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  • Investigation sought for leaked documents

    Documents concerning condemnation procedures for the Updike and Herman farms were disseminated at the Washington Township Council meeting. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — Mayor Dave Fried is calling for an investigation into a leaked document concerning condemnation procedures for the Updike and Herman farms.    Mayor Fried asked the attorney general’s office to investigate after Ed…

  • LHS boys back on course

    Lawrence cross country By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School boys cross country team might be suffering from injuries off the course, but the Cardinals look pretty healthy on it.    Despite missing Mike Mills, out with a tendon separation in one of his legs, and John Stever, who has a hairline fracture in an arm,…

  • Infusion of youth gives concert group new life

    Bordentown Community Concerts Association will not cancel its concert series. By: Bill Wichert    BORDENTOWN CITY — So that there’s no confusion, please understand this: The Bordentown Community Concerts Association is alive and well, and getting ready for its 24th year of bringing music to the community.    After an announcement was made in April that the…

  • Parading a decade of success

    Main Street to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a parade on Sunday. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Aiming to kick off its 10th anniversary celebration in style, Lawrenceville Main Street will hold an old-fashioned parade Sunday featuring antique cars, a marching band and scores of young marchers.    The parade, which begins at 2 p.m., will wind…

  • Anti-drug events key to Red Ribbon Week

    Friday’s Sock Hop launches week By:Donna Lukiw    Next week’s Red Ribbon Week events in Hillsborough schools seek to remind students of the dangers of drug use, in memory of a drug agent killed while trying to investigate a drug cartel.    When police officer Enrique "Kiki" Camarena of California was sent by the Drug Enforcement Agency…

  • Voters can learn by attending Oct. 27 public forums

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    For those Hopewell Township registered voters who plan to cast ballots on Nov. 8, the evening of Oct. 27 is an important one.    Two sessions that should be of interest are scheduled. One is the League of Women Voters’ Candidates’ Night and the other is a final public forum slated by…

  • Youth gridmen Hopkins, Puza enjoy playing out of town

    Others also forced to find teams with MYAL numbers shortage By: John E. Powers        It was Monday night, and Renee Hopkins was bundled up for the chilly weather of mid-October, watching her son Mike practice with the Bound Brook Pop Warner Knights midget football team. She looked as comfortable as if she had been…

  • MAKING SENSE: Patriot Act opponents can’t see forest for the trees

    MAKING SENSE By Keith Rasmussen It’s ridiculous to suggest that the Patriot Act has been used to violate civil liberties.    At the prodding of some well-meaning but surprisingly uninformed township residents, the South Brunswick Township Council on Oct. 11 unanimously adopted a resolution critical of the USA Patriot Act to underscore that South Brunswick "disapproves…

  • MHS harriers benefit from rain

    Team still getting into shape By: Rudy Brandl        The early October rain hasn’t helped many people involved with scholastic athletics, but the Manville High cross country team expects to benefit from all the wet weather.    While athletic directors have been scrambling to reschedule events and most area coaches and athletes have become frustrated with…