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  • PHASE THREE by Arnold Bornstein: Got to blow out lots of candles

    Birthday celebrations are a personal experience commemorating life’s milestones. By:Arnold Bornstein    Last Saturday we had a birthday party at a local restaurant for my mother-in-law, who is now 95 years old. Afterwards, I started thinking about my own birthday parties and found that I couldn’t recall my earliest recollection of having one.    Do you have…

  • Fatal Monroe house fire ruled accidental

    Carelessness was probably the cause of a house fire on Englishtown Road that took the life of a 47-year-old woman on Jan. 2, officals said. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The Middlesex County prosecutor’s office says a house fire that took the life of a 47-year-old woman last week was accidental.    Elizabeth Bellavia died of…

  • New treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

    Promising new advances in RA treatment involve a new group of anti-inflammatory medications called biologic response modifiers By: Gina Del Giudice, M.D., FACR in Collaboration with Gloria N. Beck    For people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) — a debilitating form of arthritis that affects 2.1 million Americans — groundbreaking new therapies are changing the course…

  • Web exclusive: Firefighters union files lawsuit against mayor, town employees

    Fried calls the lawsuit ‘frivolous’ By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising — and a lawsuit has been filed — over a possible consolidation of emergency services in town.    The firefighters’ union, members of the International Association of Firefighters Local #3786, mailed a lawsuit to Mercer County Superior Court on Thursday alleging a "systematic…

  • Ditrict 3 firehouse nearing completion

    Setbacks mean construction of the firehouse on Centre Drive won’t be finished until spring. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — A new District 3 firehouse on Centre Drive should be open by mid-March, officials said this week.    The 15,000-square-foot building has been under construction for a year and was originally slated for completion by late September…

  • Wilson eyes PU improvement

    Freshman brings expectations to men’s ice hockey squad By: Justin Feil    One of the things that attracted Brett Wilson to Princeton University was the ability to be a big part of the men’s ice hockey team’s return to prominence.    "It’s a challenge that all the guys in the program feel," said the Tigers freshman. "We…

  • Redevelopment plan returns to borough agenda

    Redevelopment of former rug mill property to be discussed at Borough Council meeting By: Vic Monaco    Borough leaders will gather next week, perhaps by the dozens, to view a major redevelopment plan that stalled in the fall.    Mayor Bob Patten said the proposal to redevelop the former rug mill property on Bank Street has been…

  • Panter: Smoking bill needed but falls short

    Assemblyman says bill could save thousands of lives By: Marisa Maldonado    TRENTON — The New Jersey Smoke-Free Act sat in the state Legislature for a decade before being passed earlier this week. For Assemblyman Michael Panter, it was a "no-brainer" to co-sponsor a bill that he believes could save the lives of thousands of people…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Calling Cranbury’s young artists

    Town sponsors trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an annual youth art exhibit, and two fundraising events; also mentioned, Joyce Campbell’s new email address and congrats to Geography Bee winner. By: Lorraine Sedor    The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library will be sponsoring a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC on…