• LAWRENCE: Teachers get 2 percent raises for 3 years

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township public school teachers and support staff will receive pay raises averaging 2.2 percent each year under a three-year contract approved Monday by the Lawrence Township Board of Education.    The school board’s approval of the contract, which grants pay increases of 2.3 percent in the first year of the…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY:Solutions aired for Rts. 130-206 traffic woes

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    BORDENTOWN CITY — The elusive solution to the traffic crunch where routes 130 and 206 merge has been studied for a year and on Monday Ellis Kim, an engineer with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, presented the Bordentown City Commission with some options.    The short-term solution, termed a “road…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Elizabeth Rand engaged to wed John Pogorzelski
  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District seeks 5-cent increase

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District seeks 5-cent increase

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Officials unveiled the district’s proposed 2012-13 budget, which would include a 4.9 cent per $100 of assessed valuation increase, Monday night.    ”(This budget) is very preliminary,” Business Administrator Anthony Tonzini said during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. “We haven’t made any decisions yet.”    Board member and chairman of…

  • LAWRENCE: Man charged with Crab Trap break-ins

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A Trenton man has been charged with burglary in connection with break-ins at the Crab Trap seafood market on Princeton Avenue after police found him standing in front of the store around 1:30 a.m. on March 8, according to police Lt. Charles B. Edgar.    William Clayborn, 38, of Trenton, was…

  • Marlboro graduate Frankel earns All-American honors

    Charlie Frankel Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa., senior Charlie Frankel made his first appearance at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships a memorable visit. Frankel, who was unseeded in the 125- pound weight division, finished eighth in his weight class and earned All-American honors for the first time. Frankel’s teammate Zak Andrews was fifth at…

  • Brookdale ranked No. 1 after winning Region 19 title

    The Brookdale Community College men’s basketball team will begin play in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Championships on March 15 as the new No. 1 ranked team in the United States. “It is the first time in school history” that the team has been ranked No. 1, Jersey Blues coach Paul…

  • Lions turn back Cougars’ bid for CJ IV hoop crown

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer This was not the way it was supposed to end for the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team. For the second straight year, the Cougars were playing a state sectional championship game at home. With the memory of last season’s missed opportunity etched in their memories, the Cougars were…

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    Registration for the 2012 spring season for the Howell Soccer Club runs through March 16. Prices are $65 for one child, $115 for two children, and $160 for a family. In order to participate in the spring season, children must be at least 4 years old by April 14 and can be no older than…

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