Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor

    State law backs editorial To the editor:     After reading Bob Murdich’s letter to the editor describing the Herald’s editorial of Jan. 19 as un-American, etc. I had to reread that editorial plus N.J.S.A.40A: 60-1, et seq. a statute concerning the structure of our form of borough government to determine what the writer was legitimately…

  • Obituaries

    Arinthia ‘Bell’ Owens    HIGHTSTOWN — Arinthia "Bell" Bagley Owens, 104, died Jan. 24 at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Millhurst, she was one of 15 children born to Charles and Agnes Moody.    She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Monroe.    Predeceased by her parents and two sons,…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 2, 2007

    John J. Gavula, James G. Tarabell, Robert F. McAvenia, Edward C. Cope John J. Gavula U.S. District Court attorney     PLAINSBORO — John J. Gavula died Jan. 23 at University Medical Center at Princeton after battling cancer for over 20 years. He was 55.    Born in Jersey City, he was an area resident for over…

  • Train fare hike coming down the tracks for area riders

    NJ Transit proposes a 10-percent hike to take effect this summer By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Train passengers will have to dig deeper into their wallets this summer if NJ Transit moves forward with a proposed fare hike.    According to NJ Transit spokesman Joe Dee, the company’s projected expenses for fiscal year 2008 total…

  • William E. Bruhn

       William E. Bruhn, 75, of East Brunswick, died Sunday, Jan. 28, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    He was born in South River, where he resided until moving to East Brunswick in 1955.    Prior to retiring in 1990 he was a releasing clerk for I.E. DuPont Photo Products, Sayreville, where he worked for…

  • Man facing drug charges

    Driver also found with suspended license By: Lacey Korevec    A 27-year-old Piscataway man was charged Monday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute after he rear-ended a vehicle on South River Road, injuring all three of its occupants, police said.    Police said Dorjan…

  • EDITORIAL: Consider a run for a seat on school board

    Not an easy position, but worth the effort    School elections are still a few months away, but it’s not too early to start thinking about running for a seat on the school board.    While most incumbents have already said they’ll seek re-election, throwing more names into the ring is one way to make sure voters…

  • Crosstown 62 switches horses

    Taxi-like program for seniors signs up with Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association By: Courtney Gross    After receiving service for the past three years through a Princeton area taxi company, Crosstown 62 will be taken over by Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association — a West Windsor-based nonprofit — effective this week.    The nonprofit transportation provider’s takeover,…

  • Marching against war

    Monroe residents join D.C. rally By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE —The National Mall was filled Saturday with hundreds of thousands of people committed to ending the war in Iraq.    Some township residents joined the masses and raised their own voices in the hope that President George W. Bush would hear their demands.    "We’re desperate to end…