Category: archives
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Flag Day ceremony set for Friday morning
LEDGER FORUM A message to all the patriots in the area of this newspaper: at 10 a.m. Friday, the Lawrence Township Veterans Memorial Committee will conduct a Flag Day celebration at the Lawrence Senior Center on Darrah Lane. Following the birthday party for Old Glory, there will be a solemn military American flag retirement ceremony.…
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Caught in a draft
South Brunswick native Bobby Korecky taken by Phils in 19th round By: Brian Shappell Gas and toll money for your first drive home as a graduate of the University of Michigan: $65 Buying pizza for buddies that helped you load up your car: $30 Finding out halfway through your drive home that you’ve been selected…
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Memories will keep high school alive for graduates
A continuing series that looks at some of the issues that face graduating high school seniors and their families. By: Melissa Morgan "Pomp and Circumstance," diplomas and post-graduation parties traditionally signal the end of a high school career, but when the South Brunswick High School Class of 2002 attends its graduation ceremony Wednesday, it won’t…
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New streetscape committeemeets Monday in Pennington
Council members Lytle, Ross are leaders Pennington Borough Council members James Lytle and Nancy Ross have been named co-chairmen of the newly-formed Downtown Streetscape Committee. The first meeting of the new group will be held June 17 at 6 p.m. at Pennington Borough Hall. "The meeting will allow for the public to be present and…
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Downzoning defense fund grows
Hopewell Township mayor estimates total costfor special attorney’s work could be $300,000 By: John Tredrea Attorney Howard Cohen, who is defending township downzoning ordinances in state court, can be paid $160,000 on top of the $112,000 he already has been paid for that work. The new payment was authorized under a pair of resolutions adopted…
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Bear treed in Manville
Police say it’s the first bruin sighting for borough By: John Patten Manville police kept close tabs on an unlikely visitor Thursday a black bear resting in a tree in the White Avenue back yard of Mike Resetar. According to Manville Police Officer Paul Meixner, who watched the bear armed with a shotgun in case…
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Andreyko shines in first trip to Meet of Champs
School-record jump lands him sixth in state By: Rudy Brandl SOUTH BRUNSWICK Franklin Andreyko accomplished everything he wanted at last week’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Brunswick. The Manville High sophomore long jumper broke his own school record for the fourth and fifth time in the same competition and earned a medal in…
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Crawford, Vaccaro, Flores, Pfeiffer earn state medals
HHS athletes put on show at Meet of Champions By: Rudy Brandl SOUTH BRUNSWICK Erin Crawford couldn’t have come any closer to winning a state championship than she did in the 400-meter hurdles at last week’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions. In fact, most people believed Crawford had beaten Plainfield’s Siobhan Counts in what turned…
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Survey says: Change the name
Washington Township residents overwhelmingly back ‘Robbinsville’ as new name. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON More than 81 percent of the residents surveyed Saturday at Community Day want the township’s name changed to Robbins-ville. The results mean the Township Committee next month will discuss whether a referendum question should be placed on the November ballot to…
