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Sustainable Lawrence: Green or Grinch?
By Laura Lynch This time of year is tough for the environmentally conscious. The allure of holiday lights conflicts with the image of Appalachian mountaintops being blown up for coal. Glossy wrapping paper, plastic bows and shrinkwrap laugh at the forlorn recycling bin. And then there’s the Christmas tree. Let’s start there. Real or…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Dec. 11
Thursday, Dec. 11 Poetry Circle: Philip Larkin, English poet, novelist, and critic, a leading figure of “The Movement” during the 1950s, is the topic. 7 p.m. Free. Pick up a packet of selected poems from the Reference Desk. Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike. For more information, call Ann Kerr, 989-6922. Independent Film: “The…
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Spirit of the Season
Board games, mittens, beer – a roundup of gifts that will spread holiday cheer By Megan Sullivan WHAT better time to start new traditions than the holidays, especially those that can bring family, friends and community together. Whether you concoct a festive winter homebrew, bond over a rousing party game or engage in a new…
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BORDENTOWN: Blaze guts city house
Family displaced, but none injured By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — A three-alarm fire destroyed a three-story single-family house on Willow Street. But while it destroyed the house, it also brought the community out in support of its owners. Homeowner Susan Inman, 60, said she heard water dripping as she did housework at…
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DISPATCHES: A Jersey tradition
By Hank Kalet, Online editor There’s nothing like a crisis to get New Jersey legislators moving. Too bad they rarely move until the crisis occurs — especially when it is a crisis of their own making. Consider the constitutional amendment that state Sen. Stephen Sweeney is proposing that would prohibit the state from…
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Raymond Kintzel
Raymond “Fats” Kintzel, 83, of Lambertville, died Dec. 9, at the Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, Pa. Born in Lambertville, Mr. Kintzel was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a supervisor with the Jockey Men’s Wear Company in Lambertville, retiring in 1986 after 35 years of service. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Kintzel…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Y keeps kids healthy
by Davy James, Staff Writer The South Brunswick Family YMCA is helping kids learn to stay healthy. As part of its Healthy U after-school program, introduced in October, children at the YMCA are getting a workout for both the body and the mind. The Healthy U program uses fun games to increase physical activity and…
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Community demonstrates its caring spirit
Connie Mercer, Executive director, Home FRONT, Lawrence To the editor: Want to live in great community? You already do. Once again, our community has demonstrated its caring and commitment to our area’s neediest families. Thanks to literally hundreds of individuals, organizations, corporations and congregations, HomeFront was able to provide an estimated 6,000 very…
