Engagements: March 3, 2006 Issue

Jill Voorhees and Brian Patterson are planning a July wedding.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Richard and Linda Voorhees of Robbinsville. A graduate of the College of New Jersey where she majored in Spanish and education, she is a Spanish teacher at Robbinsville High School.The prospective bridegroom, a chemistry teacher at High School South, is the son of John and Evelyne Patterson of Yardley, Pennsylvania, and the late Elaine Patterson. He has a master’s degree in education from Rutgers University.Jennifer Kathryn Hensler and Joshua Daniel Besserman are planing a 2007 wedding.The bride-to be is the daughter of Kathy Forman of Hamilton and the late Joseph Hensler Jr. A graduate of Lawrence High School, she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Rider University. She teaches special education in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District.The prospective bridegroom is the son of Steve and Resa Besserman of East Windsor. A graduate of Hightstown High School, he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Towson University.BirthsThe University Medical Center at Princeton has announced the following births:Sons were born to Plainsboro residents Archana Rajagopal and Vijay Srinivassan, February 12; Prashanthi and Mahesh Maramreddy, February 13; and Kavitha and Sai Sunkavelli, February 15.Daughters were born to Plainsboro residents Maria Victoria Ortego, February 12; Christine and Robert Hicock, February 18; Margo and Samrat Shenbaga, February 20.Daughters were born to West Windsor residents A son was born to West Windsor residents Rachna and Alok Sharma, February 12.