• ROBBINSVILLE: Blood drive Saturday in honor of township mom

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Susan Marie Tonry says she and her family joke about whether her hair will grow back in straight and blonde or dark and curly.    ”And my little one wants to know when I’m going to wear a dress again,” she said.    Ms. Tonry, 39, is a wife…

  • LAWRENCE: Community Calendar

    Lawrence Branch, Mer´cer County Library: 2751 Brunswick Pike at Dar´rah Lane. Circulation: 989-6920. On the Web: http://webserver.mcl.org/branches/ lawbr.html Saturday, May 30     Barn Raising at Terhune Orchards!: Come help celebrate at Terhune Orchards’ Barn Raising at 10 a.m. Watch the big timber frame barn go up. Barn builders from Lancaster County are taking part in…

  • LAWRENCE: Township approves EMT supervisor

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council gave final approval to an ordinance creating the position of supervising emergency medical technician as it prepares to implement its decision to provide around-the-clock emergency medical services.     Under the terms of the ordinance, which was given final approval by Township Council at its May 19 meeting, the…

  • Dismayed by letter

    Pepper Evans of Lawrence To the editor:    I was disappointed that the very first thing we’ve heard from Jim Kownacki, a Democratic candidate for Lawrence town council, was a personal attack on Republican council candidate Ginny Bigley.     Twice Lawrence voters have elected Ginny to the Board of Education. She’s now in her fifth…

  • NEW HOPE: ‘Inebriated’ car makes stop at NH-S

    NEW HOPE: ‘Inebriated’ car makes stop at NH-S

    This specially engineered Volkswagen Beetle helps high school students learn what it’s like to drive drunk.

  • LAWRENCE: Memorial Day parade honors township veterans

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Under warm and sunny skies, township residents turned out to honor Lawrence Township’s hometown heroes — military veterans — as they marched down Princeton Pike Saturday morning in the annual Memorial Day parade.     The marchers walked past clusters of children and their parents along the parade route, which began…

  • A mission of honor

    N.J. veterans claim abandoned brothers and sisters in arms BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Until recently, New Jersey had a heartwrenching secret. The cremated remains of hundreds of American veterans lay abandoned, stored on shelves inside dusty cardboard boxes and canisters. Funeral homes and other establishments cannot simply discard the ashes of veterans that were…

  • Freehold Township H.S. wins New Jersey Consumer Bowl

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A team of students from Freehold Township High School has won the New Jersey Consumer Bowl state championship for the second consecutive year. The Consumer Bowl is a quiz showstyle competition now in its 13th year that encourages students to become well-informed consumers. Students from more than 80 high schools in New…

  • Summer events kick off with first Kruise Nite

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Summer in Downtown Freehold means the opening of outdoor cafes and eateries, people strolling through town, and three other favorites — Kruise Nite, Freehold Idol and the summer concert series. Kruise Nite will see the streets of Freehold Borough come alive with beautifully maintained and restored classic…

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