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  • School board forumwill be televised

    The School Board Candidates’ Forum will be broadcast on local cable TV up until the school board election April 16    The School Board Candidate’s Forum held Wednesday night by the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters is being broadcast on local cable TV up until the school board election Tuesday, April 16.    Hopewell Borough and…

  • Church would ruin area’s rural nature

    LEDGER FORUM    As a resident of Lawrence Township, I would like to voice the concern shared by many of us over the Westerly Road Church’s application currently before the Zoning Board.    The church’s request for numerous variances to allow its move from Princeton to a greatly expanded proposed complex in north Lawrence is an affront…

  • Local woman faces prison timeafter jury finds her guilty of theft

    By:Alec Moore    A Somerset County jury found 23-year-old Woods Road resident Jennifer Frana guilty of one count of third-degree theft on Monday.    Ms. Frana, as well as 27-year-old Woods Road resident Dylan Levash and Lois R. Dering, 27, of Flemington, were indicted by a grand jury last year on additional charges of first-degree robbery and…

  • Workers face cloudy future

    Plant closing in South Brunswick leaves some in financial hardship. By: Brian Shappell    The Earl and Aiena families are facing uncertain futures after a South Brunswick plant closing has left Bill Earl and Matty Aiena jobless.    Both men have children in school and bills to pay and are finding themselves looking for work in their…

  • Joggers, walkers, bikersshould give drivers a break

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    Now that spring has arrived, people are out and about more.    Among those out enjoying the better weather on our area roads are joggers, walkers and bikers who share the highways and byways with those who drive motor vehicles.    Unfortunately, many of these joggers, walkers and bikers make some pretty dangerous…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of April 4. By: Keep government process open and ethical To the editor:    Stung by conflict of interest charges and facing increasing numbers of vocal 4-acre zoning supporters at their meetings, the Upper Freehold Planning Board is now trying to shut the public out of the Master Plan process, and shut the…

  • Letters to the editor, April 4, 2002

    Rosedale users urged to be on guard To the editor:     I am writing this letter to alert the many people who walk their dogs, jog and otherwise use the facilities of Rosedale Lake and the trail areas.    On Friday, March 22, at about 4:10 p.m. I took my dog to the park for our…

  • DISPATCHES

    The radical art of Langston Hughes By: Hank Kalet I live here, too. I want freedom Just as you. — Langston Hughes "Democracy"    Poetry is a radical art.    In an age of advertising and spin, when language is twisted and contorted to sell soap and perfectly coiffed political candidates, poetry is a necessary corrective.    It…

  • White powder found at school

    The powder, which police believe is cornstarch, has been sent to the state Department of Health for testing By: John Tredrea    A white powdery substance was found by Hopewell Elementary School’s librarian on her office desk early Wednesday morning, leading school and police officials to evacuate the building briefly.    The powder, which police believe is…