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  • Children’s author has local roots

    Pamela Love, a South Brunswick High School graduate, has just published ‘A Loon Alone.’ By: Melissa Morgan    Pamela Love only gets paid for about 5 percent of her work, but that doesn’t stop her from doing what she loves.    She said rejection is a part of her job as a children’s author that she has…

  • BOOK NOTES: Newell’s saga continues

    A new attraction awaits visitors to Long Beach Island. By: Joan Ruddiman    Beach season is upon us. For those who head to their beloved LBI, a new attraction is waiting to greet you.    As a tribute to Long Beach Island’s maritime heritage, the Township of Long Beach as part of its 100th anniversary celebration in…

  • Vikings gain berth in GMCT baseball finals for first time in school history

    Will meet top-seeded Piscataway on June 1 By: James McKeever    The South Brunswick High School baseball team made its share of mistakes last Sunday in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinals vs. South Plainfield.    Four errors in the field and a baserunning blunder which wiped out a man at third base with one out would…

  • Pennington Day!

    Despite the cool and damp weather, residents enjoyed the traditional street fair Photo by Robyn C. Stein Kimberly McDonough,3, Pennington, fills a bottle with colored sand during the Pennington Day celebration on May 18.

  • EDITORIAL: Clustering may be alternative

    Less might be more, especially when it comes to development and land preservation. By:    Residents in Upper Freehold Township have been divided over whether the municipality should change the minimum lot size for development from 2 acres to 4 acres. The change, if adopted, would be reflected in the township’s Master Plan.    Proponents of the…

  • Bad call works against Raiders in SCT semifinals

    Ridge takes advantage in 4-2 win By: John E. Powers    BRIDGEWATER — To say home plate umpire Carl Peterson’s judgment on a pivotal call in Sunday night’s Somerset County Tournament semifinal cost Hillsborough an opportunity to play in the 30th county final might be going too far.    Nevertheless, the Raiders clearly suffered a major blow…

  • Manville girls continue softball revenge tour

    Ortman, Lavenia key victory over Brearley By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High softball team is making a habit of avenging losses during the second half of the season.    Manville (9-6) delivered its second payback in a six-day span with a satisfying 10-3 triumph over David Brearley in Kenilworth last week. The MHS girls had settled…

  • Mail carriers food drive was very successful

    LEDGER FORUM    On May 11, mail carriers from Mercer County, joining with their colleagues all across America, collected food donations as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out hunger food drive. The donations left at mailboxes and brought to post offices were transported to the Mercer Street Friends Food Cooperative, the…

  • Racism behindschool turmoil

    One charged following search at school By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    One teen charged with possession of a knife at school, and two charged with burglary and theft of chemicals — the end result of a frantic week at Manville High School.    Rumors of students bringing weapons to the high school on Friday prompted the Manville police to…