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  • Please post the Women 2008 Stories here

    By Edith Klein Poste in this section

  • Florence L. Berry

        Florence L. Berry, 93, wife of the late Joseph Berry, died Sunday at Van Buren, Maine nursing facility, following an extended illness.     She was a graduate of the Trenton High School, Class of 1930 and was married to Clifford F. Boaz in 1931. Florence was later married to Joseph Berry in 1961. She…

  • NBC lacrosse hopes for benefits of youth movement

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Last season, Northern Burlington County Regional High boys’ varsity lacrosse head coach George Chis-Luca played a lot of younger players.     Consequently, the Greyhounds took their lumps and posted a 3-16 record. Yet by the end of the season NBC had developed a nice group of varsity-ready lacrosse players. In…

  • School board hopefuls focus on enrollment

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    School board election candidates say the district can accommodate growing enrollment for several years but will eventually have to create more facilities if the trend persists.    Five candidates are running for three, three-year seats on the school board in the April 15 election, including all three incumbents.    Incumbents Martin Abschutz…

  • Depth increases competition

    TRACK By Tim Falls, Sports Editor        With more athletes out for the Lawrence High School girls track and field team, the Cardinals are hoping to be more competitive this season.    Lawrence went 2-8 last season. The Cardinals fielded a smaller squad and were unable to cover all the events. Numbers determined the outcome of…

  • Township, schools compare budgets

    Meeting was March 19. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A joint meeting between the Lawrence Township Board of Education and Township Council could have been billed as a show-and-tell session, as the two bodies exchanged notes on their respective budgets for the coming year at a special meeting at Lawrence High School last week.    School…

  • Michael D. Brock

    Michael D. Brock, 52, of Burlington Township, died March 19. Born in Trenton and raised in Florence, he lived in Burlington Township for the past 23 years.     He was a self-employed master carpenter and the owner of Michael’s Carpentry. He loved woodworking and racing model sailboats and model airplanes and also enjoyed gardening.    …

  • Board OKs school tab

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Board of Education unanimously approved the 2008-09 school budget Wednesday, sending it to a public vote on April 15.    The $135.9 million budget calls for a 2.3 percent tax rate increase, to $2.618 per $100 of assessed value. At this rate the owner of a home assessed at the…

  • County proposes two bridge plans

    Residents say they favor temporary span By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — A majority of residents weighing in on the impending Main Street bridge and dam closure last week said the county’s alternate plan of a temporary vehicle and pedestrian bridge would be the borough’s best bet.    Allentown and Upper Freehold residents and officials…