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  • Foes seek high-court ruling on swap

    Supreme Court to possibly step in By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Opponents of a land swap that would allow the Board of Education to build a new high school in Thompson Park are asking the state Supreme Court to hear their case.    Richard Webster, an attorney for the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic, submitted a petition…

  • Antoinette Seminara

       Antoinette Seminara, 94, of Jamesburg, died Thursday, June 28, at her home.    Born and raised in Jamesburg, she was a lifelong resident.    She was employed as a seamstress for many years in many dress shops in Jamesburg and South River, retiring in 1978.    She was a communicant of St. James the Less R.C. Church, a…

  • ‘Fresh Air’ by way of a bus ride from New York

    Local host families greet their young Fresh Air Fund guests for the summer By: Katie Wagner    WEST WINDSOR — Anton Whyte calmly waited in the Southfield Retail Center parking lot Tuesday afternoon for friends he hadn’t seen since winter.    The sun beat down on him, but Anton was too busy thinking about his two-week-long vacation…

  • Weather postpones fireworks, concert

    Held tonight (Friday) at Village Park By: Lacey Korevec    Cranbury residents who looked to the skies Thursday night saw only rain.    The township’s traditional Independence Day fireworks display, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed because of stormy weather and will instead be held this evening (Friday).    Township Clerk Cathy Cunningham said Thursday that Mayor David…

  • Former school superintendent gets ready for life’s next phase

    Shirley Bzdewka retired after nine years By: Bill Greenwood    JAMESBURG — Former school district Superintendent Shirley Bzdewka may be retired, but she is far from settling down.    After spending the past nine years with the Jamesburg School District, Ms. Bzdewka said she was excited to move to Florida, take some time off and "slow the…

  • Suit over appointment of West Windsor’s municipal attorney looms

    Charging a violation of state law, mayor says he is prepared to sue the Township Council By: Greg Forester    WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said Thursday he will sue the Township Council next week, asserting the governing body is unwilling to acknowledge state law giving the mayor the power to appoint the township attorney…

  • Scouts have busy slates

    Upcoming events occuring in and around Cranbury By: Lorraine Sedor    The First Friday Reception this week at the Gourgaud Gallery will feature the Abstract Paintings of Nick Skally, titled "Let It Drip."    The reception will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery. Nick Skally’s work is colorful and uniquely textural — it should…

  • Bernice Dickerman

       Bernice D. Tamor Dickerman, 85, died Sunday, July 1, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she resided in East Brunswick before moving to Monroe 21 years ago.    She received a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and a master’s degree from New York University. Prior to retiring in 1986, she…

  • New library parking talks possible

    Trotman bid endorsed by township official By: Nick Norlen    Responding to a proposal by Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman, Princeton Township Deputy Mayor Bernie Miller said Thursday that he favors reopening talks with the borough about the canceled Princeton Public Library parking subsidy.    Library officials have said that termination of the subsidy in February has been…