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  • Remeber the importance of one vote

    TOWN TALK by Ron Dancer: Views and news from Plumsted Township. By:    In last year’s presidential election, everyone was considering the value of their one vote. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, consider the value of your one vote and how world history has been determined by the power of one vote.    In 1776, one vote gave…

  • Manville girls finally catch a break

    Unfortunately, 1-0 victory too late for state bid By: Rudy Brandl    Many coaches agree that soccer is a funny and sometimes strange game.    Nestor Cortina has seen all sides of this equation this fall as the third-year head coach of the Manville girls. He’s watched his girls control a game only to lose because they…

  • For the week of November 1

    By: Elizabeth M. Campbell    TRENTON — Elizabeth M. Ostermier Campbell, 81, died Saturday, Oct. 27, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    She was a member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church and the Hamilton senior citizens at the Simpson Center.    Daughter of the late William…

  • Mayor, bicyclists plan safe trails

    Meeting occurs as borough set to close trails By:Alec Moore    The dirt bike trails at Memorial Park nearly bit the dust this week, but Mayor Angelo Corradino had a last-minute change of heart.    Mayor Corradino issued an executive order Tuesday to have the Colorado Avenue BMX trails condemned because of concerns over the safety of…

  • Lawrence earns trip to dance with South win

    FootballIt was a scene unfamiliar to the football field at Lawrence High School in recent years. By: Steve Feitl    This past Saturday, football players decked out in traditional red jerseys leapt into each others’ arms in joy. The Lawrence head coach was drenched in ice water as part of the celebration. And as the players…

  • Tigers football team upended by WW-P North

    By: Bob Nuse    So what if there have not been any graduates yet? It was Homecoming Day at West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Saturday and the Knights entertained the large crowd with a 24-7 win over Princeton.    With the win, plus a forfeit win awarded earlier in the week, WW-P North improved to 4-4 on the…

  • A gallimaufry of gargoyles

    Historical Society takes a cue from the university’s stony sentinels. By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Princeton University’s historic walls may not talk, but they certainly do gesture. On buildings throughout campus, fantastic creatures leap across arches, crouch below windows, perch over doorways and spring from cornices. Some of these gargoyles frolic alone and some threaten onlookers, but…

  • Voters to decide fateof 2 local questions

    The polls will be open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday. By: Lea Kahn    Township voters will go to the polls Tuesday to select political leaders, starting with the governor and ending with Township Council members.    The voters also will be asked to decide whether they want to expand a program that offers pension benefits to volunteer…

  • Reader pitches for Ira Marks

    LEDGER FORUM    A few years ago we all enthralled by the Tom Hanks movie "Forrest Gump." While the movie conveyed many important messages, the connection made between Forrest and important events in U.S. History was perhaps the most intriguing. In the movie, Forrest was the driving force between so many important events in U.S. history,…