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  • Kownacki thanks voters for re-election to council

    James Kownacki, Lawrence Township mayor To the editor:     It is truly an honor and privilege to be re-elected to the Lawrence Township Council.    As mayor, I have tried to serve you, the residents, with honesty and integrity. I pledge to continue to represent all citizens of our great town with dignity and respect. Your…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    There were two all-girls teams at Saturday’s competition in Hillsborough. Girls from a Scout troop in Piscataway listen to Hillsborough RoboRaider team members Michael Moon (in glasses) and Evan Galevich talk about electrical boards. 

  • HILSBOROUGH: Car knocked off lift, hurting auto mechanic

    Hillsborough man, 18, charged with careless driving    A car was knocked off a lift in the service bay of an auto dealership on Route 206 in Princeton, injuring one technician, at 10:07 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.    Montgomery Township police responded to the Honda of Princeton car dealership on a report of a vehicle that had…

  • MANVILLE: Tree lighting is Friday night

    Community calendar, issue of Dec. 6 Fri., Dec. 6    Tree lighting: Santa Claus will throw switch to light the public tree in gazebo on South Main Street at 7 p.m. The high school chorus will sing holiday songs. Free hot chocolate (donated by Main Street Deli) and gingerbread cookies. Sat., Dec. 7    Pearl Harbor remembrance:…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Girls decide to make a difference at holiday

    HILLSBOROUGH: Girls decide to make a difference at holiday

    From left, Kaia Foss, MacKenzie Schoch, Sophia Iovino and Aimee Vecchio joined with Abby Losch and Meghan McArthur to make and sell crafts for charity. The girls are fourth-graders at Hillsborough Elementary School. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • LAWRENCE: New chief to come from within

    LAWRENCE: New chief to come from within

    Township Council agreed Tuesday night that the new chief of police should come from among the ranks of the Police Department – specifically, one of the three police lieutenants. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    With the retirement of Chief of Police Daniel Posluszny less than four weeks away, Township Council agreed Tuesday night that the…

  • LAWRENCE: Cardinals in the state final Saturday

    ”If you have anything scheduled for Dec. 7, cancel it now.” By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    ”If you have anything scheduled for Dec. 7, cancel it now.”    That’s one of the tweets circulating among Lawrence High School students, ahead of Saturday’s contest between the Lawrence High School and Hopewell Valley Regional High School football teams.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    HILLSBOROUGH: Kid robot makers score big

    Judges review the scoring of one team during the competition. Hats are part of the offbeat nature of the sport. (Photo by Vincent Kral)

  • MANVILLE: Was county bus hit in an accident? Or was driver mistaken?

    Police blotter, week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1    A county bus driver reported a hit-and-run by a black Jeep at Dakota and South Main streets at 10:09 a.m. Nov. 25. Officer Joseph Buda found the Jeep at Dunkin’ Donuts but the vehicle didn’t look like it had been in an accident, he said. Police theorized that…