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  • New coach wants girls to be intense

    Girls Soccer By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The watchword for the 2000 girls’ soccer program at South Brunswick High School is "intensity."    That’s what new head coach Nancy Ducko wants her teams to project each time they take the field. That’s not a bad quality to have, considering that the Vikings are moving up into the…

  • Church to hold Octoberfest festival

    Sacred Heart event runs through Sunday By:Eric Schwarz    Sacred Heart Church grounds will look like an area in Bavaria this weekend as the parish puts on its first Octoberfest.    German folk musicians, food, a beer garden, dancing and other entertainment will be provided at the parish property outside the church, at Filak Street and South…

  • ‘Art for Autism’

    Christies to auction Barbara Johnson’s collection of Polish masters; gala event will benefit Eden’s Family of Services, Princeton Child Development Institute By:    The Princeton area has long been home to organizations dedicated to the treatment of autism. The Princeton Child Development Institute, on Cold Soil Road in Lawrence, is a not-for-profit institution dedicated to the…

  • Federal EPA to demolish 8 houses

    Claremont clean-up to begin in October By:Eric Schwarz    Eight houses on East Camplain Road located above a lagoon and a ninth one over a canal, all possibly sitting over soil contaminated by creosote, are scheduled to be demolished during a six-week period beginning in October.    Another area of eight houses on Valerie Drive has three…

  • HOT TOPICS

    Should Lawrence buy the Trent Motel    Township Council has directed the municipal manager and attorney to begin negotiating to purchase the Trent Motel on Brunswick Pike. If successful, council would like to see senior housing at that location. The money to buy the motel would come from a trust fund built up from donations from…

  • Bordentown football should be a much improved team

    By:Sean Moylan        While it didn’t show record wise, the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity football team played much better last season.    In fact, coming into this season, most of the names on Bordentown’s roster are recognizable ones. And while stars like Jimmy Snelling and John Carthan are gone, they have been replaced by…

  • Alejandro "Alex" Diaz, 32

    By:    TRENTON – Alejandro "Alex" Diaz, 32, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, at St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, he was a longtime Trenton resident.    Mr. Diaz was a member of the International Society of Poets and was published in several books including, "The Famous Poets Anthology" and "America At the Millennium –…

  • Hightstown Elks award scholarships

    Lawrence resident among those rewarded By: Mark Moffa    HIGHTSTOWN – Two local students were recently awarded $4,000 through an Elks National Foundation program.    Heather Kulik, a 2000 graduate from Hightstown High School, and Kristina Pentek, a 2000 Peddie School grad and Lawrence Township resident, were both awarded $1,000 a year for four years to attend…

  • Montgomery planners OK 3M warehouse

    Expansion will not lead to more employees By:David Weinstein    MONTGOMERY – The Montgomery Planning Board has approved a preliminary and final site plan application for 3M to expand its warehouse, located at the company’s quarry operation off Route 601.    But conditions were tacked on to the unanimous approval Monday night. For example, perimeter lighting of…