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  • Roosevelt contractor helps restore Iraq’s crippled infrastructure
  • William T. Schauer, Sr.

       MONROE TOWNSHIP — William T. “Bill” Schauer, Sr., 78, of Monroe Township, passed away Sept. 9 in University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born at the family farmhouse in Gravel Hill, he was a lifelong Monroe Township resident. Mr. Schauer graduated from Jamesburg High School, Class of 1946 and Rutgers-Cook Campus, Class of 1950 with a…

  • School bus drivers eye union

    Claim benefits low, working conditions unsafe by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Employees of the company that provides buses and drivers to the school district is considering forming a union, citing unsafe working conditions and low benefits.    The 146 employees of the local branch of the bus company, First Student Inc., were scheduled to vote today,…

  • Fun math?

    Fun math?

    Lawrence schools quell fears of learning with new program By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The days of flash cards to learn math are over for elementary school students in the Lawrence Township public school district.    Students now are using an online computer program — in school and at home — to help them master math…

  • AHS, NEHS hockey playing great

    Kyle Moylan    New players, but the same great coaches.    A New season, but the same great results.    The Allentown and New Egypt High School field hockey teams both finished the first full week of the 2007 season with a 3-0 record. Allentown is now 4-0; New Egypt 3-1.    ”The girls are as competitive as always,”…

  • Township mulls land buy

    Van Dyke farm appraised by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    The appraisals on the Van Dyke farm have been completed, and county and township officials say they will now consider trying to buy it as open space.    The two companies that did the appraisals, Fleming White Appraisals, of Colonia, and JGT Management Co. LLC, of Woodbridge,…

  • Resident thanks Democratic majority for South Lawrence improvements

    Michael W. Tkacs, President Avenue To the Editor:  Over the past few years, a lot of changes have taken place in my part of town. Years ago, Business Route 1 was a mess. Vacant businesses, a hotel frequented by bad elements and a general deterioration of the quality of life characterized my neighborhood. It looked…

  • Monarch hunters catch the science bug

    Monarch hunters catch the science bug

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield Elementary students put the “field” back into “field trip” when they waded through knee-high grasses off Ward Avenue on Tuesday morning.    The students searched for monarch butterfly larvae and caterpillars as they tromped through fields strewn with milkweed, the only food source for the monarch.    The 61…

  • Vikes achieve goal(s) after working on offense

    By David Gurney    With five goals in the team’s opening three games, resulting in a unsatisfying 1-1-1 record, South Brunswick High School field hockey coach Danielle Matlack decided to focus on offense in her team’s off week.    Though the word “focus” may be a bit of an understatement if you talk to anyone on the…