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  • Doris Purdy Ayers

       Doris M. Purdy Ayers, 62, of Mills River, N.C., died Sunday, May 27, at her residence.    A native of South Brunswick, she and her husband owned and operated Dr. J. Inc. in Englishtown. They moved to Mills River, N.C., in 1991.    She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, James Ayers; two daughters,…

  • Letter (05.31.07)

    Did ‘woman’s best friend’ really need to go to the Memorial Day parade? To the Editor:     It was a dog-day at Lawrence Township’s Memorial Day parade: Families lining the streets to enjoy the parade obviously believed family dogs should be there too.    And so they were — panting, drooling, cowering at the unexpected noise…

  • Great catch snatches NBC baseball out of states

    By: Sean Moylan    If only for a split second, most of the players on the Northern Burlington County Regional High varsity baseball team were able to experience the wonderful feeling of victory in last Friday’s Central Jersey Group III playoff game versus Allentown.    That experience lasted from the time Keith Miccio’s two-out, 7th-inning low liner…

  • Local police to take part in Friday Torch Run

    Run will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Hopewell Valley Community Bank at Routes 31 and 518. It will proceed to the Pennington ShopRite for a brief celebration    On Friday, the Hopewell Township Police Department will participate in The Law Enforcement Torch Run.    The run will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Hopewell Valley Community Bank…

  • $18.8M LHS project set for completion

    Renovations late but under budget By: Lea Kahn    School district officials are wrapping up the final phase of Lawrence High School’s multi-year renovations and additions project — five months late, but about $200,000 under budget, said Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge.    The $18.8 million high school project was begun in 2004 on the heels of several…

  • Bordentown spelling champ heads to bee for final try

    By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Aside from the "weird tingly feelings," Austin Tamutus said he won’t be nervous if he gets to step on stage on live national television at the Scripps National Spelling Bee today for his second and last chance to take home the national title.    The 14-year-old eighth-grader from Bordentown Regional…

  • Book sale to benefit Project Graduation

    Sunday event will feature books for children as well as adults. By: Eileen Oldfield    Hillsborough residents can enjoy new books and raise money to help high school seniors say so long at Project Graduation’s book fair on Sunday.    From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the municipal building, residents can buy books and gifts at…

  • Fran Thorne

       HILLSBOROUGH — Fran Thorne died suddenly May 25 at her residence in Hillsborough. She was 72.    She was born in East Orange and was formerly of Somerville before moving to Hillsborough in 1984.    Mrs. Thorne was employed clerk for the General Services Administration Depot in Belle Mead, retiring in 1996. Prior to that she worked…

  • Prayer and community; Mosque draws worshippers from across region

    By: Paul Koepp    On Friday afternoon, the Muslim holy day, the Islamic Society of Central Jersey’s building at the corner of Route 1 and Promenade Boulevard was bustling, with students and staff still walking through the halls hours after the weekly sermon and prayer service.    The commotion is typical, with the mosque routinely drawing hundreds…