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  • A time of prayer

    Muslims observe holiest month, celebrate Islam’s holiest book. By: Joseph    Muslims pray five times a day, every day throughout the year, each time facing the Holy Land.    And while the practice is one of the five pillars of Islam, it takes on a greater significance during Ramadan, and ends with an additional prayer, the Prawah.…

  • Lawrence voters await election Tuesday.

    Pay-to-play ordinance question on local ballot. By: Lea Kahn     Township voters will cast a ballot for the president of the United States, as well as a congressman for the 12th Congressional District and a Mercer County freeholder, when they go to the polls Tuesday.     Two public questions — one that asks Lawrence Township…

  • County will repair bridge

    State Department of Transportation will rebuild a bridge on Sykesville Road in Chesterfield. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — A seven-year battle that pitted two township families against the state came to an end last week when the state Department of Transportation said it would rebuild a derelict Burlington County bridge on Sykesville Road, according to…

  • Valley cleanup day slated Nov. 6

    Call Ted Stiles at 466-3763 starting on Nov. 1 to get road assignments, or go to the Hopewell Township Municipal Building at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 to get an assignment.    The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space in cooperation with Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough will be sponsoring the 27th annual cleanup day in…

  • Polling places set for Nov. 2

    Candidates and polling locations for Bordentown, Chesterfield, Fieldsboro, Florence, Mansfield, New Hanover, North Hanover and Springfield are detailed. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert Editor’s note: Polling places in several Bordentown Township districts were incorrectly listed in the print edition. They are updated here.    Tuesday is Election Day, but to make your vote count, you…

  • Educators highlight district successes

    Officials get glimpse into school programs. By: Lea Kahn    Mercer County and Lawrence Township government officials got a peak at what the Lawrence Township public schools have to offer at a special education summit Monday afternoon at Conant Hall at the Educational Testing Service campus.    State lawmakers had been invited to attend the education summit,…

  • Building a safe, healthy community

    Students learn the importance of team work as area school celebrate Red Ribbon Week. By: Melissa Hayes    In an effort to ensure that students are socially and emotionally ready to enter school, the South Brunswick Board of Education passed a policy change that would gradually move up the kindergarten entry cutoff date.    The change will…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Oct. 28 issue. Campaign promises sound empty To the editor:    In response to Mr. Beeson’s letter to the editor of Oct. 21 entitled "Deregionalization sounds wise," I simply don’t understand how some Mansfield residents can’t see through the last minute empty campaign promises that continue to come from the Mansfield Republican party.    Mansfield’s…

  • Road namesake served community

    Bayless honored by Township Council. By: Lea Kahn    Honoring longtime community volunteer Dorothy Bayless, Township Council is changing the name of George Street — located between Review and Millerick avenues — to Bayless Drive.    Township Council approved the name change last week. There are two streets named George Street — one between Gordon and Phillips…