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  • EPA project safe from federal cuts

    Funding for local work already comitted By:Roger Alvarado    Although the federal government may slash $8 million in funding for environmental cleanup projects at toxic Superfund sites across the country, funding is not in jeopardy for the creosote contamination cleanup project at Manville’s Rustic Mall and the nearby Claremont residential development.    Last week, Gov. James McGreevey…

  • Baseball squad looks strong in scrimmage

    Baseball By: Jim Green    In order for the Lawrence High School baseball team to bounce back from its 2-18 campaign of a year ago, it will need, among other things, to be tough. To that end, two accomplished football players will be adding their talents to the Cardinals roster this season. And if Monday’s season-opening…

  • The magical land of Lahaway, Part 7

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    Subtitled "The Road from Hornerstown" by R.P. Dow, secretary of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, this installment was written for the Oct. 5, 1916 Allentown Messenger.     Mr. and Mrs. Henry Imlay are comparatively newcomers, for it was rather less than thirty years since they came to this farm from Cream Ridge. To the…

  • Drunken drivers face extended jail visit

    New law allows for 8-hour detention. By: Lea Kahn    Drunken drivers who pass through Lawrence Township may find themselves guests of the Lawrence Township Police Department until they sober up, under an ordinance that gained final approval Tuesday night.    The ordinance allows the police to hold onto a drunken driver until that person’s blood alcohol…

  • The art of history at Monmouth Junction School

    Fifth-graders take a multidimensional approach to the history of the presidency. By: Joseph Harvie    The students at Monmouth Junction School are combining history, poetry and art in a mural project about three U.S. presidents.    Fifth-graders at the school are nearly finished with pastel murals of three presidents, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and current president, George…

  • Kendall Park man takes helm at South Brunswick Family YMCA

    Tom Libassi hopes to take ideas from the corporate world to make YMCA programs stronger. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Leaving the corporate world to take the helm of the South Brunswick Family YMCA was a welcome change for Tom Libassi.    "Now I get paid to do a job I love," said Mr. Libassi.    Mr. Libassi,…

  • Peace Corps member gets important lessons in world living

    Washington Township resident, Lisa Scorsolini, remembers her Peace Corps service in the town of Stepanavan, Armenia. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — The smiling faces look out from the photos that captured a moment in the past. Lisa Scorsolini looks through the pictures, remembering the time she spent in a country halfway around the world.    From…

  • EDITORIAL: Champ Savino brings LHS honor

    Stand-out grappler represents Mercer well at states.    We congratulate Lawrence High School senior Mark Savino on his NJSIAA Wrestling Championship this past weekend. His 130-pound title is an incredible personal achievement and a marvelous accomplishment for the LHS wrestling program.    But it is also a landmark for entire county, as he is the first Mercer…

  • Wine will flow again at Kingston eatery

    Rebranded Route 27 restaurant will serve Italian dishes and fine wine. By: Melinda Sherwood    The Winepress may be gone, but its legacy lives on in its latest incarnation.    Wine — the fifth food group in Italy — will be the centerpiece of EnoTerra, the new eatery Princeton-area restaurateurs Carlo and Raoul Momo plan to open…