Category: archives
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Council, district team to combat residency issues
Ordinance means violations could cost up to $1,000. By: Lea Kahn Aiming to crack down on nonresident students who are illegally enrolled in the Lawrence Township public school system, Township Council gave final approval last week to an ordinance that would fine violators up to $1,000. The penalty would be imposed if school district officials…
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Rain slows golf squad
Golf By: John E. Powers Like every other high school athletic team in New Jersey, the Hopewell Valley Central High School golf squad is finding a dreary spring standing its in way. Longtime Bulldogs coach Skip Johnson’s team was scheduled to play Allentown on Wednesday at the Hopewell Valley Golf Course, but steady rain put…
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Students petition town for skate park
Upper Freehold sixth-grade skateboarders say they need a safe place to have fun. By: Dan Sergeant UPPER FREEHOLD Ordinary sixth-graders might spend their spare time doing homework or watching TV. But one group of local students is pursuing a far more ambitious goal. They want to build a park. Joseph Becker, 12, Dylan Vaughan,…
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Cards stay hot after return from Disney
Softball By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School softball team showed no ill aftereffects of its five-day trip to Florida in its return to familiar territory Monday. The Cardinals scored 10 first-inning runs on the way to a 15-4 win over West Windsor-Plasinsboro North 15-4 in 4 ½ innings at LHS. Senior catcher Erin Gomez…
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Partnership with Eggerts earns recogintion
National school group honors district program. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township public school district’s successful partnership with two groups in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood has gained national recognition. The National School Public Relations Association expects to feature the Lawrence School District and its work with the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center and the Eggerts Crossing…
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Township man sentenced in child sex assault case
Bordentown Township volunteer firefighter receives prison term of 15 years for sexual assault on two local children. By: Eve Collins BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison for sexual assault on two local children. Keith Littlejohn, 42, pleaded guilty to committing an act of sexual penetration with…
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Thief targets deliveryman
Man attempts to steal deliveryman’s car. By: Matthew Kirdahy Someone tried to steal a Chinese food deliveryman’s car during a delivery at 10:34 p.m. Friday. According to police, someone called China Garden in the South Brunswick Square Mall last week to request a delivery to a Foxtail Lane residence in South Brunswick Terrace. According to…
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The Powers That Be
Hamilton resident and comic book artist Michael Avon Oeming will appear at Comic Relief at the Mercer Mall in Lawrence April 17. By: Jim Boyle Detective Christian Walker (right) and his partner Deena Pilgrim are the main characters in Powers, a monthly series drawn by Hamilton resident Michael Avon Oeming. Detective Christian Walker can’t leap…
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READER’S VOICE: Budget accommodates growth
READER’S VOICE: School spending plan allows for growth in student and staff population. By: Robert F. Long On April 20, the taxpayers of South Brunswick will have the opportunity to vote on the annual school budget. This budget is important because it provides the district with the necessary nuts and bolts to properly provide for…
