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  • Obituaries

    Alexandra B. Iglesias    HAMILTON — Alexandra "Sandy" B. Iglesias, 57, died Thursday at Applegarth Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Monroe Township.    Born in New York, N.Y., she resided in Queens, N.Y. before moving to Trenton in 1987.    She was an active member of the St. Raphael’s-Holy Angels Parish at Holy Angels and served as a…

  • Board seeks task force volunteers

    District aims to examine budget, staff, facilities By: Purvi Desai    UPPER FREEEHOLD — The Board of Education is selecting volunteers to serve on two task forces — one that would assist with budget and staffing and the other to examine the use of existing facilities prior to the move to the new middle school.    "People…

  • Anastatia Ruhl

       Anastatia B. Crowley Ruhl, 87, of Waynesboro, Va. died Thursday, Oct. 5, at Avante Nursing Home, Waynesboro, Va.    Born in New York City on Jan. 22, 1919, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Briordy Crowley, Ms. Ruhl lived in Monroe and South Daytona, Fla., before moving to Waynesboro last year.    She was a…

  • A precious school resource in short supply

    Crossing guards are scarce, forcing police to scramble By: Hilary Parker    James Brown and Juanita Williams are of a rare breed.    They’re the kind of folks who — day after day, year after year — willingly step in front of oncoming traffic, bright orange raincoats at the ready in case of inclement weather.    They are…

  • MHS field hockey is upset-minded

    Veitch thrilled to move on in SCT By: Justin Feil    Catherine Veitch is looking forward to Montgomery High School’s Somerset County Tournament field hockey game Saturday.    It is both a giant challenge and great opportunity for the MHS senior. The ninth-seeded Cougars will take on top-seeded Pingry. It is the first time that anyone on…

  • Book Notes

    Exploring the ‘breaking point’ with Sue Shellenbarger By: Joan Ruddiman    The media are having a field day with almost weekly revelations from brain research. The latest is that the male brain emerges from a female brain. We in the general public, like the media, tend to simplify what is incredibly complex and in this case,…

  • EDITORIAL: State campaign will help make walking safer

    Pedestrian safety important in smaller communities    For residents and business owners in Jamesburg and Cranbury, walking is a way of life.    In Jamesburg, where the school district does not provide busing, hundreds of elementary school students hit the pavement each day to make their way to and from the John F. Kennedy and Grace M.…

  • Both WW-P high schools holding fundraising fairs Saturday

    By: Molly Petrilla    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and High School South have both scheduled arts-oriented fundraisers Saturday — and organizers are confident they’ll attract sizeable turnouts despite the overlap.    Local buyers and sellers will gather at High School South from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the school’s annual fall flea market, which is…

  • Albert Siegel

       Albert Siegel, 75, of Monroe, died Saturday, Oct. 7, at The Elms in Cranbury.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Manhattan, N.Y., for 15 years and Kendall Park for 20 years, before moving to Monroe 11 years ago. Prior to retiring in 2002, Mr. Siegel was a textile salesman for QST Industries, Manhattan, for…