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  • Township zoners OK addition plan for St. Peter Lutheran Church

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE By Marianne Hooker    At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a use variance and site plan approval for an addition to St. Peter Lutheran Church on Harbourton-Rocktown Road.    The board also approved a lot coverage variance that will allow construction of a swimming pool at…

  • SPORTS TAKES

    Stingers hit mark in win The Robbinsville Stingers, a U-10 girls’ travel soccer team, defeated the Mt Laurel United Force, 2-1, with a great team effort.    Moving the ball well were Sara Borajkiewicz, Carly Setaro, Amanda Orlak on the front line with Mollie O’Kane, Katie Killeen and Morgan Michon as the back up. The push…

  • MetroStars invade Eggerts Crossing

    750 turn out to watch MLS stars train By: Jim Green    Two days after the collapse of the Women’s United Soccer Association, professional soccer appeared alive and well at Zimmer Field in Lawrence.    The Lawrence Hamnett Soccer Association hosted the New York/New Jersey MetroStars of Major League Soccer — the surviving men’s professional soccer league…

  • Storm rips Roebling, Florence

    Severe storms tore through area on Tuesday morning felling trees and power lines. By: Scott Morgan    ROEBLING — A brief but violent storm moving north along the Delaware riverfront Tuesday morning ripped through parts of the Roebling business district, prompting a state of emergency and leaving uprooted trees and downed power lines in its wake.…

  • AHS field hockey squad starts season with a win

    By: Kyle Moylan    Because of a late-starting schedule and a lot of rain, the Allentown High School field hockey team has only played one game this week.    As one may have guessed from its past success, the game ended up being a winner for Allentown.    Allentown opened with a 3-2 win over Lawrence at Mercer…

  • LETTER: Columnist’s bias clouds issue

    False accusations towards Catholic Church. To the editor:    I read with some amusement the column on the editorial page of the Sept. 18, 2003, issue of The Lawrence Ledger by Hank Kalet, editor of two other Packet newspapers, entitled "Bias is the problem, not gay marriage."    Putting aside the issue of gay marriage, let me…

  • Rhein practices the art of seeing silver linings

    By: Redd E. Patrick    Positive thinking, positive results.    That’s the motto for South Brunswick High School cross country standout Amy Rhein.    Take Tuesday’s dual meet against state power Old Bridge as a perfect example.    Rhein finished fifth in the race, running a time of 21:16 at Thompson Park as a four-man pack of Old Bridge…

  • Margaret Pasek

       Margaret A. Pasek (formerly Baldino), 88, of Princeton, died Sunday, Sept. 21 at University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a resident of Princeton and Kingston during a period of more than 60 years. She was a restaurant owner in the Princeton area and also worked for the former Princeton Hospital.…

  • South Brunswick field hockey takes its strides slowly but surely

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Baby steps forward are better than slipping backwards. That’s the way it has been for the South Brunswick High School field hockey team this fall.    At 0-4, the Lady Vikings are still looking for their first win. They came awfully close this past Monday with a 1-0 loss to Montgomery at…