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  • Planners delay vote on Carriage Walk

    Senior citizen housing proposal held for review of parking, sidewalks, buffer areas By: Lea Kahn        The developer of the proposed Carriage Walk senior citizens housing development, proposed for the former Lawrence Drive-In site on Route 1, will have to wait until next month to find out whether township planners approve of the plan.    The…

  • Local police, FBI seek bank robber

    Suspect considered armed and dangerous By: T.J. Furman        Lawrence police are looking for a man last seen wearing a gray business suit, dark glasses and a white construction hard hat who robbed the Summit Bank in Manors Shopping Center Friday morning.    The man, sporting a goatee, entered the bank at 9:06 a.m., handed over…

  • Bernard R. Farletta

    Obituary    HAMILTON — Bernard R. Farletta, 68, died April 11 at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He was retired from the security department of David Sarnoff Research Laboratories, Plainsboro. He had owned Bernie’s Eagle’s Nest, Trenton.    He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.    Mr.…

  • ShopRite gets preliminary approval

    Developer hopes to start construction June 1 By: Lea Kahn        The revitalization of the southern end of Lawrence Township got a boost last week, as township planners granted preliminary site plan approval for a proposed ShopRite grocery store on the Brunswick Traffic Circle.    The Planning Board April 13 approved the plans for the 80,400-square-foot…

  • Cardinals’ run ends with Ewing

    Boys tennis team loses to Ewing, 4-1 By: Nicholas Schaefer        After marching through its last three opponents, the Lawrence High School boys tennis team lost Friday to conference rival Ewing by three, 4-1.    Facing an extremely talented and experienced Ewing (5-1) squad presented Lawrence (3-2) with a huge challenge, according to head coach Albert…

  • Recreation soccer

    Youth league action A pair of goals in the closing four minutes rallied the Lawrence Hawks to a thrilling, 4-3 victory over the Lawrence Landslide in U-9 travel soccer action Sunday at the Lawrence Elementary School. The Landslide were poised to post their first win of the spring season, when forward Thomas DeMartin dribbled the…

  • Miscues lead to two loses

    Softball team hits first snag of season By: Steve Feitl        All season long, Cardinal coach Keith Fithen has talked about how his team has adjusted to being a contender, rather than an underdog.    But for the first time this season, the Cardinals this week had to adjust to losing.    The Lawrence High School softball…

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  • Teen free after alleged threats

    Cops say he discussed making bombs, killing By: Jack Baney    Police Monday charged a Hillsborough High School junior with terroristic threats, after being told by students that he discussed making bombs and killing a 19-year-old Manville man.    Jayson Polansky, 18, of Montgomery Road, left Somerset County Jail Tuesday on $25,000 bail, following his 7:30 p.m.…