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  • Resignations cloud issues in Mansfield

    EDITORIAL    It appears that confusion will reign a little longer in Mansfield, despite a growing need for stability.    The issues facing the town — rising taxes, a growing population and a need for more sources of revenue, among others — demand that the Township Committee return to a stable position as soon as possible so…

  • Girls cross country program on life support

    Lawrence cross country By: Jim Green    If the Lawrence High School girls cross country program was a patient at the hospital, it probably would be on a respirator.    Lawrence coach Dave O’Neal said that, during the offseason, he and Lawrence Athletic Director Ken Mason considered eliminating the girls cross country program following years of declining…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Sept. 9 issue. Cooperation needed to benefit township To the editor:    I am responding to questions and information contained in a flyer being presented to Mansfield Township residents by the recall group.    "We are in a financial crisis, nothing is getting done in Mansfield and we have been misled by the leadership of…

  • Interim principal for Crossroads

    Judith Black takes over in role of principal of Crossroads North. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    An assistant principal will temporarily take the helm at Crossroads North Middle School while district officials seek a permanent administrator.    Judith Black, who has served as assistant principal for five years, will step into the vacancy left when principal Joanne…

  • Driver saved from car blaze

    Freehold man pulls South Brunswick resident from burning car on Route 130. By: Joseph Harvie    A Freehold resident pulled a South Brunswick man from a burning car on Route 130 Tuesday night.    According to police, John Pappalardo, 32, pulled Nick Moran, 49, of South Brunswick, out of the wrecked car after Mr. Moran passed out…

  • Cooperation key to police relationship

    COMMUNITY COMMITMENT — ECV at 30 By: Lea Kahn    Editor’s note: In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Eggerts Crossing Village, The Lawrence Ledger will feature a special 10-part series, "Community Commitment — ECV at 30," every other week through Oct. 7.    In this eighth installment, the Ledger looks at how a community-friendly police…

  • The sky’s the limit for race event

    Blimp used to promote Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure. By: Emily Craighead    A white and blue blimp will be flying above New Jersey during the next month carrying an important message for everyone on the ground: Take care of your health and raise breast cancer awareness.    At the Central Jersey…

  • Pharmacy hearing pushed back to November

    Board of Adjustment will wait for input from Historic Commission By:Roger Alvarado    The Board of Adjustment won’t decide whether or not to grant a zoning variance for a CVS pharmacy at the corner of Raider Boulevard and Route 206 until November at the earliest, township planning officials said.    The matter had been slated to be…

  • September 7, 2004—Part 1

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…