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  • LHS nears postseason

    WRESTLING By: John E. Powers    The end of wrestling’s dual meet season comes Saturday, and it appears the Lawrence High School wrestling team is in good position as the postseason looms.    The Cardinals scored a 35-21 win over Cherry Hill West last week; finished a quarter point out of third place at last weekend’s Mercer…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    At 12:45 a.m. Feb. 2, Donald W. Church Jr., 42, of Lawrence Harbor, was charged with driving while intoxicated.    Police said they stopped Mr. Church in his black Chevrolet SUV after he swerved in and out of his lane at the intersection of Amwell and Royce Brook roads. Police said Mr. Church had difficulty…

  • Reflecting to the beat of a drum

    Local seniors gather to express themselves through stories and drum beats By: Joseph Harvie    There is a place for township seniors to go to meet new people, release stress and make a little music.    On the first and fourth Thursday of each month, Pat Kay, of Monmouth Junction, runs a drum circle at the Senior…

  • Hillsborough boys come up short in Skyland meet

    4×400 relay team wins gold By: Rudy Brandl        BEHTLEHEM, Pa. — The Hillsborough High boys didn’t stop fighting until the end of last Friday night’s Skyland Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.    Even when the meet had been decided, the 4×400 relay team went all-out to produce Hillsborough’s only gold medal of the evening…

  • Flood study continues

    PMK group to investigate situation By: Joseph Harvie    A study looking at flooding in Pigeon Swamp State Park should be completed by July, said Jim Johnstone, an engineer with the PMK Group.    PMK requested between $20,000 and $30,000 so that it can take aerial topographical photos of the study area, Township Manager Matt Watkins said.…

  • Obituaries

    David J. Craddock    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — David J. Craddock, 81, died Monday at home.    He was a World War II veteran of the Merchant Marines serving in both the European and Pacific Conflicts. He was the chief executive officer of C. Pyramid Enterprises, a military construction firm in Columbus. He was also the founder and…

  • Anna Stadelman

       Anna Marie Stadelman, 95, of Kendall Park, died Friday, Feb. 2, at Park Place, South Brunswick.    Born in Neuheim, Switzerland, she came to the United States in 1938. She and her late husband, John, owned and operated Stadelman Farm on Beekman Road in South Brunswick, until 1995. She’s lived in Kendall Park ever since. She…

  • Route 206 accident cuts power to hundreds

    Driver uninjured after hitting pole near New Amwell Road By:Purvi Desai    A motor vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Route 206 late Wednesday night, snapping it and knocking out power to surrounding area homes for nearly two hours.    Chihlin Linchou, 31, of Hillsborough "fell asleep and drifted off the roadway" in a 2007 black…

  • Delay expected for plastics recycling plan

    Lambertville must advertise for a new garbage pickup contract, but bidders have 60 days to respond. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Anxious to begin recycling empty milk jugs and laundry detergent bottles as well as other plastic waste?    Environmentally conscious residents have been asking city officials for years to begin a recycling program that includes…