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  • Basketball coach should be reinstated

    William Lawler, Lawrence To the editor: Lawrence Township Public Schools has reached a new embarrassing low, as seen in the Trenton Times sports section on June 14.    I taught at Lawrence High School for 32 years, retiring in 2002.    I have seen many high school principals and superintendents exercise their craft during my tenure. I…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: BRHS player makes all-star team

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — One of Bordentown Regional High School’s own was chosen to play in the annual Adam Taliaferro All-Star Football Classic on June 30 at Rowan University in Glassboro.    Jared Robinson, 18, of West Street in Bordentown City, was nominated by his coaches to participate in the game that will help…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Band of buddies break through

    Small Town Scoundrels playing bigger venues By Andrew Corselli, Special Writer   Neil Young was right. Rock and roll will never die. At least it won’t if the Small Town Scoundrels have anything to say about it.     The band, comprised of five Hillsborough High School graduates from the early-to-mid 2000s, just finished playing big-time…

  • MANVILLE: Children’s park ready to be enjoyed

        Children have a new place to play. A park on North 10th Avenue was started last week when playground equipment was assembled.     Public Works employees put the playground pieces together as the property was being landscaped. DPW Director Phil Petrone was excited the park construction actually was started.     “It is going to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Countywide police task force reports progress

    Hillsborough police chief chairs one of six subcommittees By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor     County leaders of a Somerset County task force say they are making progress in defining key issues toward a countywide police force.     Leaders of six subcommittees studying the potential of combining many or all of the forces of the county’s…

  • SOUTH BRUNWSICK – 675-member class of 2011 moves on

    SOUTH BRUNWSICK – 675-member class of 2011 moves on

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer    South Brunswick High School’s 675-member graduating class held its commencement ceremony at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on June 22.    ”This is a really special graduation because it is our 50th graduating class which honors our heritage as a high school,” South Brunswick High School Principal Timothy Matheney…

  • LAWRENCE: Teachers, school board to seek mediation

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    With the Lawrence Township Education Association’s contract set to expire today and no sign of a settlement in sight, the teachers’ union and the Lawrence Township Board of Education have agreed to seek mediation.    The two sides filed a request with the Public Employees Relations Commission for a mediator earlier…

  • MANVILLE: Farmers’ market opens downtown

    Fresh veggies and fruits coming every Friday By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Friday’s opening of the Farmers’ Market in Manville was a success for the residents in town. Even though the weather was uncooperative with rain, the market drew many customers.     “I think it is a great thing that they have it…

  • LAWRENCE: Brunswick Pike in state plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The transformation of a portion of Brunswick Pike into a tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard is inching closer to reality, as the state Department of Transportation has included the project in its draft statewide Transportation Improvement Plan.    The one-mile-long stretch of Brunswick Pike included on the TIP runs between the Brunswick Circle…