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  • Asian Food Markets opens in Marlboro – Grand Opening Set for Jan. 7

    Asian Food Markets opens in Marlboro – Grand Opening Set for Jan. 7

    The Asian Food Markets are known for a wide selection of fresh fruit and produce from around the world. The full service supermarkets offer specialty products, fresh baked goods and hot food for takeout. The newest location, shown here, is in Marlboro.

  • LAWRENCE: School calendar for 2012-13 approved

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    With little comment, the proposed 2012-13 school year calendar was introduced Dec. 12 by the Lawrence Township Board of Education.    School will open Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day, and end on June 20. But in between those days, students will have off from school on all of the…

  • LAWRENCE: Hogmanay bonfire on New Year’s

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Brearley family — among the earliest settlers of Lawrence Township — would feel right at home and likely to join in the fun of the annual Hogmanay bonfire on New Year’s Eve, held right outside the doorstep of the family’s homestead at the end of Meadow Road.    The bonfire,…

  • PLUMSTED: Eagle shelters cats

    PLUMSTED: Eagle shelters cats

    Boy Sout’s construction project helps homeless felines in Plumsted    PLUMSTED — Homeless cats will have warmth and shelter this winter thanks to a local high school student, who recently built eight feral cat shelters as part of his Eagle Scout project.    Ian Manuguerra, 16, a junior at New Egypt High School, is a member of…

  • People for Animals to Host Charity Band Night at Roxy N Dukes in Dunellen on Fri. Dec 30

    People for Animals to Host Charity Band Night at Roxy N Dukes in Dunellen on Fri. Dec 30

    By People for Animals Come out for a fun evening of great music- a mixture of rock, funk, and reggae – and help People for Animals (PFA) raise funds for it’s new clinic in south Jersey and dog rescue program! Join us on Friday, December 30 at 9 pm at Roxy n Dukes on 745…

  • LAWRENCE: Col. Hand march on Monday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Exactly 235 years to the day that Col. Edward Hand’s riflemen held off British and Hessian troops on their way to Trenton before the Second Battle of Trenton, history buffs will retrace Col. Hand’s delaying tactics on Monday morning.    The 50th annual re-enactment of the Col. Edward Hand Historic March…

  • LAWRENCE: Pam Mount looks back at years of service

    LAWRENCE: Pam Mount looks back at years of service

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Government is not all about rules and regulations. It’s about making a community a desirable place to live.    That sums up Township Councilwoman Pam Mount’s approach to municipal government.    Ms. Mount is leaving Township Council on New Year’s Eve, after 12 years on the governing body — including three stints…

  • LAWRENCE: Brackett ready for big senior year

    LAWRENCE: Brackett ready for big senior year

    Bobby Brackett goes up for a shot.

  • LAWRENCE: Hearing on day-care center postponed

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The public hearing on a request to open a day-care center in the former New Jersey Conference of Seventh Day Adventists office building at 2160 Brunswick Pike, set for the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s Dec. 21 meeting, has been postponed until next month.    Agape International Children’s Academy LLC is seeking…