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  • LAWRENCE: Church gives $2,500 to Homefront

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Packet Group About 400 children and parents were on hand for the closing events of Holy Cross Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School in Bordentown Township last week, when two large donations were made to HomeFront, a Lawrence-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families break the cycle of poverty.     “It was a…

  • NEW HANOVER: Principal prepared for new position

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NEW HANOVER — It’s shaping up to be a year of novelty in the district, as the New Hanover School is set to start a new year with a fresh principal and a different superintendent.    Principal Brian McBride is using the summer to settle into his new role with the…

  • STOCKTON: Council ponders formation of historic group

    Creation of commission would not automatically create a historic district By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The Borough Council is contemplating the creation of a Historic Preservation Commission.    The creation of such a commission would not automatically create a historic district.    One of the main reasons to establish the commission is because its existence…

  • LAWRENCE: Home is where the hive is

    LAWRENCE: Home is where the hive is

    Phil McAuliffe Honey bees at the Lawrence nature center. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • STOCKTON: Council seeks DEP OK for flood law

    Officials introduced flood prevention ordinance that would allow property owners to keep or apply for flood insurance through FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The Borough Council last week introduced a flood prevention ordinance, a move that will allow property owners to keep or apply for flood insurance through…

  • NORTH HANOVER: Police seek help finding thieves

    NORTH HANOVER: Police seek help finding thieves

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NORTH HANOVER — Police are still seeking the public’s help in identifying a man and a woman who police said burglarized parked cars and then used stolen retail cards at numerous stores throughout a two-county area last month.    Police said on July 22 they received 17 complaints of someone breaking…

  • LAWRENCE: Meara receives new contract

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Superintendent of Schools Philip Meara has been given a four-year contract, extending his term as the school district’s top administrator, by the Lawrence Township Board of Education.     The school board voted unanimously to extend Mr. Meara’s contract, which was due to expire June 30, 2010, at its Aug.…

  • NORTH HANOVER: Police seek help finding thieves

    NORTH HANOVER: Police seek help finding thieves

    Video surveillance of a woman police say was involved in the burglary of numerous vehicles in North Hanover.

  • LAWRENCE: New program urges neighbors to get out and mingle

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Aiming to swell the ranks of residents interested in sustainable lifestyles, the nonprofit Sustainable Lawrence has launched a new initiative — meeting township residents in their own neighborhoods.     The goal of Sustainable Where We Live in Lawrence — SWELL — is to reach out to different neighborhoods and…