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  • Skaters focus on strategies to battle Irish

    Lawrence set for Monday’s county tournament game. By: Ken Weingartner    Figuring out how to play against the Notre Dame ice hockey team isn’t difficult. Finding a way to beat the Irish is another story.    But when Lawrence skates against ND in the quarterfinals of the Mercer County Tournament at 5:45 p.m. Monday at Ice Land,…

  • Fire budgets go to voters

    Residents can vote on the fire district budget and Board of Fire Commission positions, Saturday, from 2 to 9 p.m. By: Joseph Harvie    Residents will get their say on fire district budgets and Board of Fire Commission positions, Saturday.    Only Fire District 1, which covers Kendall Park, is calling for a tax increase. Residents in…

  • Beat of a Different Drum

    Young Audiences brings kid-friendly acts to professional stages. By:Susan Van Dongen    Taking the notion of a percussion ensemble several steps beyond STOMP, New Jersey’s own Exit 9 is much more than drummers banging on found objects.    Exit 9 is a highly skilled musical group known for its rearrangements of orchestral material, as well as performances…

  • Obituaries for the week of Feb. 16

    Joseph A. LaQuatra, Sophie Vannozzi, Alyce M. Perkins, Kenneth W. Fasanella Sr., Walter J. Chojnacki Jr., Frank M. Csillam Sr., Patrica Ann Tunney, Mary F. Toth Joseph A. LaQuatra    BORDENTOWN — Joseph A. LaQuatra, Sr., 82, of Bordentown Township died Monday, Feb. 13 in the Capital Health System at Fuld.    He was born in Central…

  • VIP treatment

    Manville’s Lane Shelton attends Grammy Awards presentations. By: Mary Ellen Zangara    The red carpet rolled out for celebrities at the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles also welcomed South Sixth Avenue resident Lane Shelton.    Mr. Shelton was able to attend — and enjoy VIP treatment at posh L.A. nightspots — courtesy of his employer,…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Feb. 16, 2006. Hunting won’t solve deer problems To the editor:    On the morning of Feb. 7, I was driving down Scott Drive. Fortunately, I was driving slowly because my car’s engine was still cold.    A small herd of deer raced in a panic across the road. I have never seen…

  • School board, with little fanfare, begins budget review

    The board had virtually no comment on the budget after interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Butler presented the proposed $62.3 million spending plan at the Feb. 8 meeting. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Board of Education took its first look last week at the school district’s proposed 2006-07 budget, which administrators have said…

  • Redevelopment plans begin to take shape

    Township planners looking to revitalize 389-acre area By: Scott Morgan    NORTH HANOVER — There might be golf courses and there might be more shops. There might be new houses and there might be walking paths.    However it goes, township planners looking to revitalize a once vibrant downtown will take their cue from the concepts laid…

  • Police Beat for the week of Feb. 16

    Plumsted    Roy Kennedy, 47, of New Egypt was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving after his vehicle left the road and struck two utility poles and damaged a fence on Ivins Drive at 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 6. Mr. Kennedy told police he fell asleep at the wheel. He was treated for minor…