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  • Coming in Thursday’s Ledger

    Aug. 17, 2000 edition    Here’s what you can expect to read in this week’s issue of The Lawrence Ledger: Attracting volunteers    The Township Council has introduced a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) ordinance in order to attract more volunteers to the township’s fire and first aid squads. We’ll give you the details. Lawrence –…

  • Merck acreage eyed for parkland

    State buys 537 acres in Hillsborough and Hunterdon County By:Eric Schwarz    Twenty to 30 acres of Hillsborough land along the South Branch of the Raritan River will become a place for people to walk, jog, hike or fish after the state’s July 26 purchase of the land from Merck & Co.    The state Department of…

  • Goodfriend set for 26th year

    Two heart scares don’t slow Montgomery coach By: Bob Nuse    For 25 years, slowing down was the last thing on Jim Goodfriend’s mind.    But two cardiac episodes can go a long way toward changing your way of thinking.    The 53-year-old Goodfriend, who has been a teacher in the Montgomery school system for 29 years, suffered…

  • This Web site mixes high-tech and low deceit

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 15 By: Packet Editorial    Need a good laugh to brighten your day?    Have we got a Web site for you!    Log on and you’ll be greeted by the following message: "Integrity, trust, passion, creativity, quality and sharing. They’re the values that guide us as a business and as individuals. So does a…

  • Wilma N. DeVol

    Services Thursday    Wilma N. DeVol, 78, of Lawrenceville died Thursday at the Capital Health System at Mercer.    Born in Carbondale, Ohio, she lived in Nelsonville, Ohio, before moving to Lawrenceville five years ago.    Daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Sheridan Starrett, wife of the late Ralph L. DeVol, she is survived by a daughter…

  • Montgomery planners endorse new high school plan

    Planning Board members express concerns regarding height and lighting. By: Jeff Milgram    MONTGOMERY – School officials and their architect gave the Township Planning Board a presentation Monday night on the proposed construction of a new high school and heard several concerns about lighting, building height and the adequacy of a bridge on Camp Meeting Avenue.…

  • Township open space tax hike OK’d for fall vote

    But removal of Green Acres restrictions on existing open space tracts is opposed by some residents. By: Jane Karlicek    On a night when the Princeton Township Committee unanimously approved putting a 2-cent open-space tax on the November ballot, it also decided Monday to apply to the state to remove restrictions on several open-space parcels.    The…

  • State Democrats play key convention roles

    Many area Democrats are convention delegates. By: Jennifer Potash    Members of the New Jersey Delegation will play central roles in the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.    The convention, which began Monday night and runs through Thursday, brings 4,979 delegates as well as other party faithful together to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates for…

  • Princeton groups seeks to ease U.S.-Iran tensions

    Trying to stop the two nations from acting ‘like kids.’ By: Jeff Milgram    In a cramped but neat office off Nassau Street, Hooshang Amirahmadi explains why the United States cannot ignore Iran.    Iran, Dr. Amirahmadi says, is situated between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea, an area that contains 75 percent of the world’s…