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  • Permit parking proposed for Coolidge Avenue

    A proposed ordinance would require residents to obtain a permit to park on the street between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on school days. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Coolidge Avenue residents seeking to park on the street during weekdays must get a permit from the Lawrence Township Police Department, under a proposed ordinance amendment.    The…

  • Lawrence celebrates nice season

    Lawrence boys soccer By: Jim Green    The key to any strong program is a family-like atmosphere, and that is exactly what was on display Sunday, as the Lawrence High School boys soccer team held its end-of-season banquet at the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness.    Players and parents from the varsity, junior varsity and…

  • Legislators pledge fight against cap law

    Newly introduced bills aim to loosen spending belts that bind local school districts By: William Wichert    A new line of attack is being waged against a restrictive school budget cap law.    The target remains the legislation commonly referred to as Senate Bill S-1701, but the front lines are now manned by seven bills recently introduced…

  • Fraser plays here with last-second 3-pointer

    By: Sean Moylan    With all eyes on Slammin’ Sam McDuffie, the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team "banked" on Brandon Fraser to take the game-winning shot in a 56-54 road win over Cinnaminson on Friday night.    "It was an amazing game," said Bordentown’s terrific head coach Mark Drew, while reliving the exciting action…

  • Hopewell wrestlers give Northstars fight

    Hopewell Valley wrestling By: Mike Molaro    Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is a couple of seconds or a couple of years of experience.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling squad had an opportunity to overtake Nottingham last Saturday at home but couldn’t quite come all the way back and dropped a hard-fought…

  • Budget calls for 3-cent hike in municipal tax rate

    The owner of a house assessed at the township average of 164,117 would pay $49 more in municipal property taxes – $1067 in municipal property taxes for 2006 as compared to 2006. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    The average township property owner would have to pay an additional $49 in municipal property taxes under the proposed…

  • Life sentence for wife killer

    Boretsky escapes death penalty. By: Stephanie Brown    A state Superior Court jury last week handed down a sentence of life in prison to a Kingston man, a week after he was convicted of murdering his wife.    Boris Boretsky, 55, was convicted of both first-degree and felony murder on Jan. 11 for stabbing his wife, Saoule…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 26, 2006

    Teens need special place To the editor:     It has come to our attention that teen-agers in and around Hopewell Borough have no place in which to gather safely and just enjoy time with each other. Toward this end and to make Hopewell a safer place for all of us, we are looking for ideas…

  • Cardinals topple Somerville

    Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers    With a triangular meet sweep of West Windsor-Plainsboro North and Somerville last Saturday, it appears the Lawrence High School wrestling team has gotten its winning karma back.    The Cardinals, who improved to 7-4, lost to Hillsborough earlier in the week 43-24. That score was interesting, since Hillsborough soundly beat…