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  • Township plans concert for Sept. 11

    The township will hold an event at Lawrence High School featuring musical groups from area churches. By: Lea Kahn Lawrence Township is planning a concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The event will emphasize the ethnic diversity of the residents and the peaceful manner in which they all live,…

  • Intimate Circumstances

    Several dozen of Carmen Johnson’s acrylics are on view in a one-woman show at the Pemberton Library in Browns Mills through Oct. 11. By: Susan Van Dongen    When friends call Florence-based artist Carmen Johnson and ask her what’s going on, sometimes she’ll tell them she’s just been "slapping some paint on the canvas."    This must…

  • Coach charges soccer program getting short shrift from borough

    By:Alec Moore    After working through problems with the use of the borough’s soccer fields in the spring, some recreation soccer coaches now say they’ve been left out of the loop on the program’s fall registration.    Long-time coach Bill Forke says he has concerns regarding the recreation department’s soccer program, but recreation officials say his concerns…

  • Pop Warner ready to kick off season

    Most people know about the Allentown football program. For those who don’t, it’s not Dennis Todd’s fault. By: Kyle Moylan    Todd, the President of the league, decided to do whatever he could in the off-season to promote Allentown Pop Warner football. The league took out ads. Fliers were printed out and distributed. Todd went door…

  • BOOK NOTES: School tips for parents

    School begins soon, and parents as well as kids have a lot on their minds. By: Joan Ruddiman Back-to-school shopping can be the fun part, but there is a whole lot of apprehension as well. New teachers, new classmates, maybe a new school means a whole lot of adjustments for everyone.    Parents with all good…

  • Mary Onka

       EAST MILLSTONE — Mary L. (Wojcik) Onka died Saturday, Aug. 17, at St. Peters Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 87.    Born in Sayreville, she was raised in South River and lived for a brief time in Manville before moving to East Millstone 55 years ago.    Ms. Onka was a homemaker.    She was a…

  • Great sports: GRAND Slam is active place

    GRAND Slam has something for every sports fan By: Rebecca Tokarz    A sports fan version of heaven might include a building where he can shoot some hoops, practice a batting stance, work on his putting and master a game of air hockey. A mother’s version of heaven might be to have all of that, but…

  • Washington police officer cleared

    No charges to be pressed in connection with charges Officer Mark Lee illegally collected money for charities. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON — A township police officer has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with charges he illegally collected money on behalf of two charities.    The state Division of Criminal Justice earlier this month…

  • Edition of Aug. 22, 2002

    Marion McCandless    Marion McCandless, 74, of Hopewell died at home Tuesday following a long illness.    Born in Trenton, daughter of the late George and Marion Kitchen Hullfish, she was a lifelong resident of Hopewell.    Mrs. McCandless was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Hopewell, Antique Toy Collectors of America, The Golden Glow of Christmas…