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  • Sustainable Lawrence offers earth-saving courses

    The newly formed nonprofit citizens group will offer residents six courses to promote and earth-friendly lifestyle. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Sustainable Lawrence, a newly formed nonprofit group dedicated to encouraging an ecologically sustainable lifestyle, is offering six courses aimed at educating residents on the concept of sustainability.    Sustainability is defined as not using natural resources…

  • Mercer County gives local park proposal a timeout

    Mercer County leases the affected land to farmer Ted Wilk, who owns Little Acres farm market on Lawrenceville-Pennington Road By Lea Kahn    A controversial request to turn over a 35-acre portion of Mercer County Park Northwest to Lawrence for recreation fields seems to have been drop-kicked into a black hole, according to Mercer County officials.…

  • Council leaves the dais for community forums

    Township Council will hit the road this year and meet with residents in their neighborhoods at a series of forums. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Township Council is hitting the road next month, holding the first of three planned community meetings at the Lawrence Road Fire Co. on March 27, according to Mayor Michael Powers.    The…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Feb. 23, 2006. New ideas needed for school financing To the editor:    I understand that with more students because someone keeps advertising in the real estate area of a few newspapers to come to our town; people are coming out here. They are also paying from $500,000 and up for the…

  • Boys back at .500 again

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team found its way back to the .500 mark for the second time this month by posting consecutive victories last week.    Nothing came easily nor was much of it pretty, but the Raiders prevailed against Voorhees on the road last Wednesday and then came…

  • Study shows access road for school not needed

    Building of access road through or around Winchester Estates deemed extremely unlikely(Feb. 23) By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — The likelihood of building an access road through a new housing development or adjoining preserved farmland appears remote now that a study has concluded Ellisdale Road is more than capable of handling projected traffic from the…

  • Friends, family fete the late George Padgett’s life

    Memorial event held Saturday at Hopewell Elementary School By Ruth Luse    On Saturday, about 150 people — friends and family from far and near — gathered at Hopewell Elementary School to celebrate the life of former Hopewell Borough mayor, George Arthur Padgett, who died suddenly on Dec. 29, 2005 in Florida.    Mayor Padgett was a…

  • Composter hopes to build ‘digester’

    DEP says Woodhue has not proven that it has met administrative consent order requirements By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — While a war of words continues between state environmental officials and a local recycling concern, the latter has decided to move forward with its plans to build an enclosed composting system — and possibly use it…

  • Just Say Yes

    Gail Sheehy finds sex is alive and well in women past 50. By: Susan Van Dongen    The notion of women 50 and over enjoying sensual, passionate, loving relationships is something our youth-obsessed culture has denied at least, ridiculed at worst. Who wants to think about Grandma getting her groove on?    But now that women are…