Category: archives

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    At 11:45 p.m. March 20, Danielle Mazur, 24, of Bridgewater was charged with DWI after she was stopped on North Main Street.    Police said Ms. Mazur was originally stopped because she was speeding.    She was transported to headquarters, processed and released. Her vehicle was towed. ***     Turgut Oral, 25, of West Camplain Road…

  • HHS spring teams move on new faces

    Graduated stars performing well in college By: Rudy Brandl    Finally, some real spring weather. Now we can start talking baseball, softball, tennis, golf, lacrosse and track and field. Let’s not forget volleyball, which is played indoors.    Last week’s chilly temperatures didn’t inspire me to write about spring sports, especially baseball and softball. Track and field…

  • Savino is one of Brown’s best

    Former Lawrence wrestler competes at NCAA Championships. By: Mike Molaro    Mike Savino wrote and rewrote the Mercer County and Lawrence High School record books as a member of the Cardinal wrestling squad.    About a month-and-a-half shy of receiving his degree in Business Economics from Brown University in Providence, R.I., the 2001 LHS graduate is still…

  • EDITORIAL

    For New Jersey, it is better to give than to receive.    Every year at this time the nonprofit Tax Foundation issues its analysis of federal taxing and spending patterns.    And every year, here in New Jersey, the pain intensifies.    The Washington-based group ranks each state according to how much money its taxpayers send to the…

  • Playing for position

    LHS boys tennis team getting set for season. By: Tim Falls    Every high school tennis season starts with a competition.    Even before the regular season matches start, teammates compete for the seven varsity spots.    The Lawrence Cardinals open their season against Notre Dame at 3:45 p.m. Monday, April 3, so some decisions had to be…

  • Fugitive captured

    A Kendall Park resident wanted for his alleged involvement in a home invasion here was caught in Arizona. By: Joseph Harvie    Police in Arizona have captured a 20-year-old Kendall Park resident wanted in South Brunswick for his alleged involvement in a Sept. 5 New Road home invasion, South Brunswick police Detective James Stoddard said Wednesday.…

  • Arson ruled out as cause of fire that killed horses

    Investigation to wrap up this week (March 30) By: Marisa Maldonado    UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials are scheduled to meet Friday to conclude their investigation into a fire that killed two dozen horses at the state’s largest horse breeding farm late last week.    The fire at Perretti Farms on Route 526 was reported to state police…

  • Minnie

    Minnie, a friendly 8 month old Lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Minnie" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • A ‘slick’ production

    Florence to present ‘Grease’ as its spring musical By: Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — This Friday and Saturday are the last time a high school play will take to the stage in the old auditorium, and the cast and crew of "Grease" are determined to make this a memorable one.    Florence Township Memorial High School…