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  • Bordentown softball 12’s advance to Final Four

    By: Sean Moylan    One of the big secrets to playing great "small ball" is to get great pitching.    And the Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star softball team certainly got a spectacular complete game outing from its number two starter Melanie Bakeman to defeat New Egypt, 6-4, on Tuesday night at Bordentown. The victory gave Bordentown…

  • Aspiring Spielbergs learn craft at LHS

    Teenagers spend three weeks learning filmmaking at the Pixel Nation program at Lawrence High School. By:Kate Herts Staff Writer Aspiring young film artists no longer have to make the trek into New York City or move to Los Angeles to find opportunities for professional instruction. Now filmmaking classes are only a short drive away at…

  • Toto’s game winner keeps LL 12s perfect

    Little League baseball By: Jim Green    Extra-inning wins certainly are exciting, but Lawrence Little League 12-year-old baseball team manager Mike Kenyon would just as soon have an easy victory.    After cruising past Six-Eleven 16-1 in its opener on June 29, Lawrence had to scratch and claw to beat Chambersburg 5-4 Sunday. The victory, capped by…

  • As ‘little store’ opens, a big dream comes true

    Mak Kieffer opens Silk & Tweed gift and accessory shop on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN CITY — Mak Kieffer needs an old-fashioned bell.    The bell, as she puts it, is part of the whole thing, the entire life-changing experience of opening her own shop and diving headfirst into the unknown.…

  • New-look 13s ready to make run in D1

    Babe Ruth baseball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Babe Ruth 13-year-old baseball team will feature a new look when it enters the District 1 Tournament this weekend.    Hopewell, which opens against Trenton at 10 a.m. Saturday in Nottingham, will have only five players back from last year’s 12-year-old squad. Additionally, two key players, C.J. Pettinati…

  • Cardinals soar at ninth annual Sunshine Game

    Lawrence football By: John E. Powers    In the weeks leading up to last Thursday’s ninth annual Sunshine All Star Game at The College of New Jersey, Lawrence High School lineman Mark Lenarski had talked about how eager he was to play in the game.    Lenarski wasn’t kidding.    Lenarski, who will play at Rowan University in…

  • Haeuptle’s Final Four; M-R goes 2-2 in event

    By: Kyle Moylan    Even before it played its final pool game Tuesday night, the Washington Township 12-year-old all-stars had already clinched a spot in the District 12 Little League Final Four for softball.    Washington went into Tuesday night’s action with a 3-0 record. Its game Tuesday against Florence was going to determine Washington’s seeding for…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 7, 2005

    Mercer has housing crisis To the editor:     Mercer County has a housing crisis!    Low income, moderate income, and even middle income persons cannot find, rent, buy, or afford housing.    Please join a Municipal Action Committee (MAC) in your Mercer County community. Find out how you can help your town make possible the variety and…

  • Helping students deal with depression

    Schools offer help to students and parents. By: Joseph Harvie    Depression is a disease that does not take a summer vacation.    And the South Brunswick School District wants to parents to know that there are ways to get help for their children even though the school year is over.    George Scott, the district’s director of…