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  • Town hires municipal building architect

    Mansfield to convert building into multiple-use municipal headquarters By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — As the township grows, so does its government’s need for space. Last week, township officials took the next step in ensuring they’d have it.    Two months after sealing the deal to buy a 29-acre property on Route 206, the Township Committee last…

  • Residents set to pick up litter on Beekman Road

    ‘If everyone picked up one or two pieces of litter, Hillsborough would be a cleaner place.’ By: Charlie Olsen    The drive along Beekman Road may be more enjoyable after Saturday, when a project to clean up litter along the roadway takes to the pavement.    The pickup will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, and others are…

  • Young Israel celebrates Passover with communal feast

    By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    As they have done for thousands of years, Jews around the world gathered in their homes last week to celebrate the holiday of Passover with a festive meal, with the ritual Seder as a focal point of the evening.    In Lawrence, seven Jewish students from The College of New Jersey joined…

  • Raiders still growing on diamond

    Fedroff, Swickle call on rookies for help By: Rudy Brandl        WARREN — Hillsborough High baseball coach Norm Hewitt spend a good chunk of the 35-minute lightning delay during last Thursday’s game at Watchung Hills urging his younger players to contribute. Veteran players Tim Fedroff and Corey Swickle asked their teammates, most of whom are…

  • No huffing or puffing over indoor smoking ban

    The new state law banning smoking in most indoor public places took effect Saturday. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Smoke-free bars and restaurants are the order of the day in Lawrence and across the state, as business owners apparently are complying with a new state law that bans the use of tobacco products in those establishments.…

  • Earth Day observed with cleanup

    Environmental Commission and volunteers clear stream of debris By: Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — If you’ve seen litter collecting in local creeks and streams and have wanted to do something about it, here’s your chance.    Plastic bags hanging from branches, empty bottles or entire shopping carts tossed into the water – they’re not just…

  • New blooms

    The Garden Gate Garden Club welcomes spring with new plantings, activities, and new members. By:Cara Latham Special Writer    Plants, flowers and shrubbery are usually representative of the new growth that accompanies the arrival of spring. For one Lawrence garden club, their activities seems evergreen.    Members of the Garden Gate Garden Club, which was formed in…

  • DISPATCHES

    Music for my mixed-up mind. By: Hank Kalet    My Nissan Murano has a six-CD changer — a luxury that for me, an admitted music junkie, feels like a necessity.    Six CDs provide a lot of music — nearly 480 minutes — and it’s rare when I don’t have each slot filled with something.    More often…

  • Angry Vikings make foes pay

    By: James McKeever    One day after returning from their successful trip to Florida, South Brunswick’s baseball team was welcomed back to New Jersey by an Old Bridge team that dealt the Vikings an extra-inning loss.    That didn’t sit well with the Vikings, who proceeded to take out their frustrations on their next two opponents.    Following…