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  • Planning Board, McDonald’s reach agreement

    A compromise design for a proposed McDonald’s fast-food restaurant at the Brunswick Circle was hammered out Monday afternoon by a special Planning Board subcommittee. By: Lea Kahn    The architectural design features a square turret at each corner of the building, plus brick columns along the sides of the building — similar to a McDonald’s restaurant…

  • The dangers of Route 32

    To the editor:     Anyone who commutes by way of Forsgate Drive (Route 32) at Exit 8A of the Turnpike knows that is an extremely hazardous intersection.    Drivers coming from Jamesburg and Monroe, going west toward Cranbury-South River Road (Route 535), have to play rush-hour roulette with tractor-trailers and cars speeding down the Turnpike exit…

  • Hillsborough High teams primed to make runs in SCT

    Soccer, field hockey teams host Saturday games By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High’s soccer and field hockey teams will be at home this Saturday afternoon hoping to erase some demons in their first Somerset County Tournament action of this fall season.    The HHS field hockey and girls’ soccer squads hope to start finding the back…

  • Restaurant, borough reach accord, dropping two safety violations

    By:Sally Goldenberg    Local restaurant owner Armando Conceicao has agreed to pay one of the three fines levied against him in August, according to Manville Fire Official Barry Van Horn. Two fines filed at the time have been dropped because immediate steps were taken to fix the fire hazards, Mr. Van Horn said.    Mr. Van Horn…

  • Lady Mustangs look ahead after SCT elimination

    Girls focus on Sky Division title chase By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High girls’ soccer team can now turn its full attention to winning the Sky Division title.    Last Saturday’s surprising 6-1 loss to Bernards in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament left the Lady Mustangs with one less distraction. They won’t…

  • OBITUARIES, Oct. 11, 2002

    Demos C. Bakoulis, John V. Denise, Philip Bruno, Mary Sullivan, Elizabeth F. Watson. Demos C. Bakoulis Retired financial officer     Demos Constantine Bakoulis of Princeton died Oct. 2 at Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was 69.    Born in New York City, he was raised in Hightstown.    He retired in 1999 as…

  • Let the show begin

    Vikes football team visits J.P. Stevens for critical battle By: Kenny G. Weingartner    It’s show time.    The South Brunswick High football team, coming off a 46-7 Homecoming victory over winless Edison, on Friday night plays a game that could set the tone for the remainder of the season — visiting J.P. Stevens for a Greater…

  • Courts wrong to preserve two parties

    LEDGER FORUM By: To the editor:    Excuse me for asking, but where does the Constitution state that the purpose of government is to preserve only a "two-party" system? What better example(s) of how arrogant our elected officials have become than the recent actions of our two-party candidates and the subsequent decision by their appointed judiciary.…

  • CRIMSON COMMENTS: Standing up for N.J.

    There’s a little message board on the Internet that I check frequently that discusses the wildly popular Stephanie Plum series of books by Janet Evanovich. By: Rose McGlew If you haven’t read the books, the main character was raised in the Chambersburg section of Trenton and is now a bounty hunter here in the state.…