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  • Mary Theresa Sciarrotta

       Mary Theresa Sciarrotta, 91, of Harbourton died at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Lawrence, on Monday. She had recently resided at the home of her son.    Wife of the late George Michael Sciarrotta Sr., she is survived by a two sons and a daughter-in-law, George M. Sr. and Laura Sciarrotta of Harbourton and Thomas Sciarrotta of…

  • East Windsor McDonalds shut down

    By: Vic Monaco    EAST WINDSOR — The McDonald’s restaurant on Route 130 near Dutch Neck Road was closed Friday morning after employees and a customer saw a rodent inside, according to the township’s health officer.    Jeff Plunkett said he asked the manager to close the store and he did so after the reports came in…

  • Looking for a Band?

    The NJ Musicians Network allows bands to make contacts and share information. By: Kristin Boyd    As a lead singer and guitarist for SunDog, a cover and originals band that has performed rock, pop and country rock music since 2003, Debbie Sansanelli says she quickly learned the road to Garden State stardom isn’t paved with platinum…

  • Washington voters given incorrect polling locations

    Mercer County Board of Elections will send revised list By: Scott Morgan    WASHINGTON — The Mercer County Board of Elections last week sent erroneous information regarding polling places for the upcoming Washington Township Council election, according to the chairman of the elections board.    Chairman Dominic Magnolo on Monday accepted full responsibility on behalf of the…

  • News alert

       The town councils of East Windsor and Hightstown will not meet in a public joint session, as many had expected, to decide on the secondary school ballot questions defeated by voters.    Instead, each plans to discuss the funding questions, for additional staffing and all-day kindergarten, at their next public meetings, next week.    And both could…

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  • Jacqueline Raymond Ehret

       Jacqueline Raymond Ehret, 88, a former resident of Pennington, died at her home in Lawrenceville on April 26.    Mrs. Ehret graduated from Princeton High School and The Mary Lyons School. She was a former member of the Junior League of Trenton.    Mrs. Ehret was the daughter of the late John W. and Marguerite Reeves Raymond…

  • Scattered Among Nations

    A photo exhibit shows that Jewish people come in many colors. By: Michele Alperin    Stereotypes usually target the "other," but even groups that share values and beliefs may define themselves in ways that leave out legitimate members. American Jews, for example, who are largely white descendants of Eastern European stock, often think of a Jew…

  • D. B. Stevens

       Douglas Barton Stevens, 90, of Hopewell Township, died April 24 at the University Medical Center at Princeton, where he was a member of the honorary staff.    Born in Cortland, N.Y., he graduated from Hamilton College in 1939 and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1943. His medical school class, scheduled to…