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  • LIFESTYLE: A slice of life

    Tomatoes, toppings and a sprinkle of cheese aren’t the only secrets to creating the perfect pie. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Pizza making is more than just tossing some cheese onto a slab of dough before throwing it into the oven. According to Aniello Epifanio and Susan Scotto, it’s an art and not something that can be…

  • Education Foundation gets its million pennies

    Business donation pushes fund past mark. By: Lea Kahn    The Million Penny Challenge was stalled.    For weeks, the tally of pennies collected by the Lawrence Township Education Foundation stood at more than 900,000 copper coins — until a donation by the owner of Simply Radishing put it over the top.    Stewart Alexander, who owns the…

  • Statistics suggest crime is down in Lawrence

    Police report shows decline in most categories. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence Township may be a more crime-free community than it was just a year ago, according to statistics compiled by the Lawrence Township Police Department.    The number of major crimes reported declined by 16 percent in 2002 — there were 222 fewer crimes than the…

  • Young authors impress their audience

    Weston School first-graders compose own stories By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Students in Laura Landau’s first grade class at Weston School may someday be famous writers with a best-selling novel.    But in the meantime, the youngsters have already written their own fairy tale stories, and read them to an audience last week.    Parents, Weston School principal Don…

  • Viking girls bowling team experiences deja vu

    By: Tyler Dey    The South Brunswick High School girls bowling team finished the 2002-03 season the same place it finished the 2001-02 campaign — in third place in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division with a semifinal exit from the conference tournament.    Viking Cyndi Fregoni found herself in a different position than she did last…

  • Washington officials nix fire tax hike

    Township Committee cuts budget; tax rate stable. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — It took the Township Committee until almost midnight — or more than four hours — to pare down this year’s proposed fire budget in order to keep the tax rate flat at its March 13 meeting.    The committee was handed the fire district’s…

  • TV cameras capturing woman’s surgical weight loss

    Lisa Biondi will be featured on Spanish-language news program John Patten    When Lisa Biondi, 29, decided to undergo gastric bypass surgery last fall, she knew the operation would have a big impact on her life.    What she hoped was that the surgery would help her lose weight, giving her more energy to enjoy her children…

  • Hopewell Township officials examine former lawyer’s bills

    Administrator is checking out all bills from state Sen. John Bennett, who served as municipal attorney for four years. By John Tredrea    In response to the controversy surrounding state Sen. John Bennett, who was Hopewell Township’s attorney for four years, the township is checking all its bills from Mr. Bennett.    "I’ve checked all his bills…