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  • A great new option for charitable giving is available

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers    For many of us, the holidays are almost over, but for some, the "spirit of giving" is still alive. And for the latter, there’s still time to maximize tax savings through charitable giving.    Most readers will be at least partially familiar with the tax benefits of making…

  • The expectations are higher

    GIRLS BASKETBALL By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School girls basketball team can play better.    The Cardinals proved that with a 36-34 opening victory against Notre Dame.    The historic and long-awaited win showed Lawrence can compete with the best teams in the Colonial Valley Conference.    Against Ewing, however, Lawrence was not at its best.    The…

  • A Christmas tradition

    Living Nativity On Saturday evening, members of Second Calvary Baptist Church (Columbia Avenue) took their turn at the Living Nativity, located at Calvary Baptist Church (East Broad Street). Playing the parts are: Mary, Gloria Gaddy; Joseph, Ian McGee; Maria Timbie, a shepherd; and the wise men, John Buck, Danielle Gaddy and Elaine Buck.

  • NEHS bowling teams both take 7-0-1 records into break

       New Egypt High Coach Mike Search said he would learn a lot about his bowling teams based on the results of last week.    Chances are, Search learned his teams are very good.    The New Egypt boys defeated both Northern Burlington and Bordentown and are now 7-0-1 on the year.    In a 3-1 win over Northern…

  • Township, police union reach contract

    PBA agrees to freeze on starting pay; township OKs 3.75 percent annual hikes By:Rebecca Weltmann    Approval of a new contract with police officers capped a new round of labor agreements in the township and may be the first time in many years that all municipal employees are working with renewed contract agreements in place.    On…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    For the week of Dec. 28 By:    A former Garry Street resident reported the theft of 108 Percocet prescription painkiller pills during a move to Lebanon Township on Dec. 19. ***     Flaurette Lumas, no address given, was taken into custody on a charge of theft by deception Dec. 20 at 11:10 a.m. after A&P…

  • WEB UPDATE: Mansfield rejects billboard ordinance

    Township Committee vote draws cheers from large audience. By: Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD — The Township Committee voted 3 to 1 against an ordinance that would have allowed large billboards along several highways on Wednesday night amid cheers from the approximately 100 residents who attended.    At the public hearing, many residents who were opposed to the…

  • Vandals destroy holiday decorations

    Authorities unsure of whether crimes are related By: Joseph Harvie    The outdoor Christmas decorations of several Kendall Park homes were destroyed or stolen during several incidents late last week.    According to police, the first incident occurred at around 4:05 a.m. Friday when a Lehigh Drive resident saw three men getting out of a 2005 or…

  • Whitenights’ dream Christmas

    Groups rally to help family with newborn needing special surgery to restore hearing By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Santa and Manville firefighters paid a surprise visit Friday to the family of Lynn and Paul Whitenight.    While many residents know about the visits by Santa that the firefighters organize to deliver presents provided by parents, Friday’s visit to…