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  • Coviello named HHS head football coach

    Former Raider assistant coach and player set to take helm By: Rudy Brandl        Vincent Coviello was named Hillsborough High’s new head football coach at Monday night’s Hillsborough Township Board of Education meeting.    Coviello, 40, replaces Rick Mantz, who resigned in March after 12 years at the helm.    Currently the HHS head boys’ lacrosse coach,…

  • Helen Steene

       Helen Steene, 89, of Pennington died Friday at the Greenwood House in Ewing Township.    Born in Canada, Mrs. Steene was a resident of the area for over 60 years. She was a former member of Har Sinai Temple.    Wife of the late Walter A. Steene, she is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and…

  • Destination Sculpture

    Key West sculptor John Martini’s heady artwork resides along I-295 South, serving as a beacon to Grounds For Sculpture. By: Megan Sullivan    Grounds For Sculpture began its program Sculpture Along the Way in 1999 to herald the location of the sculpture park, as well as the arrival of the Hamilton Rail station. The partnership between…

  • Paul F. Manieri

       Paul F. Manieri, 89, of Princeton died May 10 at home.    Born in Easton, Pa., he was a member of St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in Hopewell.    Husband of the late Rosemary Begley Manieri, son of the late Rose Marie Zettler and Philip M. Manieri and father of the late Mary Frances Beifuss, he is…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Monroe mayor cuts financial ties with PAC

    Mayor Richard Pucci, facing questions over his connections to former state Sen. John Lynch and developer Jack Morris, will sever his consulting relationship with a Lynch-run PAC and recuse himself from decisions and discussion regarding Morris developments. By: Leon Tovey The following statement was issued by Mayor Richard Pucci Friday:    "I believe it is important…

  • AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor: Lions and yard sales and choirs – oh May!

    AROUND CRANBURY: Mothers Day craft session at the library, Lions Club senior awards given out, and Strawberry Festival set for June. By: Lorraine Sedor    The Cranbury Golden Age Neighbors will meet Saturday at noon in the Cranbury School cafeteria. Because the club doesn’t have a sponsor for this month’s meeting, club members will provide the…

  • Overbrook Drive sidewalks get final OK from Princeton Township Committee

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The Princeton Township Committee approved an ordinance Monday authorizing the installation of a concrete sidewalk along the southern side of Overbrook Drive between Snowden Lane and Broadripple Drive.    The vote to approve the project, and in turn appropriate $36,000 for the improvements, was 4-1 with Committeeman Bernard Miller dissenting. Mr. Miller said…

  • Monroe teachers honored

    Board of Education names teachers of the year. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The school district’s six teachers of the year for 2006 are a varied lot.    They range from a high school gym teacher with almost 34 years of experience who never wanted to do anything else, to a second-grade teacher who came to…

  • Borough eyes revitalization

    Coalition wants to bring businesses and customers to Jamesburg. By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — Residents, business owners and borough officials say they want to make Jamesburg the primary destination for area shoppers.    More than 40 people attended a meeting at Borough Hall on Monday to discuss ways to attract new customers and businesses to the…