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  • McGreevey picks mayor to head agriculture panel

    The panel is one of about 30 transition teams that have been appointed by the governor-elect. By: Lea Kahn    What should the gardens in the Garden State look like in the 21st century? What should the role of the state Department of Agriculture be in promoting agriculture?    Those are some of the questions that the…

  • Hopewell Township may add three historic sites

    At the recommendation of David Blackwell, chairman of the township’s Historic Sites Preservation Commission, the Township Committee voted unanimously Dec. 6 to introduce the ordinances that would add the three sites to the local historic register By: John Tredrea    A Revolutionary War-era cemetery, an 18th-century iron truss bridge and a farmstead once owned by the…

  • Ruth Kamm

       HILLSBOROUGH — Ruth Rose (Strobel) Kamm passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. She was 69.    Born in New York City, she resided in Edison before moving to Hillsborough 22 years ago.    Mrs. Kamm was a homemaker.    She also enjoyed bowling with the Townspeople League at AMF Strike…

  • The Great Populist Orchestra

    Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses the perception of the Boston Pops as an orchestra for people who don’t like orchestras. The group will perform at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton Dec. 16. By: Daniel Shearer    With more than 100 recordings and millions of television viewers annually on the PBS show Evening at Pops, The Boston…

  • It’s happening downtown

    Plumsted proceeding with revitalization plans for New Egypt business district. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Thirty-three municipalities throughout the state are vying for the designation as a business district under the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Main Street USA program. No more than four will get it.    Plumsted wants to be one of those…

  • School board wantsRt. 31-Delaware Avenue crossing guard

    By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education plans to ask Pennington Borough to put a school crossing guard on duty at the intersection of Route 31 and West Delaware Avenue.    Many Hopewell Valley Central High School and Timberlane Middle School students walk through the intersection on their way to and from school…

  • Follow the rules when flying the flag

    LEDGER FORUM    Now that there are many American flags gracing our space, it’s about time that these true Americans are told a few rules and regulations concerning the colors of our nation.    Among our nation’s laws there is a national flag code that should be followed. It is not legally compulsory, which means that there…

  • Arizona man jailed after visiting woman

    Phillip M. Young, 52, of Phoenix charged after Washington police found him attempting to contact QVC home shopping network personality Pat DeMentri at her house. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON — An Arizona man is being held without bail at the Mercer County Correction Center pending a psychological evaluation after being charged with criminal attempted trespass…

  • Bogus bills lead police to prostitution arrests

    Police arrested three people in connection with what they believe to be a prostitution ring. By: Lea Kahn    Police say they broke up a prostitution ring operating out of a room at the Red Roof Inn on Route 1 Monday.    Ebony C. Bland, 25, of South Eighth Street in Philadelphia was charged with promoting prostitution,…