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  • Raising awareness of ADHD

    Jane Mildrod of Princeton-Mercer CHADD     September is the month students head back to school. It is also the month when we celebrate AD/HD Awareness Week. As the founding coordinator of the Princeton-Mercer County chapter of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), I wish to recognize and honor the systems that enable us to…

  • DOT puts Lawrence noise barrier on hold

    DOT puts Lawrence noise barrier on hold

    By Lea Kahn / Staff Writer    LAWRENCE —  The on-again, off-again noise barrier along Interstate 95 in the Long Acres neighborhood is off again, according to the state Department of Transportation.    The DOT held a special public information session in October 2007 to announce that it was putting the finishing touches to the plan for…

  • Florence eyes water, sewer fee increases

    By Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — Township Council was expected to vote on an ordinance last night that would raise water and sewer rates for some township homeowners and businesses approximately 10 percent next year.    The last time rates were raised was 2002, Township Administrator Richard Brook said Wednesday. Rate increases would take effect in February…

  • Mansfield Municipal Building project under way

    By Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD — The first round of renovations is under way on a township-owned building that eventually will house the municipal offices, Municipal Court, and Police and Fire departments, all under one roof.    The 60,000-square-foot brick building on Route 206, just north of the village of Columbus, is undergoing phase one of a…

  • Students’ vote on Homecoming royalty will be announced Friday

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    MANVILLE — 21 Manville High School seniors have the honor of being nominated for the school’s popular title of Homecoming King and Queen.    The seniors will find out at Friday night’s football game who will be the next ones to wear the crowns.    Last week, teachers and staff nominated…

  • Lights shine on LHS win

    FIELD HOCKEY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    A persistent offense paid off for the Lawrence High School Varsity Field Hockey team.    The Cardinals defeated Nottingham, 5-0, at Mercer County Community College Tuesday night with a strong offensive effort.    Lawrence improved to 2-1 with the win following a tough 3-0 loss to Lawrenceville on Saturday.    The…

  • Historic Millstone Borough plans larger tribute

    Historic Millstone Borough plans larger tribute

    Glenn Valis, Alex Fung and Norm Whitman marching in last year’s parade. This year’s event will feature additional performers and re-enactments. Photo courtesy of Millstone Borough </<br>

  • Father charged with spending donations collected for son

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    MANVILLE — A Somerville resident was charged with third-degree theft by failure to make a required disposition today (Thursday) after police discovered that he had spent more than $33,000 in charitable donations collected for his son.    Tubal Eduardo, 31, of Somerville, was initially taken into custody for failure to make…

  • Darlene Forrester

       Darlene (Panos) Forrester, 59, died Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Haven Hospice Facility at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison.    Born in Jackson Heights, N.Y., she lived in Spotswood for more than 50 years. She worked as a tax preparer and self-employed tax consultant for more than 25 years. Ms. Forrester was a member of…