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  • LAWRENCE: No barrier planned on noisy highway

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer     After years of back and forth debate and despite continued complaints from traffic-bothered residents of the Long Acres neighborhood, the state Department of Transportation has no plans to raise a noise barrier anywhere along I-95 in the township.     “The Department of Transportation has previously informed officials that we…

  • Prospective Green Party candidates disappointed

    Ken Wolski and Nick Mellis of Lawrence To the editor:     Nick Mellis and I regret that we were forced from the ballot before we ever had a chance to run for the office of Lawrence Township Council as Green Party candidates. Nick and I were given inaccurate information on three separate occasions that directly…

  • LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    Phil McAuliffe Salutatorian Parth Shah

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    An exhibit at the new museum. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • MANSFIELD: Police Beat from the July 2 edition

       Jonathan C. Golia, 21, of Holland, Pa., was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to keep right and failure to exhibit a driver’s license. Police said they took him into custody after they responded to a crash in the Mansfield Hunt development near Sheffield Drive at 8:55 p.m. No injuries were reported.

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the July 2 edition

    Nancy Mrzljak Nancy Mrzljak     Tel: 298-0567     Fax: 298-3936     [email protected]    The Chesterfield Township Municipal Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township Web site www.chesterfieldtwp.com. * * *    The Crosswicks Library will be closed Saturday, July 4, in observance…

  • FLORENCE: Police Beat from the July 2 edition

    Staff report    Akil H. Herbert, 23, of the Roebling section of the township was charged Saturday with aggravated assault on police, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.    Police said they responded to a call of a disorderly person on the 200 block of Fifth…

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    Phil McAuliffe Barbara Gilmer stands in front of a photo exhibit of images of the Roebling Steel Mill on display in the new museum on Saturday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence High School Principal David Roman sent the Class of 2009 — all 300-plus — into the world under sunny skies at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton on the afternoon of June 24.     Inside the arena, family and friends filled the stands and waited patiently for the ceremony…