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  • District officials to hold charette for LIS two-schools plan

    The meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m., will be held in the Lawrence Intermediate School Library at 66 Eggerts Crossing Road, said Superintendent of Schools Philip Meara. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Seeking input from parents and community members on a proposal to divide the Lawrence Intermediate School into a lower…

  • Grazing goats solve grass problem

    Wastewater treatment plant uses unusual maintenance team By: Molly Petrilla    MANSFIELD — The wastewater treatment plant’s new team of landscapers don’t get paid, but they’re allowed to eat their fill of grass, weeds and whatever else they happen to find on the 21-acre site.    Outside the plant, which is located at the end of Lincoln…

  • Opinion

    From the July 6 edition Remember city’s role in American history To the editor:    As we near the 230th birthday of the United States of America, I am reminded of a fantastic Fourth of July celebration I watched on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island years ago. The entire place became red, white…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: In the fog on Social Security

    It is important to know where Congressional candidates stand on Social Security issue By: Hank Kalet    Talking Points Memo, one of my favorite political blogs, is running a contest to determine exactly where the candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives stand on Social Security — in particular, New Jersey Senate candidate Tom…

  • Schools ban foods heavy in sugar, fat

    South Brunswick schools urging students to eat healthier foods By: Marisa Maldonado    Lollipop sales and ice cream fundraisers soon will be just memories in South Brunswick schools.    In September, the district will implement a new nutrition policy, identical to state standards that go into effect in 2007, that forbids selling or distributing foods with an…

  • EDITORIAL: Assembly to blame for shutdown

    Legislature (in particular Assembly Democrats) responsible for NJ budget crisis    Disgraceful.    That’s the only word that comes close to describing the behavior of the state Legislature — the Assembly Democrats in particular — in allowing the state to enter the new fiscal year without a budget.    We don’t often find ourselves agreeing with state Sen.…

  • Delaware River flooding is over for the present

    Chief George Meyer: "We were lucky. If initial predictions had materialized, we would have experienced far more damage and evacuations." By John Tredrea    "This could have been much worse and indeed was much worse for those north, south and west of us," police Chief George Meyer said, reflecting on last week’s flood.    No one in…

  • Welsh helps West win

    SUNSHINE CLASSIC By: John E. Powers    In the West team lockerroom at The College of New Jersey last Thursday night, following the 10th annual Sunshine All-Star Classic, Lawrence’s Ryan Welsh was reminded of a possible game-saving play he’d made.    Welsh, a wide receiver, transformed into a defensive back in the fourth quarter of the West’s…

  • Sweet Sound in the Sourlands

    The third annual festival celebrating New Jersey’s ‘oasis of biodiversity’ will be held July 15. TIMEOFF    The third annual Sourland Music Festival will celebrate New Jersey’s "oasis of biodiversity" with roots music, food and drink at the Hillsborough Golf and Country Club July 15.    The Sourland Planning Council is sponsoring the day of acoustic folk…