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  • LAWRENCE: Energy audit in the works for Lawrence Township

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Aiming to clamp down on rising energy costs, township officials have applied to take part in an energy audit offered by the state Board of Public Utilities’ New Jersey Clean Energy Program.    If the township’s application is approved, several municipally-owned buildings — the three fire houses, the Lawrence Senior Center…

  • LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER, Nov. 27

       Maria M. Maldonado, 21, of Chestnut Street in Trenton, was charged with shoplifting for taking clothing and four DVDs, valued at a combined $143.96, from Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 2:19 p.m. Nov. 18, police said. She hid the clothing on top of her infant son’s stroller and concealed the DVDs inside his…

  • Eduardo Giancola

       Eduardo Giancola, 59, died Monday, Nov. 24, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.    Mr. Giancola was born in Castelpetroso, Italy, Lived in Monroe and for 37 years had owned the Monroe Auto Body business. He belonged to the Italian American Club of South River, and the Societa di Santa Maria del Addolorata.    He…

  • Compromise could revive auto industry

       Why does every difficult decision in the world today have to be boiled down to an either-or proposition?    Nations are painted into corners of supporting either Israel or Palestine. States are characterized, sometimes based on the difference of a handful of votes, as being either red or blue. And, in the most immediate circumstance, the…

  • Last hurrah for public campaign financing?

    Andrew Koontz of Princeton    Barack Obama’s election as our nation’s next president has been hailed as a new beginning. His election is a historic first — the first African-American ever elected chief executive of the United States. But while President-elect Obama’s win is a first, John McCain’s loss is an important “last.” Sen. McCain will…

  • LAWRENCE: Neighborhood Service Center gives a Thanksgiving pick-up

    LAWRENCE: Neighborhood Service Center gives a Thanksgiving pick-up

    Russell Austin, 13, carries a food "basket" for Argentina Edwards. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • LAWRENCE: Neighborhood Service Center gives a Thanksgiving pick-up

    LAWRENCE: Neighborhood Service Center gives a Thanksgiving pick-up

    Justin Freeman, a College of New Jersey student, gathers a Thanksgiving turkey and groceries for Virginia Finney, right, at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center on Tuesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Legislature still resists paper ballot trail

    Stephanie Harris of Coalition for Peace Action To the editor:     Reports and worries about the reliability and security of electronic touchscreen voting machines (DRE’s) rose to a crescendo before the November election, but now that the dust has settled, the Legislature is once again at work to delay implementation of the Voter Verified Paper…

  • Auto company bailout must have conditions

    Kevin P. Moroney of Montgomery To the editor:     When Toyota was building hybrids, the Big Three automakers were lobbying Congress to ignore every progressive advance in automotive technology. They opposed every attempt to increase fuel economy standards, did not innovate on flex fuels, even opposed safety issues as “too expensive,” Instead of spending money…