Something’s cooking

    Working to make a vibrant downtown by William Greenwood, Special Writer    JAMESBURG — The owners of several shops and restaurants in downtown Jamesburg say the borough is a good place to do business, but it could be better.    Sweet William & Thyme Florist owner Amy Pratico, Body & Soul co-owner Ruth O’Carroll, and Fiddleheads Restaurant…

  • Annual CASC Gala this week!

    The Community Action Service Center will hold the seventh annual Community Activist Awards Gala at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor. Honorees will include: the Shop Rite of East Windsor; the Mission Committee of First United Methodist Church of Hightstown; and Matt Lucas as well as the volunteers of Greater Goods…

  • DANCE

    American Ballroom Co., Enterprise Firehouse, 569 Klockner Road, Hamilton, Newcomers Social, Wed., 7-9 p.m., $10; Social, Fri. 8-11 p.m., $15, private lessons and group classes, open to public; (609) 931-0149; www.americanballroomco.com Arts Council of Princeton, conTEMPORARY Arts Center, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, offering flamenco, salsa and hip hop dance classes, Fall…

  • Francis J. Schanz

       Francis J. Schanz, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at his home in Monroe.    Born and raised in Paterson, he lived in Wayne for 20 years before moving to Monroe in 1997. Mr. Schanz served in the Army during World War II. He was a quality control inspector for Bendix Corp. in Little Falls for 30…

  • Blood drive

    Sunday, Sept. 30 — The Community Blood Council of New Jersey will hold a blood drive from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday Sept. 30 at the 7th Day Adventist Church, 116 Broad St., Hightstown. To make an appointment, call 883-9750. 

  • Norma R. Huels

       Norma R. (Balletto) Huels, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, at her home in Rossmoor.    Ms. Huels was born and raised in Manhattan, N.Y., and lived in the Bronx, N.Y., and Queens, N.Y, before moving to Rossmoor in 1984. She was an executive secretary for General Motors Corp., in New York City, for 35 years before…