Category: archives

  • Time on Hopewell’s side

    Hopewell Valley Boys Soccer By: Mike Molaro    Time.    It’s the one thing Tony Suozzo feels his Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer squad needs to become one of the area’s better teams.    Time for the younger guys to cut their varsity teeth and gain invaluable experience.    Time for the Bulldogs to mesh as a…

  • Homeless have varied histories

    Last week, The Lawrence Ledger began an occasional series examining homelessness in Mercer County. This week, Staff Writer Lea Kahn explores the causes of homelessness and the stigma associated with being homeless. By: Lea Kahn    How do people become homeless?    They have been evicted for not paying the rent, or they have been asked to…

  • Pennington girls cool with Prep A competition

    Pennington School Girls Soccer By: Mike Molaro    In moving up to the Prep A bracket this season, there was little doubt that the Pennington School girls soccer squad had stepped up the level of competition.    The big question was how the Red Raiders would fare against teams like Peddie, the defending Prep A state champs,…

  • Council wants out-of-town athletes to pay for using fields

    By:Alec Moore    Out-of-towners who frequently make use of Manville’s soccer fields will have to start coughing up some cash or else find somewhere else to play.    The Borough Council approved an ordinance Monday that will effectively charge non-Manville residents for using any of the borough’s five existing soccer fields through the use of permits.    "We’ve…

  • Township buys two fire engines

    Council purchased two fire trucks for $365,898. By: Lea Kahn    In keeping with its practice of replacing fire engines regularly, Township Council awarded contracts for two new fire engines — one apiece for the Lawrence Road and Slackwood volunteer fire companies.    The council last week awarded a $365,898 contract to Campbell Supply Co. of Edison…

  • LIFESTYLE: Wild things

    It is a gray, if not quite foggy, Friday morning and the traffic through Great Adventure’s Wild Safari Park is a little thin. By: Scott Morgan    Most people zip past the elk and bison; some cruise past slowly enough for their children to gawk, but most seem unaware or uninterested that this is one of…

  • Hotels hit by bandits

    Burglars hit Red Roof Inn and La Mirage Hotel By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Burglars forced their way into two rooms at local hotels Sept. 19 after knocking on the rooms’ doors, robbing guests in one room of $250, said Detective Jim Ryan of the South Brunswick Police Department.    Three burglars, one with a pistol, barged…

  • Agnes Vestick

       MANVILLE — Agnes Vestick died Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 68.    Born and raised in Hazelton, Pa., she moved to Manville in 1959.    Mrs. Vestick was a homemaker.    Her husband, Andrew Vestick, died in 1983.    Surviving are three sons, Daniel Mihalovich of Lancaster, Pa., Edward Mihalovich of Naples, Fla., and…

  • School expansion project on schedule

    Pond Road Middle School undergoing $9.8 million in improvements. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — School started smoothly this year despite accommodating what has become a traditional enrollment increase in the district and adjusting to the sounds of ongoing construction at Pond Road Middle School.    "We’re very proud of the way that our new year began,"…