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  • Lawrence hosts D-12 Final Four

    District 12 12-year-old softball By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence 12-year-old All Star softball team is going up against the best in District 12, twice.    Lawrence will compete in Pool B of the District 12 tournament, which began last night. Lawrence was scheduled to open its tournament with a 6 p.m. game against Florence yesterday, then…

  • Lauer Leads MCAL

    AMERICAN LEGION By: Tim Falls    Christian Lauer can hit with consistency.    It’s a trait that has helped him and the Hopewell American Legion Post 339 baseball team, but hasn’t always resulted in wins.    Lauer went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in both runs for Hopewell in a 4-2 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro on Tuesday.…

  • Shop owners thankful for business’ support

    To the editor By:    Thank you and goodbye.    It has been our greatest pleasure to have been able to service the flower and plant needs for many of you these last 40 years. It has been amazing to watch our small rural area grow into an vital exciting town.    We value and appreciate all our…

  • Public anger seen to doom proposed church, school zoning plan

    Township Committee ready to table restrictions By: John Tredrea    An intense burst of outraged public opposition to proposed restrictions on schools, churches and child-care centers in residential zones of Hopewell Township has led township officials to predict the measure containing the restrictions will be tabled indefinitely by the Township Committee on July 10.    Under the…

  • James Clavin Jr.

       James Ernest Clavin Jr., 53, died Sunday, June 25, at his home in Monmouth Junction.    He was born in New York City and has lived in Monmouth Junction for over 30 years. Mr. Clavin was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service for over 30 years. He was a Veteran who served…

  • Letters to the Editor

    June 29, 2006 Kudos on Updike farm preservation To the editor: Congratulations to County Executive Brian Hughes and Washington Township Mayor David Fried. The recent announcement of the collaboration between Mercer County and Washington Township to preserve the Updike/Herman property in the Windsor area of the township was exciting news.    This property has been a…

  • Rock on!

    Lawrence teenager takes a turn as a singer-songwriter for his senior class project. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    While Jacob Waters’ classmates spent the last six weeks of their high school careers working as a teacher’s aide in an elementary school classroom or as an automobile mechanic, the Ivy Glen Drive resident was busy making music.…

  • Community Center fix eyed for fall

    Center expansion could come in the near future By: Joseph Harvie    The expansion of the Community Center in Woodlot Park on New Road could begin as early as the fall, Councilman Joe Camarota said Wednesday.    Mr. Camarota said that a structural analysis of the center, conducted by the Schoor DePalma engineering firm of Manalapan, was…

  • Hillsborough High Spring Athletic Awards

    Raiders ruled again in spring season By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High entered the spring scholastic athletic campaign with a tough act to follow. The spring of 2005 saw HHS teams capture many conference and county titles as well as a State Group 4 baseball championship.    How could the Raiders possibly top their finest overall spring…