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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the April 1 edition

    A weekly listing of community events. Shrimp Night     Friday, April 2 — The Willitts-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 in Roebling will have their monthly Shrimp Night on Friday, April 2. Even though this is Good Friday, we will still have the 15 large peel yourself shrimp with homemade potato salad, cole slaw and dessert…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the April 1 edition

    Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807     Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    Florence U.M. Church will hold its Holy Thursday Service tonight, April 1, 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. There will also be a Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. (outside weather permitting, inside if not). * * *    The Willits-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 in…

  • LAWRENCE: None injured in Sunday house fire

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A two-alarm fire Sunday morning that apparently began in the chimney and climbed up into the walls caused heavy fire damage to a house at 20 Carla Way, according to Deputy Fire Chief Gary Wasko, of the Lawrenceville Fire Company.     The fire was reported about 12:30 p.m., Deputy…

  • LAWRENCE: Community calendar from the April 1 edition

    Thursday, April 1     Tea and Poetry: Enjoy a cup of tea and the beauty of the spoken word. Lawrence residents Howard and Tina Zogott will read poems by Allen Ginsberg, Robert Frost and other great American poets. Refreshments will be served. 3 p.m. Free. Lawrence library. Registration suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or e-mail Matthew Latta,…

  • LAWRENCE: Annual report shows overall crime decline

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The trend toward fewer major crimes occurring in Lawrence Township continued in 2009, following a small increase in those crimes in 2008, according to statistics compiled by the township Police Department.     The 2009 annual crime report, released to Township Council last month, showed a 12 percent drop in…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the April 1 edition

    Nancy Mrzljak Tel: 298-0567     Fax: 298-3936     [email protected]    The Chesterfield Township Municipal Office will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of the Easter holiday. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township Web site www.chesterfieldtwp.com. * * *    The Crosswicks Monthly Meeting Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 1 p.m., sharp,…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the April 1 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.    Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome.    Thursday, April 1 and 29,…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Car strikes tree, kills 16-year-old

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — A 16-year-old North Brunswick boy was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Route 295 on Sunday, according to state police.    Phillip Pae, a passenger in the back of the vehicle, was declared dead at the scene, said state police Trooper Brian Polite.    The driver, Phillip’s brother, Andrew Pae,…

  • LAWRENCE: Board moves to keep aides in budget plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Heeding township residents’ pleas to preserve the jobs of 14 kindergarten classroom aides, the township Board of Education made a few more spending cuts to its proposed 2010-11 budget in an effort to retain them last week.     The school board unanimously approved the proposed $65.05 million spending plan…