Category: archives
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Mercer County bus rapid transit to be studied
‘We’re moving beyond analysis-paralysis and actually doing a project that may have very visible effects on improving the traffic mobility in the region.’ By: David Campbell The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association has commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of a bus rapid-transit system in Mercer County. "Bus rapid transit combines the features of…
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Veterans memorial receives funding
Millstone Township Committee appropriates money for monument on grounds of Clarksburg School. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE The Township Committee last week adopted an ordinance that will allow Millstone to build a veterans memorial on the grounds of the former Clarksburg School on Stagecoach Road. Adoption of the ordinance came shortly after the committee read…
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Support Coyle for Freeholder
To the editor Thank you for giving me the privilege of being a Freeholder for nine years. As a lifelong resident of Somerset County, I am dedicated to see that our county remain the best that it is. I am now asking you to please vote for Denise Coyle as your Freeholder. Having served with…
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Wierzba suggests memorial
By:Alec Moore Councilman Martin Wierzba hopes that the tragedy of Sept. 11 is never forgotten. Mr. Wierzba would like to construct a memorial, in the form of a commemorative flag pole and/or plaque, in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks which claimed more than 7,000 lives. "We just want to make sure no…
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Florence football now 6-0
Flashes beat Palmyra 47-8 By:Sean Moylan "When Jenkins and Maus go on the run opposing teams are done!" It’s the same ole’ song but no one in Florence is getting tired of the beautiful repetition of the lyrics and melody. In this past Saturday’s homecoming game against Palmyra, the Florence Township Memorial High School varsity…
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For the week of October 25
By: Robert Isiah Osrowitz HAMPSTEAD, N.C. Robert Isiah Osrowitz, 70, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Cape Fear Memorial Hospital. Born in Newark, he lived in Robbinsville before moving to North Carolina. Mr. Osrowitz owned Grand Finales, a wholesale bakery, and was a management consultant in the Northeast. He was a veteran of the Korean…
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Reader to vote for Miller, Holmes
LEDGER FORUM In the past I have voted for Democratic candidates for various elected positions. However, over the course of the past few months, I have attended Lawrence Township Council meetings and have become acquainted with the views of the current council members. The actions and demeanor of the two Republican Councilmen, Mark Holmes and…
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Gymnasts capture Skyland Conference title
RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High gymnasts started their post-season push by sweeping a decisive Skyland Conference tri-meet last Friday night. Competing and performing in front of their largest crowd of the season, the Raiders (8-1) scored 107.675 points to narrowly defeat North Hunterdon (107.05) and Hunterdon Central (106.2625). Since Saturday’s Skyland Conference…
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The Wilgus family
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: The following family genealogy from the "Charles R. Hutchinson Collection," in the possession of the New Jersey Historical Society and available on microfilm at the Allentown Library, is representative of the valuable local history that exists there. By deed dated 3 mo. 14,…
