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  • Cardinals prepare for state playoffs

    FOOTBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School football team hoped for hard practices this week.    The Cardinals wanted to be ready for the first round of the NJSIAA Central Group III playoffs. Lawrence hosts Middletown South at 1 p.m. Saturday.    Lawrence finished the Colonial Valley Conference season, 7-2, with a 35-6 victory…

  • DEP urges home radon testing

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     November is recognized as Lung Cancer Awareness Month and according to the state Department of Environmental Protection, there is reason to believe more than just cigarettes contribute to the disease.     According to the DEP, radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas most commonly resulting from a natural decay…

  • Honoring veterans

        Remembering Veterans Day gives true meaning to sacrifice and military service.     Millions of American lives were forever altered because they donned a uniform to protect the freedoms and rights we take for granted. We owe an eternal debt of gratitude to them.     And acknowledging Veterans Day is the time that debt comes…

  • Remembering veterans who don’t have a home

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    Millstone Township Veteran’s Memorial Council Chairman Richard Brody wants to address young and old about growing concerns facing veterans in the United States.    Mr. Brody, who is also the state coordinator for Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. (VVnW), said that providing military support packages to troops overseas and…

  • Late charge not enough to stave off bitter loss

    EB nips Vikes in GMCT final By David Gurney, Sports Writer    They were knocking on the doorstep late.    A flurry of shots on net and relentless pressure put the East Brunswick defense squarely on its heels.    Yet, every late shot was met by a save or a clear, like a proverbial wall in front of…

  • June R. Hunt

       CLAYTON — June R. Hunt nee Gruning, 57, died Saturday in Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa., after a long illness.    Born in Camden and raised in Gloucester City, she was a resident of Clayton for the past 32 years.    Ms. Hunt loved camping, spending time with her grandchildren, going to bingo, yard sales, and…

  • Looking for classmates

    Manville High School Class of 1987 is still looking for class members for its 20-year reunion. The reunion will be held Nov. 23 at the Somerville Elks. For more information, call 782—3631.

  • Incumbents hold seats, Bostock takes vacancy

    Provisional ballots to be counted Friday, Nov. 10 By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    For the second consecutive election, voters split the ticket.    A mix of Democrats and Republicans will fill three open seats on the five-member Township Council, keeping control of the governing body in Democratic hands.    Voters re-elected Democratic Township Council members Pam Mount…

  • Interim superintendent resigns

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — With what seems like a plague of resignations sweeping the Plumsted School District, yet another administrator has resigned.    Interim Superintendent Christine Carlson announced her resignation at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. She has accepted a job as the superintendent/principal of Brielle Elementary School, beginning Jan. 1.    Her departure…