• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Locals join state in backing Christie

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Voters in South Brunswick fell in line with the rest of the state in electing former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie to the office of governor of New Jersey.    Republican Gov.-elect Christie bested incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in the township 5,229 votes to 4,969 votes.    Mr. Christie received 1,140,134 votes statewide…

  • MONTGOMERY: Republicans come out on top

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer   Republicans won a big victory in Montgomery on Tuesday, gaining a third seat on the Township Committee as incumbent Mark Caliguire and challenger Thom Carter defeated Democrats Michael Fedun and Keith Hovey.   Mr. Carter now joins Mr. Caliguire and Republican Kacey Dyer on the Township Committee with Democrats…

  • FLEMINGTON: HMC is checking for H1N1

    Visitors under the age of 18 will not be allowed to visit patients at Hunterdon Medical Center    On Oct. 29, due to an increase of H1N1 cases in the community, Hunterdon Medical Center (HMC) began screening visitors entering the hospital for H1N1 symptoms and implemented temporary visitation restrictions to protect the health of hospitalized patients,…

  • GOV-ELECT CHRISTIE: What should his priorities be?

    Come January, New Jersey will have a new governor, Republican Chris Christie, who won an impressive victory over Democratic incumbent Jon S. Corzine on Tuesday. Gov-elect Christie will face a continuing fiscal crisis and pressure for property tax relief. How will he handle it? What steps would you advise New Jersey’s next governor to take?…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: One day everyone will be a patient or caregiver

    By Mae Sakharov    ”The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” — Attributed to Albert Einstein.     Many of us live our lives thinking of time as a noun, remembering the past or projecting into the future. When the time we experience is a verb, the very present of our…

  • CRANBURY: Pair charged in burglary at school

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Two Cranbury residents have been charged with burglary of the Cranbury School following an Oct. 8 break-in.    Police issued warrants for burglary, theft and conspiracy for Lucas Brunskill, 20, and Kyle Walsh, 19, on Oct. 23.    Detective Sgt. Peter Ziegler and Detective Ryan Dworzanski have been conducting an…

  • PRINCETON: Dinky problems resolved after service interuption

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Operation of the Dinky train between West Windsor and Princeton was curtailed on Sunday and Monday because of mechanical problems, with riders forced to take shuttle buses instead.    Normal Dinky service was restored on Tuesday morning, said NJ Transit spokesman Joe Dee.    The Dinky “developed a mechanical problem Sunday morning,…

  • GUEST COLUMN: A picture of Dory Coffee in gray

    By Susan Sandor    I brought home a large black and white photograph of a stunning, young woman with extra-large glasses propped up on a casual brimmed hat upon her head. She is wearing a wool sweater, not the cashmere kind she would be seen in a few years later, and she is posed with what…

  • Halloween parade winners listed; prizes are waiting

    Award winners are asked to pick up prizes at City Hall, 18 York St., Lambertville, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Prizes will be held through Nov. 16    The Halloween Parade for the City of Lambertville was a huge success, an organizer reports.    Appearances were made by Carrie, The Green Giant, and…

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