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  • Mark your calendar for family research

    Jacqueline Haun of The Lawrenceville School To the editor:     Whether you are an experienced genealogist or just beginning to research your family tree, you are sure to get some useful tips from professional genealogist Casey Zahn and her presentation on “Getting Started In Genealogy” at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library at…

  • SUSTAINABLE LAWRENCE: Test your sustainability IQ

       Last year, during Community Day, Ralph Copleman and several Sustainable Lawrence volunteers asked local residents to test their Sustainability IQ.    The results were mixed, with some residents more knowledgeable than they thought, and others less so. This week, we are giving residents a chance to excel on this year’s quiz by providing the answers to…

  • Library board fights change to hours

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Cranbury Public Library board of trustees says the Board of Education must give them three months written notice before limiting the public library’s daytime hours.    ”The Board of Education, in reducing the library’s operations by 15 hours per week, is terminating the existing tenancy and attempting to…

  • Borajkiewicz’s blast gives Lawrence a win

    GIRLS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Lawrence freshman Sarah Borajkiewicz’s first varsity goal made all the difference as the Cardinals girls’ soccer team edged Allentown, 1-0, on Thursday.    ”She scored from about 30 yards out,” said Lawrence coach Dave Boggs. “She just hit a bomb, she one timed it and it went into the…

  • Lawrence’s Clean Elections report still missing in action

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Six months after the Clean Elections Committee agreed to write a formal report on its findings, that report has yet to be prepared — and it shows no signs of being forthcoming anytime soon.    The Clean Elections Committee reached a deadlock on whether to advance a proposal to use public…

  • Cardinals strike quickly against Hamilton

    FOOTBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School football team established itself early against Hamilton.    The Cardinals gained a 21-6 lead in the first half and maintained control to defeat the Hornets, 42-27, on Saturday.    ”I didn’t expect for us to put 42 on the board,” said Lawrence coach Rob Radice. “Our defense…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 2

       A 16-year-old Trenton girl has been charged with shoplifting for taking a pair of pants and a shirt, valued at a combined $70, from Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 9:07 p.m. Sept. 26, police said. She was released to the custody of a family member. * * *    A Mayflower Avenue resident reported…

  • Practice has made perfect through first three games

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    It’s common for coaches to remind their players they play the way they practice.    For the South Brunswick High football team, good practices have led to good plays. The Vikings are 3-0 for the first time since 2001, thanks in part to the emphasis placed on preparation.    ”We have to…

  • Lawrence still awaits plans for assisted living facility

    Lawrence still awaits plans for assisted living facility

    The boarded-up front door of the Gulick House. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski