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  • Sale of New York skyline photo yields dollars for Red Cross fund

    Those who would like a permanent reminder of what New York City’s once very familiar skyline looked like prior to Sept. 11 can get one — in photograph form — and help the American Red Cross relief fund at the same time at a Pennington photo shop By: John Tredrea    Those who would like a…

  • Witness helps police nab suspect

    Bridgewater man charged with 21 counts of burglary By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Manville police said an 18-year-old from Bridgewater was charged in connection to a 22-car break-in binge that spread through town Monday night.    Randall Scott Opie Jr. of Bridgewater was charged with 21 counts of burglary and a disorderly persons theft. Each count of burglary is…

  • ESPA tests panned by educators

    ‘Wild swings’ in scoring shows test’s flaws, says Manville superintendent By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Local school superintendents haven’t been impressed with the state test for elementary school students, pointing to the "wild swings" in the results and stress on young students as reasons to eliminate the test.    During last week’s Board of Education meeting, Manville schools’ Superintendent…

  • Testimony in police officers’ disciplinary hearing to close Friday

    Officers accused of using excessive force say they may sue township. By: Brian Shappell    Testimony in the disciplinary hearing of Patrol Officer Mark Lorenc and Detective John Avalone is expected to end Friday with a decision on the case to follow within five weeks.    Thomas Finn, director of Public Safety for the East Brunswick Police…

  • LEDGER FORUM: Writer shares letter from U.S. soldier

       Rest assured that my brothers and sisters in arms and I will fight to defend your freedoms against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. We will fight and die to give you the right to disagree with our leaders. We who enlisted of our own free will, will give our lives so that you can…

  • Off-duty Plumsted officers see new pay plan

    Guidelines call for officers to be paid through township payroll. By: Scott Morgan Off-duty officers see new pay plan Scott MorganStaff Writer PLUMSTED — The Township Committee adopted new guidelines Monday requiring off-duty police officers be paid through the township’s payroll. In the past, off-duty police officers throughout the state were often paid by the…

  • Town Center more than just development

    CANDIDATE’S CORNER by Vince Calcagno: Republican candidate for Washington Township Committee. By:    I find it troubling that Mr. Bob Giangrasso, the Democratic candidate for Washington Township Committee, has taken the time to write a lengthy criticism of Washington Town Center, calling for a halt to its development, when he could have better spent his time…

  • Cards suffer tough 41-7 loss

    FootballIt wasn’t a pleasant experience to be on the Lawrence Cardinal sideline this past Saturday at Nottingham. By: Steve Feitl    The Cardinal football team was defeated handily 41-7 by the Northstars, dropping Lawrence’s record to 1-2 on the young season.    What upset head coach Rob Radice most was the nature of the loss.    This was…

  • Muslims fear retaliation after attacks

    The Muslims we spoke with say they have suffered harrassment in the days since the attack on the World Trade Center, but they fear worse could happen if stereotyping continues. By: Linda J. Field    The tragedies of Sept. 11 continue to haunt Lawrence with memories of horror and of the loss of loved ones and…