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  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Fishing contest to aid fight against cancer

       BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The third annual Men Fishing for Women Spring Pickerel Tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society of Cherry Hill’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign is on for Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, rain or shine.    The fish can be caught anywhere, but must be brought in live at weigh-in…

  • LAWRENCE: Historian describes life of ‘Hitler’s Hangman’

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The path to genocide during World War II was anything but straightforward, and the path that led Reinhard Heydrich — a prominent Nazi — to become an architect of mass murder also was not exactly straightforward.    Historian Robert Gerwarth explored the life and times of Mr. Heydrich in a scholarly…

  • MANVILLE: Two youngsters compete in Philadelphia gym meet

    MANVILLE: Two youngsters compete in Philadelphia gym meet

    Manville fifth grader Brooke Hoodja does a split in the floor exercise in the Pink Invitational on Feb. 25. (Photo by Team Photo/John Cheng)

  • LAWRENCE: Annual Green Home and Energy Expo set for Saturday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Green transportation — as in sustainable, not the color — will be highlighted at Sustainable Lawrence’s 5th annual Green Home and Energy Expo, set for Saturday at the Lawrence High School Commons.    The free event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature electric and hybrid cars on…

  • MILLSTONE: Local dancers excel in competition
  • LAWRENCE: Day care center hearing to be resumed

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The owner of a day care center, proposed for the former headquarters of the New Jersey Conference of Seventh Day Adventists on Brunswick Pike, might learn Wednesday whether her application for a conditional use variance will be approved.    The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 7 p.m. in the…

  • LAWRENCE: She wears the pants … and she collects them too

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Jeans are a staple in nearly every teenager’s wardrobe — but what if there isn’t enough money in the household to buy them?    Thanks to Nelle Evans, that won’t be an issue for hundreds of teens. The Lawrence Middle School student organized a drive to collect new or gently used…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: More info promised on budget

    Public hearing — and last chance to change budget — is March 26 By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    School officials expect to release more detail about the proposed 2012-13 school budget next week after board members meet in committee to look at possible changes.    The board has been seeking public comments about what to spend…

  • MANVILLE: Two Manville youngsters at Vo-Tech School will compete in state skills competition

    Vo-tech duo from Manville will go against state’s best in competition    Two Manville high school vocational and technical students will test their skills March 31 against other vocational schools in the state at the SkillsUSA New Jersey Skill and Leadership Championships.    The Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School students competed Feb. 4 in local…