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  • Help with flowersmuch appreciated

    To the editor    I would like to take this opportunity to thank the mayor, the Borough Council, Phil Petrone and his crew at the Public Works Department of the Borough of Manville.    The Manville Business and Professional Association recently purchased 1,200 geraniums to be planted in the beds around the trees on Main Street. The…

  • Troop 27 faces difficult decision

    LEDGER FORUM    This letter concerns the recent denial of a grant to Lawrenceville Boy Scout Troop 27 by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation. Similar stories are playing out in other communities throughout Mercer County, as well as across the nation.    I have had a long and positive association with Scouting — both as a Scout…

  • Council may extend Georges Road parking ban

    Proposed ordinance is aimed at the Upper Elementary School’s parking overflow problem. By: Brian Shappell    The Township Council may pass an ordinance next month that will ban parking on a large stretch of Georges Road.    The council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that, if passed, will implement a no stopping or standing regulation to Georges Road…

  • Park fix-up to include lights, rink

    Docherty Park work tab totals $90,000 By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough roller hockey players soon will have a new place to play at Docherty Park, thanks in part to a $25,000 grant that Somerset County will chip in for a rink and other improvements.    The grant for the refurbishment of Docherty Park is part of a $90,000…

  • All hail to the heroes!

    Vikings claim GMCT title with classic team effort By: James McKeever    EAST BRUNSWICK — Looking for heroes in South Brunswick High School’s extra-inning victory last Saturday to capture the Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament championship?    Get ready. It’s a long list.    All 10 players who started (and another who came off the bench to pinch…

  • Manville’s James O’Reilly performsat county’s veteran celebration

       FRANKLIN — Manville trumpeter James O’Reilly — who played the "Star Spangled Banner" outside his Dominic Street residence every night for more than three months following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — played taps for more than 2,000 people attending the county’s "Salute to World War II Veterans."    The event was held May 22 at…

  • ‘Kandahar’

    Against the misery and pathos in Afghanistan, a swarm of colorful burqas float over the rippled dunes in this hauntingly beautiful film.   [Unrated] By: Bob Brown    Despite some rough edges and unschooled actors, Kandahar (Safar e Ghandehar, 2001) packs a wallop. The film depicts no violence, but its threat is ever-present, and a cloud of foreboding…

  • EDITORIAL

    It’s time to pay up    If you’re delinquent on your state taxes, take heed. You have until Monday to take advantage of the state’s Tax Amnesty program.    Afterward, the penalties and interest on unpaid taxes could add 45 percent or more to your tax bill.    During the amnesty period, people and companies pay only the…

  • Active Lifestyles 2002 Magazine

    Inside This New Magazine Great Dogs for Good People Balancing Act Times of Your Life Great Getaways AND MUCH MORE Click here to read the "Active Lifestyles 2002" Magazine View All Our Pint Display Ads