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  • Iraq vet welcomed home

    Mark Malinowski receives firefighter escort on return from 12-month tour of duty By:Mary Ellen Zangara    With a 12-month tour of duty in Iraq officially over, National Guard Sgt. Mark Malinowski, 45, was greeted Saturday by a convoy of local firetrucks.    And in a special moment symbolizing his return to his family at their Harrison Avenue…

  • Boys shot put steals show

    Lawrence indoor track By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School indoor track coach Dave O’Neal went into the Mercer County Championships expecting big things from his girls team and hoping for a competitive performance from his boys. He got almost the exact opposite.    The boys squad provided most of the highlights Sunday at Widener University in…

  • Teacher’s play brings Roebling to center stage

    Second grade teacher at the Roebling School authors play about the history of Roebling, as told by Charles G. Roebling. By: Scott Morgan    ROEBLING — The first half of the story? Easy. Kind of wrote itself, back in July, when a teacher’s brain is saddled with far less clutter.    The second part?    Yeah, the second…

  • Dawgs dig through tough week

    Hopewell Valley ice hockey By: Mike Molaro    For the better part of this season, things have been going positively for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys ice hockey squad.    Last week, though, the Bulldogs (12-7 overall, 8-2 in the Colonial Valley Conference) hit a road block with three straight setbacks. While trying to end…

  • EDITORIAL: Candidates should file now

    Despite recent appointments, three open seats remain.    The Lawrence Township Board of Education had the luxury recently of picking new members from a strong pool of potential volunteers. We hope that the township voters have an equally impressive field to choose from this April.    Carole Drury and Brett Smith were both chosen to fill the…

  • HHS track teams sweep Skyland meet

    Dennis, Warrick star By: Nick Vaccaro        For the first time since the winter of 2002, the Skyland Conference Indoor Track meet was scored. The Hillsborough High boys and girls took advantage.    In 2003, the meet had been postponed due to weather only to be pushed to the day before the Meet of Champions, which…

  • Steadfast helpers

    Hillsborough Township Committee recognizes Woman’s Club. By: Roger Alvarado    After 40 years of giving to the community, the Woman’s Club of Hillsborough finally took a night off to bask in a little recognition on Tuesday.    The organization brought together its past presidents, as well as Nancy B. Byers, vice president of the General Federation of…

  • For the Feb. 10 issue

    Henry Rudolph May, Patricia M. Kosul Van Norman, Michael J. Bodnar Jr., Rachel Thompson Tantum. Henry Rudolph May    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Henry Rudolph May, age 79, died Jan. 27 at home.    Born in Perrineville and a former resident of Hightstown, Mr. May lived in Heber Springs for 19 years.    He was a furniture storeowner…

  • City opts for open space preservation

    Bordentown City Planning Board approves plan to preserve approximately 22 percent of the square-mile city over the next several years. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — The Planning Board last week approved the open space element of the city’s Master Plan, setting the stage for large-scale open space preservation around the city.    During its Feb.…