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  • CALENDAR: From the June 4 edition

    Saturday, June 6     Flea Market: Our Saviour National Catholic Church, 2300 Princeton Pike. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain Date: Saturday, June 13. Refreshments will be sold. 609-882-7880.     All Vinyl, All Styles Record Sale: Lawrence Library holds an all vinyl record sale from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All styles from pop and…

  • ALLENTOWN: Dowling departs; new grid coach sought for AHS

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional school board has accepted the resignation of former Allentown High football head coach Patrick Dowling, and approved Matthew Nemeth as the interim head coach.    Mr. Dowling, 45, of Howell, was recently hired by the Brick Township School District as head coach of the…

  • Memorable event helped a worthy cause

    Andy Glass, Lawrence To the editor:     Face painting, $2. Playing softball with friends, $4. Dunking your school principal in a tank of freezing cold water: priceless.     Family, friends, neighbors, community members, children, and many others who were touched by the spirit, kindness, and community activism of Alvin McNair, converged on Central Park in…

  • NEW HOPE: Saturday saw successful reopening of The Raven

    Scott DeWitt: “Everybody keeps saying it’s like going home again” By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The Raven isn’t in the heart of town; it’s on the outskirts.    Yet to hear about the joy prompted by the nightspot’s return, it’s obviously a place that has remained in the hearts of the town as…

  • PRIMARY: Fisher to face Corboy in November election

    Write-ins in Lambertville and Stockton By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Just 29 votes in the West Amwell Republican primary Tuesday brought victory to political newcomer George Fisher over longtime township volunteer Catherine Urbanski.    Clerk Lora Olsen said 19 absentee ballots were issued although she was unsure how many actually were returned. Even if all 19…

  • Medical Center event to feature Dr. Kutscher

    Topic is “Watching Walter Cronkite, Reflections on Growing Up in the 1950s and 1960s”    Hunterdon Medical Center cardiologist, Austin Ken Kutscher, will read from his newly published book, “Watching Walter Cronkite, Reflections on Growing Up in the 1950s and 1960s,” on June 7 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the auditorium at Hunterdon Medical Center.    In the…

  • ALLENTOWN: Police Beat

       A Lakeview Drive resident reported May 26 that someone stole a garden flag and metal stake, valued at $25, from their yard, police said.

  • Don’t force residents to maintain trees

    Albert Mizenko of Columbus To the editor:    This is a continuing story. I see that the “Tree Czar” has moved on from Bordentown City and Mansfield Township. In those towns you may not cut your own tree from your own property for use as your own firewood in your own fireplace without government harassment. You…

  • FLORENCE: LCA Class of 2009 urged to dream big

    FLORENCE: LCA Class of 2009 urged to dream big

    Phil McAuliffe Alexis Glasgow and Heather Purdon read the 2009 class poem during graduation ceremonies at Fountain of Life school. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.