Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Business to close as economy slows
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Terry Tudor is upset. One of her favorite stores — the gift boutique Serenity at 2685 Main St. — is going out of business this month. “I’m very upset,” Ms. Tudor said. “I was so sad. I have been a fan of the store since it opened. You see…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Gang sweep nets arrests in township
1,844 alleged gang members charged statewide A statewide gang sweep conducted over the last five months has netted the arrest of 1,844 alleged street-gang members, including many working in South Brunswick, according to a press released issued Tuesday by state Attorney General Anne Milgram. The anti-gang efforts, launched over the summer as part of Gov.…
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LAMBERTVILLE / WEST AMWELL: Recycling helps local treasuries
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer When you walk your empty milk bottles and soda cans out to the recycling bin, is it hard to see the reward in it? Maybe it feels like more of a chore than anything else. For residents of West Amwell and Lambertville, the good news is their recycling efforts are…
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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…
