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  • Dialogue on race series begins next week in Princeton

    A joint effort of the YWCA Princeton and Princeton Human Services Commission By: Hilary Parker    The Academy Award-winning motion picture "Crash" will play a prominent role in a series of dialogues on race relations scheduled to begin Tuesday, offered jointly by the YWCA Princeton and the Princeton Human Services Commission.    "Sometimes, film gives us food…

  • Depth will be key for Monroe boys’ cross country team

    By: Redd E. Patrick    There won’t be a Roman on the team this year, but Monroe High School boys cross country coach Frank Bonich feels he has a program now which won’t rely so much on one standout runner.    Scott Roman, who, along with his brother Steve, provided the program with an outstanding individual talent…

  • Five years later, we wonder and try to adapt

    By: Vic Monaco    As the calendar creeps up on Sept. 11, 2006, it’s hard not to think back to where you were five years ago, when the Twin Towers fell — and the world as we know it changed.    It’s hard not to relive those horrifying moments — followed by the hours of uncertainty, the…

  • Graduation losses can’t lessen soccer optimism

    By: Dave Gurney    Last year was a season of many highs for the Monroe High School boys varsity soccer team.    Their record of 20-4 set the mark for the most wins in a single season. Runner-ups in both the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament placed Monroe near the…

  • 3M funds to preserve tracts in Sourlands

    Partnership formed with Nature Conservancy and D&R Greenway By: Jake Uitti    HILLSBOROUGH — To announce the preservation of environmentally significant natural lands and open spaces in the Sourland Mountain region, representatives from 3M, The Nature Conservancy, the D&R Greenway, and municipal, county and state officials will hold a press conference and a guided tour of…

  • Grace Orsolino

       Grace DeGennaro Orsolino, 89, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Westhampton Nursing Home.    Born in Bari, Italy, she came to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1932, and continued to live there for 50 years. She moved to the Hampton Bays, Long Island, N.Y., area in 1982.    Her husband, Vincent,…

  • Council plans big changes in mill guidelines

    Schneider, Patten battle over redevelopment rules By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — In a chaotic meeting that featured shouting matches between Mayor Bob Patten and Borough Council President Dave Schneider, the council took steps this week to revamp guidelines for redeveloping the rug mill property, deprioritizing some longtime objectives and casting aside suggestions from the Planning…

  • Obituaries

    Barbara A. Morris    EAST WINDSOR — Barbara A. Morris, 63, died Aug. 31.    Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., she was a registered nurse the past 22 years at the Veteran’s Home in Edison, N.Y. and recently was employed through St. Peter’s Hospital as a nurse for the Clearbrook Adult Community in Monroe Township.…

  • School board seeks chiefs

    BOE looks to fill new gaps By: Jessica Beym    The district is looking to hire two new people now that the top two administrators at the Cranbury School have given notice they are leaving.    The Board of Education on Monday accepted the resignation of Business Administrator Brian DeLucia. He will leave the district after five…