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  • Montgomery 13s use comeback to stay alive

    Charlton helps Babe Ruth squad to victory By: Bob Nuse    TRENTON — John Colombero knows there isn’t any big secret to success for the Montgomery 13-year-old Babe Ruth all-star team.    "I told the kids that we haven’t lost a game because of our hitting," the Montgomery manager said. "We’ve lost games because of our defense,…

  • Edward Staump

    Edward Staump    Edward C. Staump, 87, formerly of Jamesburg and Scotch Plains, died Thursday, June 29, at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Dayton, he was a resident of Flemington. He was a captain with American Airlines for 36 years. He was raised on his family dairy farm in Jamesburg, and fell in…

  • Bill guiding payments to contractors riles Mironov

    Mayor speaks out about "invasive" legislation By Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice Mironov says state legislators should stick to the most pressing issue of this session — coming up with a budget for 2006.    That certainly has been occupying much of the time in Trenton in recent days, but the mayor wonders how…

  • WW 12s happy to play golden hosts

    Final Nine is back at Ward complex By: Justin Feil    For the second time in three years, the West Windsor Little League will play host to the District 12 Little League 12-year-old all-star baseball Final Nine.    West Windsor was given the honor to commemorate their 50th anniversary.    "We’ve hosted different things for softball," said WWLL…

  • Children’s theater program offered

       The Princeton Summer Theater troupe of students and young professionals, started in 1968 by three Princeton University undergraduates, will offer children a series of Friday workshops from 1 to 4 p.m. today through Aug. 4.    The company will also stage two productions for children — the currently running "The Adventures of Stuart Little" and "Androcles…

  • Local businesses feel pinch from suspension of lottery

    Lottery cutbacks hurting business By: Stephanie Brown     Local shop owners say Gov. Jon Corzine’s decision to suspend lottery sales hurt business.     Several convenience store owners from Monroe and Jamesburg said that, not only have they lost profits generated from lottery sales, but they lost money from general sales.     The decision to suspend…

  • Builder eyeing warehouse

    Plan to be reviewed late July By: Jessica Beym    A plan to build more than 900,000 square feet of warehousing on Station Road is scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Board on July 20.    ProLogis, an international developer that provides distribution facilities and services to its tenants, is applying to expand an existing warehouse…

  • Albert Ernest Waters

       Albert Ernest Waters, 96, died on June 28 at the Hospice Pavilion at Chandler Hall, Newtown, Pa.    Burial was on July 3 in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Pa.    Mr. Waters was born in Turin in Lewis County, N.Y. and moved to Philadelphia, Pa., with his family when he was 15. In 1937 he married Anna Marie…

  • New 911 system eyed for township

    Switch set to take place soon By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE — The township will be switching to a new 911 emergency communication system this fall.    The contract with the current system’s provider, Motorola, expires at the end of 2006, prompting the township to award a contract to TransNet Corporation on June 7, of Somerville for…