Category: archives
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Monty, WW 15s to begin Babe Ruth play
By: Justin Feil Their last-minute preparations complete, the West Windsor-Plainsboro and the Montgomery Babe Ruth 15-year-old all-star baseball teams are ready for District 1 action to begin Saturday. "They’re rounding into shape," said WW-P manager Rich Gawlak. "We wanted to get these guys together and play a few tournaments and then hopefully peak when we…
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Locals host rugby tourney
Princeton Athletic Club has expanded field By: Justin Feil It’s not often that engineers butt heads with lawyers anywhere other than a courtroom. But Saturday that will be only one of the potential matchups at the Crossroads Middle School field in South Brunswick when the Princeton Athletic Club hosts the third annual New Jersey 7’s…
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Committee OKs fire truck purchase
Truck is for the Franklin Fire Company No. 1 By:Jeff Mikalaitis MANSFIELD – The Township Committee has approved the purchase of a new fire truck for the Franklin Fire Company No. 1. At the June 28 meeting, the committee asked the fire company to submit truck specifications in July so the truck can be…
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Joseph Maccaroni
HAMILTON – Joseph "Pepe" Maccaroni, 71, died July 1 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born and raised in East Trenton, he lived in Hamilton Square. Mr. Maccaroni was president of several local unions. He retired from a supervisory position with the Trenton Water Department in the late 1970s. He owned several monument…
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New Jerseyans speak again: Let’s grow smart
By: Seventy-six percent of New Jerseyans polled last month say state funding should go to existing communities, rather than new ones. Fully 84 percent say, "We are fast running out of land in New Jersey and it’s time to save the land that’s left for open space." Once again – through poll after poll, ballot…
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Homestead folks mad at ‘shortcuts’
Some feel Homstead developer could have done better By:Jeff Mikalaitis MANSFIELD – Homestead at Mansfield resident Frank Leone said he feels Homestead developer Michael Leino took some shortcuts when building homes on Covered Bridge Circle – shortcuts that have caused drainage problems which have plagued both him and his neighbors for almost two years.…
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Bank robbery suspects nabbed
FBI believes duo is implicated in other area thefts By:John Tredrea Hampering chances of successfully robbing a bank include coming out the front door of the establishment – stolen money in hand – when an FBI agent and a local police detective are already on the scene, having followed you there as part of an…
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PLANE has Trenton Thunder outing
Fund-raiser slated July 28 "Take me out to the ball game" will be the rally call for friends of PLANE (People Limiting Airport Noise and Expansion) at the organization’s first formal fund-raising event Friday, July 28, at the Mercer County Waterfront Park, Trenton. Tickets at $100 each will include a box seat at the 7:05…
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HOT TOPICS
How are Lawrence’s newest council members doing? Last week, The Ledger profiled Pam Mount and Deputy Mayor Doris Weisberg, the two newest members of Township Council, and asked them about their first six months on the job. This week’s Hot Topics question is: What do you think of the job the two newest council members…
