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  • Community Education

       The following will be offered through the South Brunswick Community Education’s Adult Education program.    Riverdance: A celebration of Irish music and dancing. Grand Tier seats are reserved for the 2 p.m. show at the NJPAC Prudential Hall Saturday, April 26. Depart from Crossroads South Middle School, Major Road, at noon. $88 per person, including transportation…

  • LHS swims best times

    SWIMMING By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School swim team deserved a relaxing holiday break after racing Princeton on Thursday.    The two schools saw their swimmers post some of the fastest times so far this season.    The Cardinal boys defeated the Little Tigers, 94-76, while the Princeton girl were victorious, 108-62.    ”It was…

  • Jan. 15 is last day to register for primary

    Election in February this year    With New Jersey’s primary election date moving from June to February in 2008, the League of Women Voters of Hopewell Valley reminds residents that new deadlines apply to vote in the Feb. 5 election.    The last day to register for the primary is Jan. 15. Registration applications can be downloaded…

  • Irving Theron Blanchard

       LAWRENCEVILLE — Irving Theron Blanchard, 82, died Dec. 18 at Capital Health Systems at Helene Fuld in Trenton.    Son of the late Fred L. and Viva Mae Adams Blanchard and brother of the late Barbara Lee, he is survived by his wife Diana Blanchard of Lawrenceville; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Danny F. and Diane…

  • Landfill fees increase 3 percent

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution at its Dec. 12 meeting that will increase tipping fees at the county landfill by 3 percent effective Jan. 1.    The 2007 base per ton fee was $57.92, $64.41 after taxes, but will jump to $59.66, or $66.20 after…

  • Witold Konopka

        EWING — Witold “Victor” Konopka, 71, died Saturday at his home.     Born in Lomza, Poland, Mr. Konopka came to the United States in 1962 and was a Trenton and Ewing Township resident. He retired in 1998 after 35 years of service with Holland Mold Co. of North Trenton. He enjoyed home gardening as…

  • Violet D. Roscoe

       HILLSBOROUGH — Violet D. Roscoe died Dec. 14 at Somerville Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    Born in Passaic, formerly of Pennington, she lived in Branchburg for 30 years before moving to Hillsborough in 2001.    Mrs. Roscoe was employed as a registered nurse by Perth Amboy General Hospital and Somerset Medical Center for over…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Find green way to dispose of electronics

    By Michele Byers    ’Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the house, people were pondering, “Do I junk my old mouse?”    Instead of a new mouse, maybe you got a new cell phone, laptop, iPod, hi-def TV or other electronic gadget as a holiday present this year. Once the initial glow of the LCD…

  • COAH plan may double

    New housing rules limit senior units by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    New affordable-housing rules issued by the state Dec. 17 could increase the cost of the program and require more units to be built locally.    South Brunswick officials are concerned that the regulations could mean a significant increase in the township’s population, adding traffic and…