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  • LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER, Nov. 20

       Rider University student Robert K. Cook, 19, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia when school security officers stopped him outside Poyda Dorm at 4:11 a.m. Nov. 13, police said.    The security officers observed Mr. Cook stuff something underneath his sweatshirt, which turned out to be…

  • NBC boys’ cross country places 16th in Group III

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     After all the results were tallied following Sunday’s NJSIAA Group III Cross Country Championships at Holmdel Park, Northern Burlington County Regional High senior cross country star Mike Bowden missed qualifying for a wild card spot at the Meet of Champions by just one place.     Daniel Fitzgerald from Kingsway…

  • Telling Twain’s tall tales

    Telling Twain’s tall tales

    Skip Picciano and Helen Gill laugh during the presentation. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • Pantries seeing drop in donations, rise in need

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    During a time of year when giving has traditionally been commonplace, food pantry workers this season are seeing a significant drop in donations and a converse rise in visitors.    At the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, the number of people visiting the food pantry has increased…

  • Orchestra’s new director to lead Sunday’s concert

    Orchestra’s new director to lead Sunday’s concert

    Michael Avagliano is the new musical director of the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, which launches its new season with a concert Sunday at RVCC.

  • Give consumers a break when gas prices decrease

    Kostas Petris, Bordentown It upsets me to see that companies are keeping prices up and fuel charges active due to the short period of time when the gas prices soared, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It was understandable you had to increase your prices or add fuel charges when the gas prices went soaring,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A Monmouth Junction woman was charged with making false statements in a complaint about a South Brunswick police officer Nov. 6.    According to police, Leena Davis filed a complaint with the Police Department about an officer who responded to a motor vehicle accident in which she was involved. In the complaint, Ms. Davis alleged the…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider students ‘weigh-in’ against food waste

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Spencer Peles walked over to the three 55-gallon gray garbage containers and dumped the contents of his lunch into one of the cans at Rider University’s Daly’s Dining Hall on Monday afternoon.    Standing next to the containers was classmate Katie Damaroda, who had spent the last 45 minutes taking plates…

  • Police blotter

       A Bound Brook Avenue resident reported a man drove into her driveway Nov. 12, and threw out a beer can, several used tissues, and a hand lotion bottle.    The incident was reported at 8:53 p.m., though the resident said it occurred around 5 p.m. that day. Police reported that the resident did not have a…