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  • Contracts await OK

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The township has reached new labor agreements with unions representing Public Works employees and fire dispatchers, while also agreeing to contracts for nonunion employees such the township manager and the police chief.    Separate four-year agreements reached with the Public Works Employees Association and the Local 90 Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association…

  • HomeFront helping to equip needy children for school

    HomeFront helping to equip needy children for school

    By Emily Laermer, Staff Writer    The costs of backpacks, pencils and binders can add up.    That’s why HomeFront, an organization that fights homelessness, has hosted its annual Back to School campaign for the past 20 years.    This year, over 100 sponsors helped approximately 800 children receive the supplies they need to start the school year.…

  • Trying to recall a Lawrence business

    Marty Bloomenthal of Lawrence To the editor:     Having lived in and around Lawrence Township since 1970, I vaguely recall that “Just Delights,” the ice cream parlor at Manor’s Corner, once had a different name, and that the former name was also a catchy phrase. However, I can’t remember what that previous name was.    Is…

  • Corzine discusses tax relief

    by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — The setting was small and intimate as Gov. Jon Corzine and several local and state officials gathered in the backyard of a Rossmoor home Aug. 20 to announce a new federal property tax relief initiative that would impact thousands New Jersey residents.    The new property tax deduction will…

  • Lawrence Hamnett has a lot planned for 51st season

    SOCCER    After a very successful 50th anniversary season last year, the Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association enters its 51st season providing more training, more education, and more fun then ever before.    ”Our goal is to constantly improve how we provide a positive experience for Lawrence Township soccer players,” said LHSA president Rico Scardelletti. “If last year…

  • State should disclose medical errors

    To the editor:    Over 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable medical errors.    A plane crash would need to occur every day in the United States for an entire year to even come close to the preventable medical error death toll.    More than 150 people were tragically killed Wednesday when an airliner…

  • Schools getting ready for opening day

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    In buildings that have lain dormant since the summer began, teachers, administrators and maintenance workers are busy readying each school in the community for the oncoming deluge of students soon to fill their halls on Sept. 7.    At Monmouth Junction Elementary School, the staff is working feverishly to make the…

  • Reveal medical error data

    Marilyn Askin, AARP     Over 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable medical errors.    A plane crash would need to occur every day in the United States for an entire year to even come close to the preventable medical error death toll.    More than 150 people were tragically killed Wednesday when an…

  • Foreclosure notices increase in Mercer, including Lawrence

    Foreclosure notices increase in Mercer, including Lawrence

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Notices of impending home foreclosure have increased in Lawrence Township this year, as well as for Mercer County in general, according to an analysis of records filed with the county clerk’s office.    The increase, also evident in Princeton and West Windsor, suggests that Mercer County’s wealthier enclaves are not immune…