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Defensive back Jordan Scipio is also playing running back this season for Notre Dame in addition to playing on defense.
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During the off-season, Notre accept it, he thrived at it. In ND’s Dame High coach Sean Clancy first three games Scipio carried Here’s all you need to know asked the Lawrence resident to 43 times for 382 yards and five about Jordan Scipio. play running back; a position he touchdowns. With stats like He will do whatever he is had not played since Pee Wee that, it would figure the guy had asked on the football field, he football. Scipio is a defensive put a lock on the starting job. will do it well, and will not com- back, first and foremost and that But there was a catch. Rutplain if something doesn’t go is where his future lies. gers commit Gabe Winowich Welcome to CapitalBut Health. exactly his way. he was completely open transferred in from Michigan, See SCIPIO, Page 8 To wit: to the new role. Not only did he When someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
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Lawrence Township residents will have the opportunity to vote in two local races on the Tuesday, Nov. 7 ballot, but only one race is contested. Three candidates are running for three four-year terms on the Lawrence Township Council— incumbent John Ryan and newcomers Olympia I’liou-Perry and Patricia Hendricks Farmer. All three are Democrats and will join the other two Democrats on the council at the beginning of their terms in January 2024. Meanwhile, four candidates are running for three, three-year seats on the Lawrence Township School Board. Incumbents Michele Bowes, Arundale “Arundel” Clarke and Diana Pasculli are running together on the “Students First” slate. They are being challenged by Thomas Figueira, which is running under the slogan, “Quality Education Safely.” The Lawrence Gazette asked each of the school board candidates to provide biographical information about themselves and a statement regarding why they are running for the board. Their answers are presented in alphabetical order below. (The statements by the three uncon-
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tested township council candidates will be posted online at communitynews.org, and printed in the November issue of the newspaper. *** Michele Bowes has been a member of the Lawrence Township Board of Education since 2015. She is a licensed social worker and has her bachelor’s degree in psychology from New York University and a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University. Over the years, she has been involved with school PTOs, served on school parent committees, and volunteered for Lawrence Hamnett Soccer. Candidate statement: I am proud to be running for re-election for the board of education and build on the progress we have made in Lawrence Township Public schools. I am a social worker, a mother to a LHS senior and recent LHS graduate and an active community member. I believe our schools play a critical role in our children’s future and I am invested in their success. My focus is on academic achievement and student health and wellness. I see the big picture, listen with an open mind, make decisions objectively, and above all I See ELECTION, Page 2
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