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  • NBC duo wins triple jump at George Rowland Relays

    By: Sean Moylan    This past Saturday, Ariel Woodard-Stephens and Cheyenne Cort teamed up to win the Division 2 triple jump at the George Rowland Relays at Haddon Township.    Woodard-Stephens posted a 33′ ¾" mark in the triple jump, which is her best jump of this season. Cort triple jumped 29′ 4 ¾". However, the NBC…

  • EDITORIAL

    State should reclaim its role as leader in recycling.    One of the more welcome sights in New Jersey neighborhoods over the past couple of decades has been all those brightly colored buckets that crop up every couple of weeks, filled with glass, metal, plastic and paper ready to be recycled.    Sadly, among the more disheartening…

  • Route 31 area closed for hours after rig overturns near circle

    Truck flipped onto its side directly in front of Circle Liquors, completely blocking the northbound lane By John Tredrea    A truck loaded with lumber and building materials rolled onto its side on Route 31 immediately north of the Pennington Circle during a rainstorm early the evening of April 25.    No other vehicles were involved, but…

  • Extra ballot questions to face a tough future

    School districts, state educators not eager to contend with new rules in 2008 elections By: Cara Latham    While it’s up to local municipal officials to determine the fate of most of the area’s defeated school budgets and ballot questions, those same school districts might not be so lucky next year.    This year, as in the…

  • LHS breaks 25-year-old running record

    TRACK By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School varsity boys track team has recorded record runs and big wins in the first few weeks of the Spring season.    Ken Sherman, Pat McDowell, Andrew Santora and Chandell Fuqua broke a 25-year-old school record while competing in the 4×400 for the Lawrence High School varsity boys track…

  • AHS softball takes advantage of chance to play

    By: Kyle Moylan    After going through a stretch when it didn’t play at all, the Allentown High School softball team may be playing too much for a while.    As long as it keeps playing like it did this past week, that’s just fine with Bob Dubina.    "We went through a stretch where we didn’t play…

  • Climate Change session tonight

    Meeting, at 7:30 p.m., is open to all residents and will be held in the Hopewell Valley Community Bank Community Room on Denow Road, Hopewell Crossing Shopping Center    A new Hopewell Valley Climate Change Workgroup will meet tonight (May 3) at 7:30 p.m. Open to all residents of the Valley, it will be held in…

  • Postseason on the line for Cardinals

    GOLF By: Tim Falls    One more win.    That’s all Lawrence High School varsity golf coach Gregg Zenerovitz wanted from his team.    It was a dangerous week for the Cardinals, with a spot in the NJSIAA postseason on the line.    Lawrence began the week with wins over Hun and West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Monday and Tuesday.…

  • Cardinals claim another win

    BOYS LACROSSE By: Mike Molaro    It took about a month for the pieces to click, but the Lawrence High School boys lacrosse squad is starting to make some noise.    Senior attacker Matt Watson led an offensive barrage with four goals and eight assists Tuesday to lead the Cardinals (2-5) to a 14-4 demolition of visiting…