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  • Students benefit from volunteering

    Whether helping out at a blood drive or helping children at a nearby school, more and more young people are volunteering, which helps them to connect with the community, and have fun. By:Dorothy Chu Whether helping out at a blood drive or helping children at a nearby school, more and more young people are volunteering,…

  • The Ledger sponsors household item drive

       The Lawrence Ledger is sponsoring a drive to collect household items for HomeFront’s Furnish the Future program throughout August.    Anything that could be used to set up a household will be collected. Some suggestions include irons, linens, dishes, glasses and cups, silverware, pots and pans or curtains.    Items can be left in specially marked boxes…

  • A night to fight crime

    Night Out will be held at Crossroads Middle School 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. By: Craig Sernotti    Tuesday is National Night Out, a time for police and the public to join together to take a stand against crime.    Sponsored by the South Brunswick Police Department, Night Out will be held at Crossroads Middle School on…

  • Senior complex planned for Ridge Road

    Proposal calls for 236 housing units on two properties totaling 71 acres along Ridge Road. By: Brian Shappell    The Zoning Board of Adjustment is considering a proposal to build 236 senior homes on property currently zoned for single-family housing and office space.    PPSD Development is seeking variances to build two developments on two properties totaling…

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  • ‘Rush Hour 2’

    Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are back for a funnier round of hyper-kinetic, cross-cultural hijinks.[PG-13] By: Kam Williams    In a bit of inspired casting, the original Rush Hour teamed comedic stuntman Jackie Chan, the fastest hands in the East, with the unrestrained trash-talker Chris Tucker, the biggest mouth in the West. Their obvious on-screen chemistry…

  • Patrols increased following break-ins

    Manville police are stepping up patrols in the South Fourth Avenue area after residents there reported a rash of car break-ins last week. By:; John Patten    Five autos were broken into during the night of July 25, although nothing was reported stolen or missing as of this week. Many of the vehicles showed marks around…

  • School board unveils $66.5 million plan

    The Washington Board of Education this December plans to ask voters to approve $66.5 million in spending, officials said last week. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The school board this December plans to ask voters to approve $66.5 million in spending, officials said last week. BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" ALIGN="RIGHT"> School plans    WASHINGTON — Floor plans for the…

  • School board approves high school plan

    The Washington Board of Education on Wednesday night voted to send plans for a $56 million high school and a $10.5 million expansion of Pond Road Middle School to the state for approval. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The school board Wednesday night voted to send plans for a $56 million high school and a…