Category: archives
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Police blotter
A 14-year-old boy was issued a summons for riding his bike without a helmet, after an officer saw him fall off a bicycle on Huff Avenue on Aug. 11. The incident was reported at 1:01 p.m., and the juvenile was transported to Somerset Medical Center as a precaution. A West Camplain Road resident reported that…
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Getting their feet wet: Teachers attend orientation
by Davy James, Staff Writer The fall not only marks the first day of school for students, it also marks a new beginning for many teachers coming into the district. In order to help make the transition smoother for the new teachers, the district is holding a teacher orientation program that began on Monday and…
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School board awards $9.2 million contract for solar panels
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Board of Education has awarded a $9.22 million contract to a Lakewood-based company to install roof-mounted solar energy collector panels on the roofs of all seven schools. The school board awarded the contract to Lighton Industries Inc., at its Aug. 13 meeting. The winning bidder was chosen…
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MADD happy to be in town
by Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick recently welcomed a new arrival to the community, which will hopefully provide an invaluable service to the entire state in the fight against drunken driving. The offices of Mothers Against Drunk Driving relocated from the Trenton-Hamilton area to South Brunswick at the end of May. ”The idea behind…
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Lawrence woman heads west for a shark study adventure
Amy Potter, left, assists a team of volunteers in measuring and tagging a thornback ray.
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Flush with court victory, town changing sign rules
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Despite winning a court battle over temporary signs, the township is looking to allow such signs once again albeit with certain conditions. The Township Committee unanimously approved the introduction of the ordinance Aug. 12 which would allow the signs the current ordinance bars. The amendments were recommended by a…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN
New Jersey running out of preservation funding By Michele S. Byers The last of New Jersey’s farmland preservation funding was allocated at the end of July. The last of its open space and historic preservation funds will be officially committed to projects this fall. Then the preservation pipeline will run dry — unless the state…
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Bordentown LL 12’s team to be honored at several events
BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer Pat Welsh has been back at his job as a Trenton firefighter for a while now, but over the next few weeks the manager of the first New Jersey championship Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team ever will have several reminders of just how special he and his…
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Joseph P. Deo
Joseph P. Deo, 80, died Monday, Aug. 18, at his home in Clearbrook. Mr. Deo was born in the ironbound section of Newark and was raised in Mountainside before retiring to Newark in 1948. He then lived in Edison and East Brunswick prior to moving to Chicago in 1979 to operate his own manufacturer’s representative…
