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  • Historic House Tourto benefit Hopewell library

    The May 19 tour will consist of six homes, a business and several historic buildings.    Stroll through Hopewell: Historic House Tour will be held on Sunday, May 19, from noon-5 p.m.    Organized by the Friends of the Hopewell Public Library, the tour will consist of six homes and the Hopewell Museum.    Tickets cost $15 and…

  • Zoning board deserves thanks for rejecting plan

    LEDGER FORUM    All Lawrenceville residents owe thanks to their zoning board for its wise, unanimous decision to protect the green acres corridor surrounding the Princeton Pike-Province Line area. Their unanimous vote to deny massive development of the "Marcos" or "John Feaster Phillips" property proposed by Princeton’s Westerly Road Church was indeed gratifying.    The idea proposed…

  • AHS girls track continues strong run

    Redbirds set 10 school records despite finishing with 6-7 mark. By: Kyle Moylan    The Allentown High School girls’ track team proved there are a lot more ways to judge a season than by just wins and losses.    Allentown finished with a 6-7 season. It also finished the season with 10 new school track records.    Allentown…

  • Florence King

       ORLANDO, FLA. — Florence Eva (Kalinowski) King died Wednesday, April 17. She was 71.    Born in Manville, she resided in the borough most of her life before moving to Orlando in 1992.    Her husband, William J. King, died on April 2, 1996.    Surviving are a son, Frank of Manville; a daughter Ann Marie Smith of…

  • Diamond teams qualify for states, netmen knocked out

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High baseball team qualified for the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs by defeating Warren Hills and Franklin at home last week. After a tough loss to Immaculata evened the team’s record at 7-7, the Raiders needed to win two of the remaining three games before the state qualifying…

  • Football’s fatecould be decidedby officials tonight

    School board sets special 6 p.m. session By: John Tredrea    Decisions expected to be made at a special school board meeting tonight, Thursday, could determine whether Hopewell Valley Central High School fields an interscholastic football team this fall.    Because at least two board members will be unable to attend the board’s May 20 meeting, it…

  • BUZZ IN THE HALLS: Telling stories

    New club at AHS helps students learn public-speaking skills and overcome fears. By: Pam Koharchik    While kids are naturals at telling stories (and boy, do they tell whoppers sometimes), few have had the opportunity to channel that into a club or organization in order to strengthen their ability.    Recently, the Storytelling Club has formed at…

  • Partisan views cloud Rush Holt’s record

    LEDGER FORUM    I see the disinformation campaign has begun. A recent letter from Dave Snedeker attacking Congressman Rush Holt tries to make it sound as if the Congressman doesn’t support the war on terror. This letter has all the marks of a terribly cynical attempt to exploit a tragic event in which thousands of people…

  • Wolfgang Vogel

       Wolfgang F. Vogel, 94, died Wednesday, March 20, at his home in Lawrenceville.    Born in Bromberg, Germany, he resided in Leipzig, Germany until finishing his medical studies at the University of Leipzig.    He emigrated to the United States in 1934 and began practicing medicine in Saxton, Pa.    Commissioned a captain during World War II, Dr.…