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  • Vikes survive injuries to get back on track

    By: Lance Manion    If Mark Ziminski discovered one thing from the South Brunswick boys lacrosse team’s season opener, it was to expect the unexpected this spring.    "When Kory went down, this team could’ve used that as an excuse to pack it in," Ziminski said, referring to the season-ending knee injury to star attack Kory Kelly…

  • League pitches new award at season opener

    The Hillsborough Little League’s first Philip A. Monahan Spirit Award went to 12-year-old R.J. Fanelli. By: Charlie Olsen    At the opening ceremony of the Hillsborough Little League early Saturday morning, the league awarded the first Philip A. Monahan Spirit Award to 12-year-old R.J. Fanelli.    Robert Fanelli, 50, said that his son R.J. has always had…

  • Mayor: Vision for Lawrence emerges over many years

    Mayor Michael Powers gave the annual state-of-the-township talk to the Lawrence chapter of the Mercer Chamber of Commerce on April 27 at Greenacres Country Club. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Township officials had a vision for Lawrence — a vision that saw redevelopment of Brunswick Pike near the Brunswick Circle, a revitalized Main Street in the…

  • EDITORIAL

    Want relief at the gas pump? Cut demand.    With the price of gasoline headed north of $3 a gallon, it is perhaps not surprising to see common sense in the White House and political courage on Capitol Hill headed directly south.    The nation’s anxiety over the rising cost of gasoline has drawn a predictable response…

  • Plainsboro library to host blood drive

    By: Emily Craighead    PLAINSBORO — New Jersey Blood Services, a division of the New York Blood Center, is conducting a blood drive at the Plainsboro Public Library from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 14.    Donors must be at least 18 years of age (17 with a parent’s permission), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds…

  • Developer considers Van Dyke farm options

    The Joe Morris Co. of Rutherford has met with local and state officials to discuss the possibility of preserving the tract. By: Joseph Harvie    A developer hoping to build about 70 houses on the 220-acre Van Dyke farm on Davidsons Mill Road wants to know how much money he would receive for preserving the historic…

  • Hopewell Valley officials prepare to review defeated school budget

    Public hearing scheduled Tuesday (May 9) at 7 p.m. at Timberlane Middle School By John Tredrea    Officials of the Valley’s three municipalities and the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education are scheduled to meet Tuesday (May 9) at 7 p.m. in Timberlane Middle School to review the defeated 2006-2007 school budget. At that session, they…

  • Officials agree to cut $58.5K from budget

    Chesterfield school tax rate reduced by 2 cents. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — School and township officials last week agreed to shave $58,500 from the district’s defeated 2006 budget, thus green lighting a plan that will knock 2 cents off the school tax rate.    Superintendent Constance Bauer said the school board identified three areas —…

  • Remembrance service set Saturday for Henry Yang

    Date is May 6, from 7-9 p.m., at Princeton Christian Church, 471 Cherry Valley Road By Ruth Luse    There will be an informal time of remembrance for 14-year-old Henry Yang — who died April 24 from injuries he received in a one-car accident in Hopewell Township on April 23 — on Saturday, May 6, from…