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  • Christopher O’Keefe Sr.

       Christopher A. O’Keefe Sr., 72, died Wednesday, July 5, at home.    Born in New York City, he lived in Carteret for over 30 years, moving to Monroe in 1990. He was the founder and owner of C&M Door Controls Inc., established in Carteret and now in Port Reading, since 1974.    He served in the Marines…

  • Town to discuss open space options

    Monday night meeting to open up town forum for recreational facility By: Jessica Beym    Voters will be asked in November to reduce the township open space tax rate by a penny.    Township officials said Monday that the current open space tax rate of 3 cents per $100 in assessed property value might be too high…

  • District developing ESL curriculum

    Program added in anticipation of future need By: Jessica Beym    The Cranbury School is developing an English-as-a-second-language curriculum in anticipation that the need for a formal program could arise in the next few years.    Vice Principal Christine Capaci said July 5 there were only three students last year who received ESL services, but as the…

  • Artistic voices are heard in Montgomery’s summer art shows

    Back-to-back exhibits feature works of six New Jersey artists. By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Summer in New Jersey can be a gorgeous season, with its bright sun, trees blowing in the wind and warm rainfalls.    But if you tire of what can be seen right out your window, the Montgomery Center for the Arts has…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Budget deal not a long-term fix

    Crisis is not over for good By: Hank Kalet    The budget crisis is over.    At least for the moment.    The governor and leaders of both houses of the state Legislature pulled the state back from the precipice after a six-day shutdown, crafting a budget that raises the sales tax, but the budget will fix the…

  • MCCC certificate programs benefit many fields

    Center for Continuing Studies offers partnerships with area companies. By: Lauren Otis    Whatever your profession — information technology to interior design — it is a fair guess that Mercer County Community College has a certification program that will give you valuable training and credentials to advance in your field.    For the past decade or so,…

  • Letters

    Abolish ‘home rule’    There is only one way to solve the school/property tax issue, and that is to put an end to "home rule."    We should eliminate the hundreds of school districts and consolidate them into 21 county school districts. The New York Times ran a story about school superintendents with salaries over $200,000 in…

  • Kathryn Enyedy

       Kathryn Cramer Enyedy, 86, of Monroe, died Saturday, July 8, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Livingston, Mont., she had lived in the Princeton area many years, moving to Rossmoor 18 years ago.    Ms. Enyedy retired from Princeton University and had worked in the Chemistry Department.    Her husbands, James F. Cramer and…

  • East Windsor business woman is awarded statewide honor

    NJ Association of Women Business Owners recognizes Linda Richter. By: Lauren Otis    Linda Richter, president of Personal Paperwork Solutions and More Inc., based in East Windsor, has been named 2006 Business Woman of the Year for the State of New Jersey, by the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners.    Ms. Richter was chosen by…