• LAWRENCE: A story of survival and a Relay for Life

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Ashley Pichardo thought she had it all — a freshly minted bachelor’s degree from Rider University, an AmeriCorps job placement at Rider, an apartment and plenty of time to hang out with her friends and roommates.    Until cancer came knocking on her door, that is. Barely six months after graduating…

  • MANVILLE: Parishes’ merger to be discussed Saturday

    To the editor:    As a lifelong parishioner of Christ the King, I’m writing to express my sadness about the decree issued by Bishop Bootkoski that would suppress Christ the King and Sacred Heart parishes on Jan. 1 and form a new, yet unnamed parish in Manville.    This decree was done in conjunction of the Bishop’s…

  • PRINCETON: Route 206 closed two hours by truck fire

    PRINCETON: Route 206 closed two hours by truck fire

    Mike Sheehan photo Firefighters use a ladder to fight a fire inside a truck on Route 206 on Wednesday.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Who gets to keep the fines?

    Library Advisory Board worries it may lose revenue it has depended upon for decades By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Volunteers who support Hillsborough’s public library are protesting to protect what they see as the possible loss of revenue — money paid by patrons for fines on overdue books and materials — it has received for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Volunteers invited to join stream cleanup

        Volunteers are invited to join the 7th annual stream cleanup, coordinated by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20.     Volunteers will meet members of the Hillsborough and Franklin Township environmental commissions and public works departments at D&R Canal House at Blackwell Mills Road and Canal Road in Blackwell…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Schools’ orchestras play in electrified concert

    HILLSBOROUGH: Schools’ orchestras play in electrified concert

    Mark Wood, formerly with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra pop group, plays with Hillsborough students.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Two Dukes are named top regional scholar-athletes

    HILLSBOROUGH: Two Dukes are named top regional scholar-athletes

    At a luncheon and award ceremony on March 24 at the Woodcliff Lakes Hilton, Kathryn poses with Avie Sanders, left, Eastern Region Scholastics Director, and Bryan Worthey, the Mountain Valley Conference League Scholastics Coordinator. (Photo courtesy of Susan Van Pelt)

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, issue of April 11

        Beekeeper Mark Sopko will give a presentation on bees, explain their importance for pollination of plants and trees and give some demonstrations at today’s (April 11) meeting of the Manville Senior Citizens. He will also have honey for sale.     The Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday (the next meeting is…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Someone shoplifted a jacket, yoga pants and sweaters, worth a combined $862, from Victoria’s Secret at the Quaker Bridge Mall around 4:39 p.m. April 3. A store employee saw a man stacking some clothing items and when she asked if he needed help, he declined. She walked back a short time later and discovered the…

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