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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District honors 20-year veterans

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District honors 20-year veterans

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    The Board of Education officially recognized 16 employees, each with 20 years of service, during Monday night’s meeting.    According to Assistant Superintendent Joanne Kerekes, the group of employees combined for almost 400 years of employment in the district.    The audience was filled with many family, friends, co-workers, and parents of…

  • LAWRENCE: Zoners to hear Mrs. G property plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A public hearing on a plan to redevelop the Mrs. G TV and Appliance store property, on the corner of Brunswick Pike and Bakers Basin Road, tops the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s agenda next week.    The zoning board expects to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the lower level conference…

  • MANVILLE: Shamrocks are runnersup in pool tournament

    MANVILLE: Shamrocks are runnersup in pool tournament

    The Shamrocks, whose home pub is Pheasants Landing in Hillsborough, took second place in the Central Jersey Local Team Championship Cities Tournament. A member of the American Poolplayers Association, the team is led by captain James Burke Sr. and co-captain Paul Sullivan, both from Hillsborough. The Shamrocks took first place in the spring to qualify…

  • LAWRENCE: Little League champs crowned

    LAWRENCE: Little League champs crowned

    From left, the members of the championship team are Trevor Delcampe, Mark Boccanfuso, Savian Cruz, Oliver Kron, Kyle Smith, Liam Carroll, Joe Baffuto, Jason Greaux, Jason Nalbone, Jack O’Reilly and Matthew Augeri. 

  • LAWRENCE: Council seeking non-profit donations

       Aiming to close the budget gap, Lawrence Township officials are planning to ask the owners of tax-exempt properties to voluntarily contribute a percentage of the municipal property tax that they would pay if they were required to make that payment.    Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun made the suggestion to seek voluntary contributions from the non-profit organizations…

  • LAWRENCE: Little League champs

    LAWRENCE: Little League champs

    Lawrence Little League American Division Champion Captain Paul’s defeated Candela’s 11-4 in the championship game on June 9 with a solid team effort. Captain Paul’s team included: Aidan Kane, Gianni Leonardo, Jake Dallarda, Jarad Vinch, Joseph Laitusis, Kevin Dalle Pazze, Nabil Hachicha, Ryan McGann, Sebastian Centano, Shawn Johnson, Thomas Monacchio, Tristain Curbishley. Manager was Bob…

  • LAWRENCE: Little League champs crowned

    LAWRENCE: Little League champs crowned

       Carroll Christmas Tree won the National League Championship Playoffs defeating Lukoil 5-4 in the semifinals and Ace Topsoil 6-5 in the championship game.    In the Lukoil game Jason Greaux hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jason Nalbone and Jack O’Reilly both had two-out RBIs to extend the game.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Under the gun, housing plan is amended

    By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer    Hillsborough’s Township Committee has amended its Affordable Housing Spending Plan rather than risk state government taking control of the $3.6 million in its affordable housing fund.    The amended plan comes as the state’s July 17 deadline to commit the money to use draws closer.    ”If we did not proceed with…

  • Women’s Roller Derby Rocks ‘N’ Rolls in Kendall Park

    Women’s Roller Derby Rocks ‘N’ Rolls in Kendall Park

    NJ Hellrazors Roller Derby Come see one of the fastest growing sports of its time, flat-track roller derby, in Kendall Park, NJ, on Sunday, July 1. The New Jersey Hellrazors women’s roller derby team fires up Independence Day week by hosting the Skyland Roller Girls of Hackettstown, NJ, in an exciting and highly anticipated hard-hitting…