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  • Church seeks $25,000 refund from borough

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church wants the borough to return $25,000 to its coffers.    And Borough Council could take action Monday to get that refund in motion.    Pastor Pat McDonnell told the council Nov. 20 that the church had paid that amount in protest this year as a…

  • Borough boosters to meet

    Revitalization Coalition wants to hear from public By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Let your voice be heard.    The Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition is seeking input from borough residents, workers, officials and property and business owners to get a sense of what the town’s future — in particular, the future of downtown business district — should look…

  • Casey hopes to ‘defend’ success

    By: Sean Moylan    Last year the Peddie girls’ varsity basketball team won the New Jersey Prep A Championship, captured the MAPL division and posted a 17-10 record.    And that was considered to be an "off" year for the Falcons. But you can’t set the bar any higher than Sean Casey has over his glorious 14-year…

  • Obituaries

    Irene Kolachik    EAST WINDSOR — Irene Kolachik, 79, died Nov. 24 in the Cranbury Center Genesis Elder Care facility, Monroe Township.    Born in Yonkers, N.Y., she lived in the East Windsor area for many years.    She was involved with the Senior Center of East Windsor, where she enjoyed bingo and other activities.    Predeceased by her…

  • Nontraditional take on an old favorite

    "The Three Tevyes" to be performed in Monroe By: Candice Leigh Helfand    Tradition will work its way back into school this weekend — specifically, the Monroe Township High School Richard P. Marasco Center for Performing — along with music, laughter and a man stuck on a roof with a fiddle.    A performance of "The Three…

  • Lions, pancakes and Santa

    Oh my! Charity event will ultimately help town By: Lacey Korevec    You can eat them the old-fashioned way, with just a drizzle of syrup, or you can get creative and enjoy them pigs in a blanket style.    Either way, with all-you-can- eat pancakes and sausage, hand-cooked by members of the Cranbury Lions Club, township residents…

  • Jennie Vingara

       Jennie (Macaluso) Vingara, 86, of Jamesburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, at her home.    Born Sept. 23, 1920 in Jamesburg, she was raised in the borough and later married Michael Vingara there on June 28, 1941. They continued to lived in Jamesburg until moving to Port St. Lucie, Fla., in 1972. She later moved to Great…

  • Buses to start running

    Freehold mall added to service By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — Next stop, Freehold.    Two township shuttle buses will begin running to Freehold Raceway Mall and CentraState Hospital on Monday as part of the township’s free shuttle service.    The service, which is open to residents as well as nonresidents, will make two morning and two afternoon…

  • HHS soccer teams set for 2007

    By: Sean Moylan    "We have the talent to be one of the two best teams in the county next season," said Hightstown High boys’ varsity soccer coach Dominic Mastroianni, who has never been one to make bold off-the-cuff statements.    Because of the graduation of Adidas All-American’s Ben Harms and Jamal Neptune and several other senior…