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  • Cell tower placement will provide benefit

    Jim Kownacki of Lawrence To the editor:     I am writing in response to the May 7 Letter to the Editor submitted by Ginny Bigley entitled “Consider Residents Concerns.”     Ms. Bigley comments on the Lawrence Township Council’s decision to allow township owned property on Carter Road to be leased for the purpose of constructing…

  • WEST AMWELL: Two Republicans seek November ballot spot

    They are George Fisher and Cathy Urbanski By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — Two Republicans will face off in the June 2 primary for a chance to go up against incumbent Democratic Mayor William Corboy in the November general election.    Both candidates agreed to an e-mail interview, providing information on their educational backgrounds,…

  • Memorial Day parades set

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    Area Memorial Day parades will be held Monday in Allentown, Plumsted and Millstone Township.    In Allentown, locals Art and Joan West will be joint grand marshals of the borough’s 56th annual parade, which will be begin at 10 a.m. on North Main Street. The Wests are only the second…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: What every woman should know about menopause

    HEALTH MATTERS: What every woman should know about menopause

    By Anne S. Davidson, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Some women experience hot flashes. Some become moody, and the lucky majority hardly notices any changes.     Menopause. It’s different for every woman. But it’s also something all women have in common and will experience during the course of their lives.     For years, menopause was…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Local tract named endangered historic site

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    TRENTON — The so-called Robbinsville Industrial Tract, the site of the former Camden and Amboy Railroad lines, was named this week one of the state’s 10 most endangered historic sites by Preservation New Jersey, a Trenton-based advocacy group.    The 5.7-mile tract runs parallel to Route 130 in Robbinsville and…

  • LAWRENCE: Classroom turns time machine for Lawrence High School students

    LAWRENCE: Classroom turns time machine for Lawrence High School students

    Several high school seniors returned to Eldridge Park School to read the letters they had placed as third-graders inside a time capsule that was recently discovered when furniture was moved in the school library. From left are: John Stever, Rachel Kraun, Chris Kopcow, Megan Purcell, Sam Kelly, and librarian Michele Immordino.

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  • Curbing Hunger Tent Party – June 1

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders             SOMERVILLE – A festive Tent Party will be held Monday, June 1, to celebrate the 15th year of the Curbing Hunger program in Somerset County.             Anyone who lives or works in Somerville or who will be in town on June 1 is asked to stop by and…

  • Northfield Bank Promotes Kathleen Owsiany. Eileen Bergin joins Northfield Bank