Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
