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  • MANVILLE: Community calendar: Sept. 19

    Thurs., Sept. 19    Back to School night: ABIS, starting at 7 p.m. Sun., Sept. 22    Ethnic food festival: At Holy Ghost Orthodox Church, corner Roosevelt & 6th Avenue. Noon to 4 p.m. Pieroghi, potato pancakes, sauerkraut and kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, desserts. Buy tickets at event. Fri., Oct. 4    Tricky tray auction: St. Mary Byzantine Catholic…

  • MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    Maryann Lozak with Peanut. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • LAWRENCE: Carl Bernstein warns of erosion of Constitution

    LAWRENCE: Carl Bernstein warns of erosion of Constitution

    On the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the greatest threat to the United States is not from outside forces such as terrorists, but from forces within. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    On the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the greatest threat to the United States is not from outside forces such…

  • MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    Father Ken Ellis blesses Ruby the parrot with owner Sharon Kechula on Saturday at Holy Ghost Carpatho Russian Orthodox Church. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • LAWRENCE: Campaign Corner

    Editor’s note: The following are written by candidates for office in Lawrence. The Ledger is treating them as press releases and reserves the right to edit them for length and content.    Submitted by Glenn Collins, Republican candidate for Township Council:    The Lawrence Township Council seems to have a bottomless bag of tricks when it comes…

  • Benefit Golf Day slated Oct. 7

    Will benefit schools    The eighth annual West Amwell Golf Day (WAGD) is taking place on Oct. 7 at Copper Hill Country Club, Ringoes.    The yearly outing benefits the students of West Amwell Elementary and South Hunterdon Regional High School. Funds raised in the past were used to purchase a new playground, SMARTBoards for each classroom,…

  • MANVILLE: Seniors can learn tips on being prepared

    Seniors are invited to reminisce about their first school days Friday, Sept. 20, in the Manville Senior Center    Seniors are invited to reminisce about their first school days Friday, Sept. 20, in the Manville Senior Center at Fire Company No. 1 at 20 So. Third Ave. The center is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.    A…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Tyshiona Singh, 23, of Paterson, and a 16-year-old Trenton girl were charged with shoplifting clothing worth a combined $114 from Old Navy at 6:41 p.m. Sept. 10.    Quaddus Jenkins, 37, of Trenton, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after he was stopped by police for littering at 7:49 p.m. Sept.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: A piece of Americana returns

    HILLSBOROUGH: A piece of Americana returns

    Stewart’s opens on Route 206 By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hungry for something different, yet familiar? How about a hot dog or burger with fries and a frosty mug of root beer?    For decades, that’s meant Stewart’s Root Beer stands, with the familiar brown triangle on an orange background.    It’s back again in Hillsborough, thanks…