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  • Angelina Siconolfi

       Angelina J. "Angie" (Vasta) Siconolfi, of Monroe, died Monday, Oct. 9, at her home in Greenbriar at Whittingham.    Born in New Brunswick, she moved to North Brunswick where she lived for 32 years before moving to Greenbriar in 1994.    She was a New Brunswick High School graduate. She was first employed by Pathe Industries in…

  • Consensus builder needed in borough

    By: Vic Monaco    Over the last year, Hightstown Borough Council and Mayor Bob Patten have accomplished little when it comes to addressing the town’s urgent issues.    One notable "accomplishment" was avoiding a 28-cent tax-rate increase and instead instituting an 18-cent hike. But that was only after the borough was lucky enough to get $200,000 in…

  • All three West Windsor redeveloper bids are still in the running

    Mayor to begin negotiations with firms seeking to oversee 350-acre train station area project By: Molly Petrilla    WEST WINDSOR — Township officials have decided that Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh will negotiate with all three planning firms that are in the running to oversee the redevelopment of the 350-acre area surrounding the Princeton Junction train station before…

  • Letters

    Menendez makes case for Kean To the editor:     Bob Menendez has two ads currently running on New York television.    In the first ad he pontificates about the relationship of the Kean campaign to a convicted felon. They even show a side-view mug shot of this deplorable person.    What they neglect to mention is that…

  • Obituaries

    Luigi Sardella    HIGHTSTOWN — Luigi Sardella, 84, died Oct. 4 in the Cranbury Center-Genesis Elder Care facility in Monroe Township.    Born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy, he was a resident of Hightstown for many years.    Mr. Sardella formerly owned Luigi’s Restaurant in Hightstown. He retired from Mr. B’s Pizza in East Windsor.    He is…

  • Mayoral hopefuls discuss big issues

    Patten, Sikorski agree on much By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Both have lived all or most of their lives in the borough.    Both are retired teachers in their 60s.    Both are elected government leaders in their town.    And, while both are cautious in their public comments, they have been much more likely to agree with…

  • Thomas M. Keegan

       Thomas M. Keegan, 52, of Monroe, died Sunday, Oct. 8, at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.    Born in Sayreville, he had lived there most of his life, moving to Monroe eight years ago. Before his retirement, he worked as a senior probation officer for Middlesex County for 15 years. He was a graduate…

  • Falcons starting to win while laying groundwork

    By: Sean Richards    While the ascendancy of Monroe Township High School to field hockey prominence remains a year away, you have to admire the way this year’s team continues to lay the groundwork.    Pass by pass, goal by goal, you can see the maturation of this talented young squad as the Falcons gain the valuable…

  • Peddie football’s first win is a decisive one

    By: Sean Moylan    Last week Geoffrey Harlan told his Peddie varsity football players that he believed in them.    Then the Falcons went out and proved that they believed in themselves with a 36-0 home win over MAPL league rival Hill on Saturday.    "Obviously, it was the best game of the season for Peddie football," said…