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  • Top 15 reasons why Lawrence is so unique

       "Unique" has been one of the descriptive words that defines the Township of Lawrence in Mercer County, New Jersey. I submit the following cogent reasons to support such a claim for our richly historic community.    1. Lawrence Township was established in 1697 by the Colonial Supreme Court as the Township of Maidenhead.    2. We are…

  • Lady Raiders endure tough week

    Drop pair against county foes By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team found out the hard way why Bridgewater-Raritan didn’t receive any resistance from area coaches in its claim for the top seed in the upcoming Somerset County Tournament.    B-R roared out of the gates to score twice in the first 12 minutes…

  • Township eyes support for solar energy

    Resolution will encourage support for a bill in the Legislature that would allow solar energy systems to be tax exempt — even though they are considered improvements to houses. By: Melissa Edmond    The Township Committee will be introducing an ordinance and a resolution supporting the use of solar energy systems in Hillsborough at its Tuesday…

  • What Lies Beneath

    In his basement studio, Charles Ilich produces ceramic sculpture that pays homage to the tools of old-house remodeling. By: Ilene Dube    Charles Ilich is fascinated by layers and layers of old paint — a "rich tableau of colors, textures and patinas," as he describes it. In his Rocky Hill basement studio, he pulls out what…

  • Family relieved at relatives’ safety

    Florence family waited three weeks to hear from relatives in New Orleans. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Limbo. Middle ground between what you knew and what you’re about to find out.    There are no answers in limbo. No definites. No positions to take. All that exists is waiting. Anxiety. Hope.    It was almost 21 days…

  • ‘Separate Lies’

    A contented housewife, an insufferable stuffed shirt and a man of leisure collide in an accident that challenges their morals. By: Bob Brown    If only James Manning and his wife, Anne, had a moral philosopher among their friends rather than the likes of Bill Buehle, their ethically challenged upper-class neighbor. What a spot of trouble…

  • Relief truck set to head south

    Panel targets Tuesday departure. By: Joseph Harvie    A small Gulf Coast town that was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, needs help.    The city of D’Iberville, Miss., which some in South Brunswick say was lost in the shuffle when aid was being distributed to the Gulf Coast region, has been targeted by the township as the…

  • RALLYING FOR RELIEF: Reaching out to the Gulf Coast

    RALLYING FOR RELIEF By Ellen Gambatese A committee is formed to help Mississippi flood victims.    In preparing my granddaughter to receive First (and always) Communion, the lesson focused on the creation of man, his superiority over the rest of the animal kingdom, and, hence, man’s being given stewardship over all the earth.    She pondered being…

  • Radical Hopewell Township government reform not needed

    GUEST OPINION By David Sandahl    Radical (adjective) — "marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: extreme, tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions or institutions," according to Merriam-Webster online.    Expanded government —Although couched in dry, legalistic terms, Hopewell Township Municipal Question No. 1 on the Nov. 8…