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  • LAWRENCE: Veterans Day ceremony Saturday morning

    Lawrence Township’s military veterans will be honored Saturday morning at the annual Veterans Day ceremony, which is set for 10 a.m. at American Legion Post 414 on Berwyn Place. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township’s military veterans will be honored Saturday morning at the annual Veterans Day ceremony, which is set for 10 a.m.…

  • ALLENTOWN: Redbirds open with soccer wins

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    The defensive players on the Allentown High School girls soccer team knew that eventually, the goals would come. So they just did their thing on defense and let the offense take care of itself.    ”We had 15 or 16 shots at halftime so we knew eventually one of them…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Planning head Bruce Rydel begins work

       Hillsborough’s new planning director, Bruce Rydel, began his duties last Thursday, although he has waded into township activities before hanging his hat here daily.    He attended the township economic development evening meeting in mid-October, and watched as Gov. Christie came to open the Route 206 bypass on Oct. 28.    On Monday he said he was…

  • Corcentric to Present Part 4 of their 30 Minute Matters Webinar AP Series, "Supplier Portals: Turning Conflict into Collaboration"

    Corcentric to Present Part 4 of their 30 Minute Matters Webinar AP Series, "Supplier Portals: Turning Conflict into Collaboration"

    By 1888PressRelease 1888 Press Release – This latest 30-minute Webinar from Corcentric deals with the significant amount of time AP departments spend in responding to supplier inquiries. McLean, VA – AP departments can spend up to 30% of their time responding to and resolving supplier inquiries. Corcentric, a leading provider of accounts payable automation and…

  • LAWRENCE: How Lawrence Township voted

    Lawrence Township voters elected four school board members and also helped to elect a governor, a state senator, two Assembly members and three freeholders when they went to the polls Tuesday. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township voters elected four school board members and also helped to elect a governor, a state senator, two…

  • MANVILLE: Doo wop singers will perform for seniors

    Senior Corner column    At the Thursday, Nov. 14, meeting the Manville Senior Citizens will be entertained by Michael Kaye and his wife singing doo wop and country songs.    Voting for the election of 2014 officers will be held in November.    The senior citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the…

  • MANVILLE: Preserving farmland and farmers

    The State We’re In column By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation    George “Dutch” Urban, an 89-year-old farmer, was seriously ill and couldn’t keep farming his 106-acre farm in Gloucester County, owned by his family since 1938.    Dutch’s farm was one of the last active farms in West Deptford, a town not far from Philadelphia with…

  • KINGWOOD: Man burns to death along bike path (updated Wednesday, Nov. 5)

    Man identified as from Jackson, N.J.    New Jersey State Police have identified the man found Monday morning apparently burned to death along the bike path in the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park along Route 29 in Kingwood Township.    The victim has been identified as William Murphy, 63, of Jackson. Mr. Jackson was the lead…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A 2014 Toyota Camry, which was being used as a rental car by Team Toyota on Brunswick Pike, was reported stolen from the dealership Oct. 29. The car, which had been involved in an accident, was recovered on West State St. in Trenton Oct. 30.    A 36-year-old Levittown, Pa., reported…