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  • Oliszewski made his mark for Lawrence football team

    Lawrence football By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School running back Adam Oliszewski had modest expectations for his senior season.    "One of my goals was to have a 100-yard game, or maybe two," he said.    That certainly was a reasonable target for Oliszewski, who finished second on the Cardinals with 268 yards as a junior in…

  • Rain, wind blast area

    Cause traffic tie-ups and other problems. By: Melissa Hayes    Heavy rain and strong wind caused the closing of several roads in the township late Wednesday afternoon.    "There are a number of problems related to the wind," said Detective James Ryan, police spokesman.    The wind pushed over a utility poll causing it to lean at the…

  • Hunger is an unfortunate growth industry in Trenton

    Trenton soup kitchen a massive operation. By: Josh Appelbaum    In post-industrial Trenton, as numerous dilapidated factories stand vacant, two prominent institutions are thriving.    Peter Wise, a Cranbury resident and director of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, watches the expansion of the Trenton police headquarters on Escher Street, with chain-link fencing and caution tape marking off…

  • CTS-V: first Cadillac muscle car

    The powerful new Cadillac CTS-V can do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. By: Les Jackson The powerful new Cadillac CTS-V can do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds.    When I was a teenager, the Cadillac brand was synonymous with luxury, quality and size. Cadillacs were long, low highway cruisers with big engines and enough rear fender overhang to…

  • DISPATCHES: Hall ballot recalls happy days at Shea

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Strawberry’s arrival ushered in a change of fortune for the New York Mets.    Darryl Strawberry is on this year’s ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.    There was a time in my life when I believed that would mean more than it actually does, when it looked like the 6-foot, 6-inch…

  • ABIS to stage Christmas classic

    ‘A Christmas Carol’ to be presented Dec. 17 and 18. By: Emily Craighead    As the holidays approach, Alexander Batcho Intermediate School students are staging a Christmas classic for family, friends and neighbors.    Dec. 17 and 18, they will present a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" at ABIS.    "It gets you in the…

  • Homes for the holidays

    Historical societies in Bordentown City and Roebling will host holiday tours of historical houses. By: Scott Morgan    Twenty dollars a month. That was a good rent for a 10-room house in 1908.    But in the early years of the 20th century, in the infancy of the Village of Roebling, this was what the renters of…

  • Police work with mall for theft-free holiday

    Season especially popular for shoplifters. By: Lea Kahn    With 22 shopping days left until Christmas, holiday shoppers are making the rounds and checking their lists. So are the shoplifters.    But those who venture into the Quaker Bridge Mall may not find easy pickings, because the Lawrence Township Police Department is working with mall merchants to…

  • Variance sought for paintball

    Zoning Board to decide on variance for paintball fields. By: Joseph Harvie    The Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to decide tonight (Thursday) whether two outdoor paintball playing fields will be able to legally operate on New Road.    The facility, located near the store On Top Paintball at 335 New Road, is in the general…