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  • Council: Pursue motel purchase

    Appraiser’s report handed over to council By: Lea Kahn    With the real estate appraiser’s report on the Trent Motel in hand, Township Council has given the go-ahead to Municipal Manager William Guhl and Municipal Attorney Joseph Stonaker to negotiate a purchase price for the motel.    The council formally accepted the report, prepared by Martin Appraisal…

  • Merck-state land deal goes through

    537 acres preserved in Hillsborough, Raritan and Readington    A unique partnership has taken the state 537 acres closer to its goal of saving one million acres of open space.    The New Jersey Conservation Foundation has announced the preservation of a 537-acre parcel of land in Hillsborough, Raritan and Readington Townships through a unique private-public partnership…

  • Flynn’s boys hoping to ‘defend’ their success

    By:Sean Moylan        Last year, with a squad built on defense, head coach Mike Flynn led his Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity soccer team to its first ever playoff berth.    In high school sports, however, winning often comes at a high cost; consequently the Flashes had a lot of their top players graduate…

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  • Putting the labor into Labor Day

    Not everyone had off in Lawrence Monday By: Linda J. Field    For some Lawrence residents, Labor Day was a day off from the daily grind of the job or regular activities. It was a holiday, after all, and a good day to catch up on reading, visiting with friends or just plain relaxing.    For some,…

  • Borough to reject alcohol ordinance

    Washington Township still considering measure By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN – The borough next week likely will reject a recommendation from Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye that an ordinance be adopted prohibiting underage consumption of alcoholic beverages on private property without parental supervision.    The recommendation was in response to a recently adopted state statute allowing municipalities…

  • School board OKs Oct. 17 bond proposal

    Voters will cast ballots on construction projects By:Ruth Luse    On Tuesday, the school board adopted resolutions providing for a special election on Oct. 17 at which Hopewell Valley voters will cast ballots on a school construction bond proposal.    The bond proposal will be for the construction of a new K-5 elementary school costing $13.65 million,…

  • Impressive Cards stay intense, eye WW-P North

    Football By: Steve Feitl    There is a certain excitement surrounding the Lawrence High School varsity football squad these days.    It was apparent first during the first offensive possession last Saturday, when the Cardinals marched down the field to take an early 7-0 lead in their preseason scrimmage against South Hunterdon. That same emotion remained strong…

  • Barrel races continue

    By: Ken Weingartner    There is a saying, attributed to 18th century British statesman Lord Palmerston, that the best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse. Alle Lamphier believes it to be true.    Mr. Lamphier is the owner of Stone Tavern Ranch on East Branch Road in Upper Freehold Township.…