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  • lawrence: Seniors question revaluation

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Concerned about the impending township-wide property revaluation that is set to kick off in the next few weeks, senior citizens peppered Lawrence Township officials and representatives of the revaluation firm with questions about the process.    About 80 senior citizens gathered at the Lawrence Senior Center Feb. 13, immediately after lunch,…

  • John W. Hartmann, criminal defense attorney & former NJ Assemblyman, to discuss his memoir at NJ State Library

    John W. Hartmann, criminal defense attorney & former NJ Assemblyman, to discuss his memoir at NJ State Library

    By Gary Cooper On Thursday, March 7, from noon to 1 p.m., the New Jersey State Library, 185 West State St., Trenton, will present a free lunch-time program with Trenton attorney and former state assemblyman, John W. Hartmann, discussing his memoir Jacket: The Trials of a New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney, in the Level 2…

  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY:Women’s History Month celebrated at MCC
  • LAWRENCE: Girl named one of top two volunteers in NJ

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    If there is a need for a volunteer or someone to lend a helping hand, Nelle Evans is right there.    The 13-year-old Lawrence Middle School student has been volunteering her time — whether it is organizing a food drive or working with young children — for almost as long as…

  • MANVILLE: Congressman staff coming March 28

        Members of Congressman Rush Holt’s staff will come to Manville on March 28 to assist residents who are having problems with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any other federal agency.     Staffers will be available to provide information on federal grants and contracts and acquiring flags flown over…

  • LAWRENCE: School budget calls for 6-cent tax hike

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Board of Education got its first look at the draft budget for the 2013-14 school year — which the district’s business administrator termed an “as is” budget, with no new initiatives — at its Feb. 13 meeting.    The $66.7 million budget calls for a 6-cent increase in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Prom dresses go on sale Saturday

    HILLSBOROUGH: Prom dresses go on sale Saturday

       Spring prom and evening wear dresses will go on sale Saturday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. in Hillsborough High School Commons. The dresses will be priced at up to $50 (cash only).    Project Graduation’s annual fashion show will be held at 7 p.m. March 23 in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $14 for adults and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Legion Post 401 donates headphones to vets home

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Legion Post 401 donates headphones to vets home

    Press release Last year the New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center’s "Outspoken Library" kiosk was installed at the NJ Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park. The kiosk is designed to enable the veterans who have impaired vision, a physical disability that makes it difficult to hold a book, or a learning disability, to…

  • MANVILLE: Crime Watch program investigated for borough

        Borough Council is investigating if it would be beneficial to establish a Crime Watch program. Mayor Angelo Corradino appointed a committee at the Borough Council meeting last week to look into it.     “I know over the past year it was discussed about having a Crime Watch program in the borough of Manville. I…