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  • John Kroeper

       John F. Kroeper, 70, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, July 26, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong Kendall Park resident. Mr. Kroeper was employed by New Jersey Bell Telephone Company for 34 years, was a member of the New Jersey Bell Pioneers, St. Augustine of…

  • Zoe

    Zoe, a sweet and friendly, 6-year-old, female Boxer, is in need is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Zoe" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Obituaries

    Irvin S. Rockhill Sr.    BORDENTOWN — Irvin S. Rockhill Sr., 65, of Bordentown, died Saturday at Arcadia Rehabilitation Center, Hamilton Township.    Born in Bordentown, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of MacFarland High School of and a Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He had worked at US Steel…

  • Eyes on Trenton

    A salon-style show by the Trenton Artists Workshop Alliance hopes to save Artworks. By: Ilene Dube    Stacks of paper files flopped on open shelves, a woman’s handbag spilling its contents on the floor, piles of dirty laundry: For some, clutter can lead to a severe allergic reaction… or madness; for others, it’s a way of…

  • City on Fire

    Bucks County painter Todd Stone is ‘Witness’ to the World Trade Center attack in an exhibit at the Michener Museum. By: Anthony Stoeckert    When the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, a lot of people thought it was some kind of accident. Maybe the size of…

  • Judge tosses mall evictions

    Rules notices were improperly filed By:Charlie Olsen    Manville Pizza will remain open in its location at the Rustic Mall months after it began its fight against an eviction notice, after a judge dismissed the case Monday because of an improperly filed eviction notice.    Rustic Mall LLC has been trying to clear out all the tenants,…

  • Residents come together for crime prevention

    National Night Out succeeds despite heat By: Joseph Harvie    Hundreds of residents braved the near-record breaking heat Tuesday night to stand against crime at the 19th annual National Night Out event in Woodlot Park.    The free event, which ran from 6 to 9 p.m., is celebrated across the country and encourages police and communities to…

  • State law, voters’ OK are needed for holding tax summit

    Since legislation has never been passed by the Legislature, what the precise form and function of a constitutional convention would be remains a matter of conjecture By John Tredrea    As the decades roll by in the Garden State, calls for a state constitutional convention for property tax reform continue to be sounded.    With the recent…

  • Remodeled kitchen earns magazine’s award

    Kitchens Direct’s project wins in Master Design Awards Contest By:Donna Lukiw    Kitchens Direct Inc., a family-owned business on Route 206, has won second place in a magazine’s national contest for remodeling a kitchen in a one-bedroom apartment in Princeton.    "We couldn’t believe it," Dottie Tobia, Kitchens Direct co-owner, said after finding out they won two…