Category: archives
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Vikes in must-win mode
By: Ken Weingartner After several missed opportunities against Sayreville, the South Brunswick High football team will look to keep its playoff chances alive with a win tomorrow night at East Brunswick. The Vikings (3-3) need victories in their next two games, against EB and Old Bridge, to have a shot at qualifying for the postseason…
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A family takes its place in LES history
Several generations of the Buxton family attended Lawrenceville Elementary School. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor When Gordon Buxton started his first day of school at Lawrenceville Elementary School in September 1934, he probably had no idea that one day he would be immortalizes as part of the school’s history. Now Mr. Buxton and three generations of…
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Police Beat for the week of Oct. 27
By: FLORENCE Police charged John Garwood, 67, of West Third Street with driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain a lane after a traffic stop on Broad and West Fourth streets Sunday. According to police, officers noticed Mr. Garwood swerving along East Front Street around 8:30 p.m., then turn onto Broad Street, nearly striking a…
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Clerk’s office now open on Tuesday evenings
The clerk’s office and the Building Department are trying to make doing business with the township more convenient for residents. By: Melissa Edmond The township clerk’s office and Building Department are making attempts to better accommodate residents with extended hours, according to township officials. "A major function of the clerk’s office is serving the public,"…
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Letters for the week of Oct. 27
Holmes takes route of political expediency To the editor: Mark Holmes has been on the Township Council for eight years. Just about half that time he was a Republican he has spent the other half as a Democrat. He appears to have done little for Lawrence no matter with what party he is…
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Nelson still running strong
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: Rudy Brandl BERNARDS Kelda Nelson ran faster and finished higher than a year ago in last week’s Somerset County Cross Country Championships. The Hillsborough High senior couldn’t catch winner Eleanora Spinazzi or runner-up Amanda Hermann of Montgomery, but she hit the wire well in front of anyone else with…
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Polished Vikings second at GMC’s
By: Rich Fisher If the depth of the South Brunswick High gymnastics team was ever in question, that question was answered at last Thursday’s Greater Middlesex Conference meet. With Sarah Caputo pulled from two events due to an ankle injury, it appeared the Vikings would be hard pressed to compete at a high level. But…
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Village sewer plans could spur debate
A court settlement could bring sewers to about 200 homes in the 317-year-old village of Columbus. By: Scott Morgan Some municipalities have fearfully referred to it as the "S-word" and others have embraced it as the essence of new residential communities, but either way, sewers remain an issue that divides towns. This dynamic centers around…
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Pennington football player still is tackling life
Since he retired in 1983, ‘Dick’ Clark has been working part-time at the Getty station, Route 546 and Reed Road By Jim Green Franklin Roosevelt was elected to his first term as president. Charles Lindbergh’s baby was kidnapped. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic. Babe Ruth made…
