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  • Handful visit Hillier lobby to view West Windsor redevelopment display

    Information also available at municipal building By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — Since West Windsor’s first redevelopment workshop, between five and 10 residents have dropped by Hillier Architecture’s lobby to review the firm’s "project progress bulletin board."    Officials at the architecture firm and the township want that number to grow.    Gwen McNamara, assistant manager of…

  • Borough jitney service coming in 2008

    Service to be free, at least in the beginning By: Courtney Gross    When Princeton Borough’s jitney begins its expected service in early 2008 it will be offered at no charge — at least at first.    But that free ride for the commuter-friendly service is subject to change, borough officials said, depending on the success, demand…

  • Craft show set for next week

    10th annual Cranbury Craft Show set for March 10 through March 11 at the Cranbury School. By: Lacey Korevec    Allentown resident Diane Feigenbaum knows just the right way to dry flowers like hydrangea to create the perfect floral arrangement.    Dale Pilling, of Marlboro, makes sterling necklaces, bracelets and earrings using pliers and wire to create…

  • Nativity of Our Lord plans expansion

    Applegarth Road church plans for bigger church, convent and more parking. By: Bill Greenwood    MONROE — Linda Schilling, a parishioner at the Nativity of Our Lord Parish on Applegarth Road, loves her parish. However, she could do without the church’s recent overcrowding issues.    "You have to get there at least 15 minutes ahead of time…

  • Montgomery GOP seeks Township Committee candidates

    By: Greg Forester    MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Township Republican Municipal Committee is seeking candidates to interview for seats on the Township Committee.    Three of the five committee seats will be on the ballot in the November election.    One seat is for an unexpired term of one year, while the other two are for the full…

  • Unselfish ‘Beast’ relieves Rams’ wrestling burden

    Amponsa garners first regional title By: Sean Moylan    If anyone ever wondered why Kenny Amponsa is loved by his teammates, it’s because he feels the same way about them.    This past Saturday night at Moorestown High School, Amponsa, affectionately nicknamed "The Beast" for the ferocious way he wrestles, became the first wrestler in the history…

  • ‘Portrait of a College’

    Mel Leipzig pays homage to his colleagues at Mercer County Community College through his realistic, highly detailed large-scale paintings. By: Susan Van Dongen    It’s startling at first. We don’t usually see paintings of an intensive care unit, a nurse standing in the midst of beds filled with patients. The hospital room looks like any other…

  • Timing of bike path construction divides WW builder, planners

    West Windsor Business Park West seeks extension of approval By: Nick Norlen    WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor’s Planning Board decided to delay its vote on an applicant’s extension request Tuesday after disagreement over when a bike path will be constructed.    The six board members present decided Wednesday to meet again April 25 to discuss the…

  • OBITUARIES

    By:    Alice W. Seamon    Alice Witte Seamon, 88, died Saturday, Feb. 24, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she lived there for 50 years before moving to Piscataway and then to Monroe.    She was a former member and past president of St. Peter’s PTA in New Brunswick. She…