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  • Raider golfers finish eighth in state finals

    Solid effort from best team in school history By: John Beisser        The 14-2 Hillsborough High golf team, unquestionably the best in school history, took its collective talent down the shore to the Rumson Country Club on Monday to test its mettle vs. the best competition the state of New Jersey had to offer.    When…

  • Township stayed on top of changing CHS plan

    GUEST OPINION by Richard S. Krawzcun: The ever-changing nature of Capital Health System’s hospital proposal made it impossible to present a plan to the public.    The May 15 letter submitted to the State Health Planning Board stated the opposition of Lawrence Township to the certificate of need application of Capital Health System. The State Health…

  • Allentown boys’ track wins Patriot Division

    Team brings home first track title ever By: Kyle Moylan    It took a long time, but the Allentown High School boys’ track team has a championship.    With its wins over Ewing, Hopewell Valley and Princeton, Allentown swept away the competition to win the Patriot Division of the Colonial Valley Conference.    The final win came last…

  • Lawrence High School closed over asbestos

    UPDATE: The school re-opened Thursday. District officials closed the school late Tuesday after workmen disturbed some insulated ductwork containing asbestos that was hidden above a ceiling in the old, unoccupied high school cafeteria. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Lawrence High School was closed Wednesday after workmen disturbed some insulated ductwork containing asbestos that was hidden above…

  • Obituaries

    For the week of May 25 Ross J. Hart, Jr.    MERCERVILLE — Ross J. Hart, Jr., 78, died May 18 at home.    He was born in Heilwood, Pa., where he lived for 25 years before moving to Hamilton Township in the late 1950s.    Mr. Hart was employed with Pacific Intermountain Express for 15 years and…

  • Obituaries for the week of May 25

    Angeline J. Olessi     Angeline "Angie" Jennie Olessi died Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Center at Morris Hall. She was 95.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Lawrence resident. Ms. Olessi attended the Eldridge Park Elementary School; was baptized and married at Morris Hall; and lived in the Eldridge Park neighborhood.    She was…

  • 2006 SUMMER PREVIEWS

    A special section to save for a season of theater, music, film, dance, art, opera, festivals, family fare and more. MAY 26-JUNE 1 STAGE Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, All My Sons, June 1-3, 8 p.m., $12, $10 seniors/PU faculty/staff, $6 students/children; www.theatreintime.org

  • EDITORIAL

    Recall those who gave lives for our country.    Well over a million Americans have died in war during the nation’s history. Each of them gave his or her life in defense of the freedoms we cherish as a nation. Most, however, have receded into the past, lost amid the stories of generals and statesmen that…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the Week of May 25 Officials hope to move forward To the editor:     In light of recent events, we, as Washington Township Council members, would like to take this opportunity to assure the residents that we are committed to moving forward and doing the job we were elected to do.    Though we do…