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  • MANVILLE: Jazz, poetry combine in library program April 24

    MANVILLE: Jazz, poetry combine in library program April 24

       April is Jazz Month. April is also Poetry Month.    Why not merge the two?    On Tuesday, April 24, the Karen Zumbrunn Jazz trio will present its 17th concert in the past 16 years at the Manville Public Library at 100 S. 10th Ave. The free concert from 7 to 8:15 p.m. will offer refreshments.    As…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Consider options on tax rate

    By James S. Kownacki    Many questions have come up about the referendum to increase the tax rate beyond the 2 percent limit mandated by state law. Despite efforts to mitigate the impact of declining revenues, implementation of many personnel and program cuts and other efficiencies made over the past four years Lawrence Township finds itself…

  • Don’t trust Democrats; vote no on referendum

    Ira L. Marks To the editor: As Lawrence residents contemplate how they are going to vote on the referendum to raise local municipal taxes 17 percent on April 17, they need to keep a few things in mind:    1. Lawrence has the best business ratables in all of Mercer County. We have QB and Mercer…

  • Friends of Somsert Regional Animal Surgery

    Friends of Somsert Regional Animal Surgery

    Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Grab your grass skirt and join us at the Bow Wow Luau on Thurs. June 7, 2012. What: Bow Wow Luau When: Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 6 – 8 pm Where: Basking Ridge Country Club, 185 Madonsville Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ Tickets: Advance tickets are $55 per person…

  • LAWRENCE: HomeFront summer camp needs counselors

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Wanted: A few good camp counselors for HomeFront’s summer camp program.    That’s what Connie Mercer, the executive director of the nonprofit group, is seeking. HomeFront, whose headquarters is on Princeton Avenue, helps the homeless and the working poor.    HomeFront’s summer camp, which begins June 18 and ends Aug. 24, serves…

  • Local Hamilton Couple Wins Hit TV Show ‘Four Weddings’

    Local Hamilton Couple Wins Hit TV Show ‘Four Weddings’

    By Kathleen Galante, Greenacres Country Club PRESS RELEASE For more information contact: Kathleen Galante, Clubhouse Manager Greenacres Country Club Phone: 609-896-0259 x101 Attachments: Photo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local Hamilton Couple Wins Hit TV Show ‘Four Weddings’! Juli Daderko and Nick Naprawa tied the knot on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville,…

  • LAWRENCE: Fund-raiser Saturday for police fund

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Police Unity Tour bicycle team is holding a fund-raiser Saturday night at American Legion Post 414 on Berwyn Place to help meet its goal of raising $15,000 for the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund.    Although the team has raised about $10,000, it hopes to raise more money…

  • Thanks for help on autism awareness

    Tom and Jennifer Nolte, Lawrenceville To the editor: April is Autism Awareness Month. Efforts to raise awareness of what is now an epidemic (1 in 88 children diagnosed; 1 in 49 in New Jersey) began on Monday, April 2, with World Autism Awareness Day. People around the world celebrated with unique activities and awareness-raising events.…

  • MANVILLE: There’s a school budget, but no vote on Tuesday

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    When a new state law this spring gave schools the option to skip a vote on the school tax levy, Manville school board members grabbed it.    No surprise, considering the electoral history on school tax votes in the borough. Until last year’s passage, the budget had been defeated for five…