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  • Falk Engel won’t seek recount

    Republican council candidate placed fourth in elections By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Republican candidate Falk Engel, who placed fourth in the six-person race for three Township Council seats, has decided against seeking a recount of the results of the Nov. 6 general election.    Democratic council members Pam Mount and Michael Powers won re-election while Republican…

  • Editorial – Readers’ gifts make holiday more bountiful

    Editorial – Readers’ gifts make holiday more bountiful

    Today, families all over the country are gathering for Thanksgiving, a holiday whose general theme of sharing (and gorging) serves as the unofficial start to the holiday season, despite the stores who had garland and wreaths on display before they could mark down the leftover Halloween candy.    For many, that gorging isn’t guaranteed. For many,…

  • Low turnout threatens democracy

    Gregory Cinque of Millstone To the editor:    The low voter turnout (30 percent) on Nov. 6th is alarming to me. This level of participation represents a threat to democracy. Are the voters so complacent or feel so hopeless that they do not believe that their vote will make a difference? Their votes would make a…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       At 5:44 p.m. Nov. 12, fire and police reported to Memorial Pool on Colorado Avenue, after a report of a fire near the pool’s storage room.    Police found leaves burning in a plastic drainpipe near the structure, and said the heat from the fire melted a vinyl canopy. The fire was extinguished without further damage…

  • Craft Fair set Nov. 24 at CHS

       The Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School will host the first annual Winter Wonderland Craft Fair. The PAC will host local artists, crafters, student organizations and vendors on Nov. 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jewelry, gift baskets, home décor, homemade candy, handmade pottery and doll clothing are among items shoppers will find.…

  • Ferguson retirement opens door for Venis

    Ferguson retirement opens door for Venis

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    In the wake of U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson’s, R-7th, announcement Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2008, Hillsborough resident Christopher Venis announced he’s running for the Republican nomination to fill the seat.    ”I wouldn’t run against Congressman Ferguson, but unfortunately, we’re losing him,” said Mr. Venis, who was…

  • Get familiar with the fourth sustainability requirement

    By Ralph Copleman, Sustainable Lawrence    What does sustainability have to do, if anything, with social justice? If Lawrence Township is to become a truly sustainable eco-community, its 32,000 residents will have to feel their basic human needs are being met. Food, shelter, safety, freedom – all these and more. You’re not going to think and…

  • Lawrence should have non-partisan elections

    Jeffrey R. Dzik, Federal City Road I am in agreement with some past letters regarding non-partisan township elections. West Windsor has had great success with them for years. While there are national, statewide and countywide issues that require a more partisan election, I don’t believe it is necessary on the local level. It pits one…

  • Nov. 22, 2007

    Clarence Vereb    Clarence M. “Mike” Vereb, of Lawrence, died Nov. 16 at Arista Care at Meadow Springs in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., after a lengthy illness. He was 83.    Born in Morrisville, Pa.., he had resided in Lawrence since 1969.    Mr. Vereb was a retired automobile mechanic with Al Mason’s Garage in Lawrence.    He was an…