Category: archives

  • Minority students lag in Internet use

    Gaining in educational computer use By:Jeff Milgram Black students are catching up to whites in the use of computers at school — but they are falling behind in the use of the latest technology such as the Internet, a study by a Princeton University economist shows.    And the implications of that technology gap are disturbing,…

  • The Boys in Blue

    Police serve and protect even the nutjobs By:Minx McCloud    This week is National Police Week, and while the theme is a somber one — memorializing fallen police officers and honoring those brave men and women who enforce the law — I can’t help but put my own spin on this solemn occasion.    The police officers…

  • Editorial

       The Stockton Fire Department has a huge area to cover.    Not only does it cover this densely populated, albeit tiny, borough of 640 residents, but also works in conjunction with the Sergeantsville and Kingwood Township fire departments to battle blazes in what borough Councilman and firefighter Brett Hall calls “a huge geographical area.”    The department…

  • Margaret Hession Budzinski

       EWING — Margaret Hession Budzinski, 69, died Monday at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in Wilmington, Del., she was a longtime Ewing area resident.    She retired after many years as a tax investigator with the state Department of Taxation.    She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.    Daughter of the late…

  • Lawrence struck from state playoffs

    Baseball By: Mike Molaro    Lawrence High School baseball head coach Brian Carter can accept the fact that his squad didn’t qualify for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament.    But the way the Cardinals (8-12 overall, 6-6 in the Colonial Valley Conference) were eliminated from state tournament consideration is something he’ll carry with him for…

  • Bordentown Street Fair fun for all ages

    Annual fete brings smiles to many faces By:Vanessa S. Holt        BORDENTOWN CITY — City residents know that summer unofficially begins with the Bordentown Street Fair. When kids come home with butterflies painted on their cheeks, clutching bottles of colorful sand, summer vacation can’t be too far behind.    The Street Fair isn’t just for kids,…

  • Local Government

    Local Government Montgomery Township 2261 Route 206 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 359-8211 Fax: (908) 359-0970 Population: 14,000 Mayor: Donald W. Matthews Administrator: Donato Nieman Township Clerk: Donna M. Kukla Township Attorney: Kristina Hadinger Engineer: Kent Scully Construction Official: Wayne Birch Tax Assessor: Jane Schneck Financial Officer: Tim Roberts Township Committee members: Don Matthews, Sondra…

  • Senior menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, May 18 — Split pea soup, split…

  • Ledger’s Past

    A look back at Ledger articles from years gone by 30 years ago    By a unanimous vote last Monday, the Lawrence Township Board of Education accepted the resignation of Dr. William O’Connor and named Robert P. Schremser to replace him as Superintendent of Schools.    Dr. Schremser’s appointment, at a salary of $23,300, will be effective…