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  • Obituaries

    Doris Jankovic    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Doris Jankovic, 78 of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Monday at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.    Born in Hightstown, she moved to St. Petersburg in 1984 from East Windsor, where she was co-owner with her husband of Milo’s Auto Body and owner of Milo’s Ceramics.…

  • Beyer’s blitz fuels Falcons

    Next stop, GMCT semifinals By: David Gurney    Garrett Beyer probably stands a generous five feet seven inches.    Maybe a little more, maybe a little less depending on the season, or the weather.    But soccer, more or less, is about elusiveness, timing and finishing.    For Beyer: check, check, and check.    The spunky dynamo provided the spark…

  • Way to counter gangs is community collaboration

    Forum held at Princeton Theological Seminary By: Jake Uitti    Charles Atkins, a chaplain at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Yardville, said education — along with the connection between places of worship and law enforcement — is crucial when trying to reach children who face the risk of being taken in by gangs.    Building…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Scary tales at the library

    Residents get ready for Halloween fun By: Lorraine Sedor    The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library will sponsor an evening of scary Halloween stories on Monday, October 30 at 7 p.m. Vicky Town, a familiar "scary storyteller" to Cranbury kids, will tell "creepy crawly" stories in the library’s reading area.    The program is appropriate for…

  • Young HHS runners perform at county meet

    Smolinka, Magath, Walton place in top 10 By: Rudy Brandl    BERNARDS — Two sophomores and a freshman took center stage for the Hillsborough High cross country program in last week’s Somerset County Championships at Pleasant Valley Park.    The HHS girls and boys didn’t win any individual titles, but three young runners claimed trophies for finishing…

  • Union files charges against township

    By: Purvi Desai MILLSTONE — The union representing three fired Public Works employees has filed unfair labor practices charges against the Millstone Township Committee, alleging the men were denied a fair hearing on the disciplinary charges against them.    The Communications Workers of America Local 1034, which represents 16,000 state and municipal workers in New Jersey,…

  • What These Four Walls Can Tell

    A redesigned boat house on the Historical Society of Princeton’s House Tour embodies the history of Carnegie Lake. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Roland Machold sits above Lake Carnegie, tracking an eagle as it flies to its nest. Most of his house on Prospect Avenue looks out onto the water, but the back alcove actually floats on…

  • Hopefuls to debate

    Meeting scheduled for Monday night, questions to come from Township residents By: Joseph Harvie    The candidates for mayor and Township Council will square off in a Monday evening event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area, which covers South Brunswick.    Residents will supply the questions for the candidates, and must be…

  • Raiders lose another tough one

    Daly rallies team in fourth quarter at Ridge By: Rudy Brandl    BERNARDS — Hillsborough High head football coach Vinnie Coviello had visions of another game-winning two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter of last Friday night’s game at Ridge. Instead, it turned into another hard-luck defeat for this young team.    Pete McGavisk, the hero of…