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  • Lawrence businessman cycling in MS bike tour

    Once you meet Phil Cooper — it doesn’t matter how, it doesn’t matter when — you’re on his list. By: "The list" now numbers about 1,600 and pertains to one of his passions: the MS 150 City to Shore Bike Tour, the largest fundraising event of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Greater Delaware Valley Chapter.…

  • Mustangs drubbed in football opener

    McCarrick wins 47-0 to spoil Hurt’s debut as head coach By: Shawn Tyrrell        SOUTH AMBOY – The tough times continued for the Manville High School football team.    With the hopes for a winning campaign with a new head coach and a more balanced schedule going into its season opener against Cardinal McCarrick, all in…

  • MHS students’ new clubready to create robot

    High school launches first effort at building a robot By:Sally Goldenberg    Before tackling the dangerous robots on TV’s "BattleBots," the members of the new Manville High School Robotics Club have to earn their way through a series of regional competitions.    The school’s first club to work with robots started this week with a crop of…

  • Parent says channels too easy for kids to view

    Asks Township Committee to pressure RCN to install extra safeguards By:Alec Moore    Rhonda Gibbs was aghast by what she saw on her TV screen after her 19-month-old son had gotten hold of the cable system’s digital remote control.    "I couldn’t change the channel fast enough," she said. "I was fumbling with the remote so much…

  • HiTOPS plans high-energy fundraiser to benefit teens

       HiTOPS of Princeton, a teen health center providing clinical and educational services, is inviting people of all ages to attend a fund-raiser on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Armory in Lawrence.    The evening promises to be a high-energy, stress-free, fun occasion with dancing to The Maggi Hill Band and plenty…

  • Locals lead cancer walk

    Lawrence resident leads Mercer County in American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life celebration. By:    Local activists from New Jersey, including two Mercer County residents, will represent thousands of cancer survivors, caregivers, and concerned citizens when they and 3,000 of the American Cancer Society’s most passionate volunteers unite in Washington, D.C. today, Thursday, to urge Congress…

  • Four new stop lights planned

    Officials say lights will improve traffic safety and flow By:Alec Moore    Borough officials are hopeful that four new traffic lights will enhance the flow of traffic in town and increase safety for motorists and pedestrians alike.    "Once we have these lights installed we should see a major improvement in traffic flow," said Mayor Angelo Corradino.…

  • Mueller nets three singles wins

    New to Allentown High School, but not the sport of tennis. By: Kyle Moylan    Kristen Mueller and Denise Wadams may be in their first year of tennis with the Allentown High School program, but neither one is new to the sport.    Wadams, a long time gymnastics coach at the school, is back on the sidelines…

  • Third party viewsshould be heard

    EDITORIAL: Candidates may not win, but they often affect elections    U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Glick — the Green Party candidate — was arrested Sept. 5 as he tried to force his way into the televised debate between his more prominent opponents, Sen. Robert Torricelli and Republican Douglas Forrester.    Although Mr. Glick avoided being arrested when…