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  • Princeton resident named New Jersey child advocte

    By: Molly Petrilla    Princeton resident E. Susan Hodgson has been named the state’s child advocate by Gov. Jon Corzine.    "New Jersey’s Child Advocate must be someone who can speak to the complex issues involved in child welfare on behalf of those who are too young or vulnerable to speak for themselves," the governor said in…

  • Locals pan rail study

    Question new figures for MOM ridership By: Stephanie Brown and Joseph Harvie    Area officials say ridership figures released Wednesday for the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex County rail line should be taken with a grain of salt.    The Board of Chosen Freeholders of both Ocean and Monmouth counties paid to have AECOM Consult, an affiliate of DMJM Harris,…

  • A healthy spin on school lunch

    New nutrition policy calls for lunch menu change By: Jessica Beym    Students at the Cranbury School can say goodbye to ice cream and the other sugary foods that have been pulled from the lunch menu this year.    A new federal nutrition policy adopted by the Board of Education on Sept. 5 means students are eating…

  • Residents can tour new police station

    Public invited to experience inside of jail, guilt-free By: Jessica Beym    Minus the handcuffs and the tarnished permanent records, Cranbury residents will have a chance this month to see what the inside of a jail looks like.    The Cranbury Police Department is inviting all residents to come see the new police station during an open…

  • Falcons deep-six South Brunswick

    Teams trade places in football rankings By: Ken Weingartner    Monroe Township High’s football team will enter Saturday afternoon’s home game against Colonia as the No. 6-ranked squad in Middlesex County.    The Falcons know first-hand how precarious a position that can be.    Last Friday, unranked Monroe won its season-opening game, 28-20, at South Brunswick, defeating the…

  • Homes at Ventana at Lawrenceville

    …this active adult community doesn’t simply meet expectations, it exceeds them    Ventana at Lawrenceville, a Robertson Douglas Group and Sterling Properties LLC neighborhood of 52 magnificent homes, has only four remaining homes available for sale. Featuring luxurious two-story layouts with first-floor master suites, gourmet kitchens, large family rooms and lavish baths, this active adult community…

  • Obituaries

    Carolyn D. Pineda    ROEBLING — Carolyn D. Pineda, 42, died Saturday at her home.    Born and raised in New Brunswick, Ms. Pineda was educated in the Middlesex County Public School System. She moved to Roebling, where she lived the past three years.    The evangelist was a highly esteemed member of True Servant Worship and Praise…

  • Borrowed Time

    Photographer Edward Fausty documents ‘Fragile Utopia,’ an arts commune of sorts, in an exhibit at the Bernstein Gallery. By: Ilene Dube (In "Dog Sleeping, Eric Lowenstein/Sandra Malak Studio, 2004," "The elegant dropped bedroom through the fire door was ingeniously and surreptitiously built into the adjacent studio, which was used only for storage by an absent…

  • John T. Dillon

       John Thomas Dillon, 69, of Monroe, died at his home Friday, Sept. 8, at his home.    He was born and raised in New York City and lived in Franklin Park for 30 years, before settling in Monroe four years ago. He was a manager with General Motors Corporation in New York City for more than…