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  • Storm brings April snow to Lawrence

    Five inches falls Monday in area. By: Lea Kahn    It looked like Christmas in April, as an unseasonable snowstorm dumped nearly 5 inches of heavy, wet snow Monday morning on an unsuspecting Lawrence Township.    Public school classes remained in session, but after-school activities were canceled, school district officials said. The township Planning Board meeting was…

  • Dorothy C. Monahan

       Dorothy C. Monahan, 80, of Yardley Pa. died Monday at home.    Born in Brooklyn N.Y., she was a retired secretary for the Thomas J. Hogan Insurance Co., New York City.    She had resided in Hopewell Township from 1977 to 1993 before moving to Yardley Pa. She was a member of St. James R. C. Church…

  • Lawrence candidates, budget face voters Tuesday

    Four residents seek three spots on board of education. By: Lea Kahn    Editor’s note: Results of the election Tuesday will be posted here at www.lawrenceledger.com Tuesday evening. For a list of polling places throughout the township, click here.    Township residents will go to the polls Tuesday to choose three school board members and to vote…

  • Council to hold Saturday meeting

    By:Alec Moore    The Borough Council will hold its regular meeting at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Borough Hall.    The weekend meeting was proposed by Councilman Martin Wierzba at the borough’s reorganization meeting in January when the council adopted its annual schedule of meetings.    "I just wanted to give people in town who may not be…

  • Hopewell Township creates Youth Advisory Board

    The seven members of the board are to be students appointed by the Township Committee. Appointments will be for one-year terms, running from July 1 through June 30. By John Tredrea    A Hopewell Township Youth Advisory Board that will make recommendations to township government on issues regarding youth will be formed under an ordinance adopted…

  • Wit ’til next year: A tale of two brothers

    CRIMSON COMMENTS by Rose McGlew    So, my 5-year-old can read now. He’s been doing it for a couple of months, but I feel confident in announcing it officially. He deserves the public recognition because he’s the second child and, try as I have, he gets short-changed on a regular basis by not being the oldest.…

  • Obituaries for week of April 10

    Veronica Pitts    Veronica K. Williams Pitts, 58, died Feb. 4 at Port St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla.    Born in Newark, Veronica grew up in the Washington, N.J. area, graduating from Hackettstown High School in 1962. She attended Lock Haven State College for a year and returned to New Jersey where she…

  • Viking boys’ golf team looks good in all-important 4-0 start

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The two most important parts of the 2003 season for the South Brunswick High School golf team are the very beginning and the very end.    At the very end, the Vikings want to be the GMC champions and one of top two teams in the Group IV tournament, which would bring…

  • Track team squeaks one out in opener

    Wass, Greene, Andreyko, Nguyen star By: Rudy Brandl    Depth isn’t one of the Manville High track and field team’s strong points this year, but the Mustangs had enough numbers to outscore Dayton in last Thursday’s season opener.    Just barely.    Despite winning less than half of the contested events, the Mustangs squeaked out a 61-60 victory…