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  • RHS girls’ soccer perfect season on line at Hightstown

    BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Playing without the services of its all-star senior forward Laura Greb, the Robbinsville High girls’ varsity soccer team took all the sting out of the Hamilton West Hornets and their buzzing hometown fans with a 2-0 win over the Hornets last Friday afternoon. The victory improved the Ravens’ record…

  • Lawrence officials monitoring impact of financial crisis

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    While the ongoing financial meltdown continues to bring pain to township residents, it may also bring pain to Lawrence Township government — only, the pain won’t be felt right away.    That’s the word from Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun.    ”I think the impact won’t be as immediate as it may have…

  • Cardinals snap losing streak

    BOYS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Lawrence’s luck has finally changed.    The Cardinals boys soccer team started the season with five straight losses, but all along insisted they were a better team.    Lawrence proved that with wins over Trenton on Friday and Robbinsville Tuesday night.    The Cardinals’ offense seemed to making up for those…

  • Council hopefuls discuss energy plans

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Democratic incumbents and their Republican rivals for Township Council say that the town should become more energy efficient, as long as it is cost effective.    Candidates from both parties said the town should study the issue before committing to any changes or purchases of new equipment or technology.    Three Democrats…

  • Doris Shapiro, 82

    Doris Shapiro, 82 An unschooled philosopher who loved Motown music and the ocean, died Oct. 1 at the Heartland nursing home in Lauderhill, Fl. She was 82. Known for her offbeat sense of humor, colorful style and generosity, the long-time Princeton resident cultivated many devoted friends of all ages. Born Doris Mae Seidemann in Pittsburgh,…

  • Borough candidates explore shared services

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Candidates for Borough Council say that sharing services with other municipalities is an option most small towns will need to explore, but exploration must come with careful analysis of the risks and rewards.    Republican Brian Duke, Democrat Daria Ludas and Democratic incumbent and current council President Otto Kostbar…

  • Voter registration on the rise

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Local Democratic and Republican party officials say the high stakes in the upcoming presidential election and concerns over the state of the economy are driving an increase in voter registration.    Local clerks said it was too soon to determine which parties were seeing more of an increase, due to the…

  • Editorial: New voters swell rolls for fall election

       “Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed." — The Rev. DeForest Soaries, former New Jersey Secretary of State    From all indications, poll workers will be busy come Nov. 4.    That’s because voter-registration figures show a significant increase in the number of registered voters statewide —…

  • Manville High band festival returning after 9-year hiatus

    By Eileen Oldfield    It was September 1999, and the first band that would compete at Manville High School’s Marching Band Festival was lined up to march onto the school’s football field. But that band and the other bands scheduled to compete that day never made it onto the field — severe whether from Hurricane Floyd…