Category: archives
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Lawrence 11s hope for home-field advantage
Little League baseball By: Jim Green After suffering an extra-innings loss in its final game of District 12 pool play, one might have expected the Lawrence Little League 11-year-old baseball team to be feeling down and out. But the first thing manager Ed Speidel was asked by his players after the game was when they…
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In full bloom
Kingston group’s garden tour is about more than just flowers. By: Audrey Levine Multicolored fish swim in a small pond at the end of a running stream and waterfall, dodging between lily pads and other aquatic plants. A bridge covers part of the stream, connecting rocks on both sides stepping-stones between the house and…
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This Week
Thursday Blood drive: Adath Israel Congregation will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 2-8 p.m. at the synagogue at 1958 Lawrenceville Road. Each pint of blood donated can help as many as three people. Donors must be at least 17 years old, but there is no upper age limit. To encourage donations, each…
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Rescue Squad’s Stuart finishes medical studies
Andrea Stuart started out her medical career as an EMT for the Hillsborough Rescue Squad and graduated from UMDNJ with a master’s of science in physician assistant studies. By: Donna Lukiw Andrea Stuart, 30, has been saving people’s lives since college. Since joining the Hillsborough Rescue Squad, she has pumped a man’s heart with her…
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County 4-H honors three from Hillsborough as ‘outstanding’
Bryn Keck, Jason Metting and Kyle Miholics of Hillsborough were among seven 4-H members named Outstanding 4-H’ers of Somerset County. The honors were announced by Carol Ward and Lisa Rothenburger, County 4-H Agents. The students will be recognized at a special reception at the July 20th 4-H Association meeting. This is one of the greatest…
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Latest Harry Potter book casts a spell on young readers
Long-anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" drove legions of kids indoors with its release last Saturday. By: Lauren Burgoon Did a powerful wizard conjure a Vanishing Spell last weekend, emptying playgrounds, pools and backyards normally crowded with kids at play? Harry Potter aficionados probably believe it’s possible, but mere mortals know that it was…
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Lawrence 13s unlucky in loss to Nottingham
Babe Ruth baseball By: Jim Green For 6 2/3 innings July 14, the Lawrence Babe Ruth 13-year-old baseball team stood toe-to-toe with the best squad in District 1. Unfortunately for Lawrence, in the seventh, Nottingham displayed the offensive prowess that helped it eventually win the district championship, scoring four times on the way to a…
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Wildlife plan adds hunters, locations
Hunting program is designed to help reduce damage to local farms as well as accidents caused by the deer. By: Melissa Edmond The Township Committee on July 12 approved a plan to expand its deer hunting program by adding five properties and 16 hunting permits for the 2005-2006 hunting season. Last year, the committee opened…
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92 EIS nearly ready
Army Corps eyes summer release. By: Joseph Harvie The final Environmental Impact Statement on Route 92 is expected to be unveiled sometime this summer, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. Richard Tomer, chief of the Regulatory Branch of the Army Corps of Engineers, said Tuesday the agency is expected to issue the final EIS…
