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  • Township officials slate sewer session Sept. 27

    Township Committee, Planning Board meet at CHS    According to Hopewell Township Committeewoman Kathy Bird, the Hopewell Township Committee and the Hopewell Township Planning Board will hold a joint public meeting on Sept. 27 to hear the conclusions of a consultant hired by the township to investigate the extent of septic failures in certain residential neighborhoods.…

  • Dinner to celebrate Greek heritage

    Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church feast returns By:Eric Schwarz    A dinner celebrating Greek heritage is returning to Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church after a one-year absence.    The Oct. 1 dinner, dubbed "A Taste of the Mediterranean," will feature authentic cuisine and entertainment from the Middle East and Greece.    This will be the second…

  • Cardinals fall to HoVal in overtime, 5-3

    Boys soccer By: Nick Schaefer    After holding a two-goal lead, 3-1, midway through the second half, the Lawrence High School boys soccer team, gave up four consecutive goals to Hopewell to lose 5-3 in overtime.    The Bulldogs were a step quicker than the Cardinals (3-2) in the two ten minute overtime sessions, scoring twice.    "We…

  • Tending the garden of a beloved community leader

    Princeton alumna Rebecca Plack Ferguson will help continue the work of Sandra Starr by singing in a memorial concert Sunday By:Cynthia Cannon    Who lived here?/ He must have been a gardener who cared a lot/ who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop/ a gardener like that one, no one can replace/ and…

  • Girls soccer wins

    By: Neil Hay    Shrugging off a one-sided loss two day earlier, the Allentown High girls’ soccer team played a solid game from end-to-end to defeat Ewing, 2-1, last Friday on the Blue Devils’ turf.    It was the Redbirds’ first win of the season.    "It was a good win," agreed Allentown coach Gary Maccaroni. "In the…

  • Improvements sought for borough hall

    Allentown receives funding for project By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN – The borough has received two grants that should allow it to bring the borough hall into compliance with handicapped accessibility laws.    Allentown received a legislative mayor’s grant of $47,000 and a community block grant of $179,000 that will allow the borough to install an elevator…

  • Scramble a complete success

    MAIN STREET CORNER    Things didn’t look too promising on Friday morning. The sky was cloudy and the ground was still wet from the severe thunderstorms that had passed through the area only a few hours earlier. Would the weather improve enough for Lawrenceville Main Street to hold its annual Golf Scramble and Tennis Clinic?    For…

  • Students honored

    By:    The Peddie School has honored five area students at its annual convocation ceremony Sept. 10, marking the beginning of the 2000-2001 school year. Award recipients were recognized for their accomplishments during the previous academic year.    Megan James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen James of Allentown, received two awards: the Grade 11 Scholarship Cup…

  • Ledger’s Past

    A look back at Ledger stories from days gone by 30 years ago    Since the state has not recommended that the speed limit on Princeton Pike remain at its present 35 miles per hour limit, the statutory limit of 25 miles per hour will soon be enforced in all sections of the Pike which qualify…