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NUMBER 225

SINCE 1879

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TRENTON — A jury in federal court here has found former Manalapan May-

or Andrew Lucas guilty of all charges in an indictment surrounding a

questionable land deal that netted him nearly $1.2 million in taxpayer

money. ¶ The jury reached the verdict Thursday following a two-week

trial before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson. ¶ Lucas, 37, remains

free on a $500,000 bond, pending sentencing on Jan. 20, 2015, when he

Ex-Manalapan mayorguilty on all charges

Andrew Lucas

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POST-SEASONPREVIEW?Middletown South and Neptune clash

tonight in what could be a Central IV

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