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  • Injuries could not negate a season worth of positives

    By: David Gurney    South Brunswick High School boys varsity soccer coach Chris Hayston doesn’t like to get caught up in the ‘what ifs’ and ‘what could have been.’    Even if it’s easy to do that after injuries and bad luck caught up to a team that started the season 10-1-1 and was eventually ranked in…

  • HAPPY THANKSGIVING

    From everyone at The Lawrence Ledger, we wish you a happy, healthy and food-filled Thanksgiving holiday. What are you reading this for? Get off the computer and eat some turkey!

  • Hopewell Valley Central High School students hear stories of war

    Eight veterans of our country’s armed forces shared experiences at school forum By John Tredrea    They told stories and expressed viewpoints that doubtless will remain embedded forever in the minds of many of their listeners. They were eight veterans of our country’s armed forces, who spoke to students at Hopewell Valley Central High School on…

  • Students prepare for ‘Jungle Book’ staging

    Performances will be held Dec. 8 and 9 in the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School gym. By: Donna Lukiw    Alexander Batcho Intermediate School eighth-grader Claire Kondash has been practicing her lines and her songs every day after school along with 12 other students in preparation for "The Jungle Book" school play.    "We practice the songs to…

  • Restaurant forced to find a new name

    Mexican BBQ restaurant — The R.U.B. Hut — is asking customers and local residents for suggestions. By: Donna Lukiw    Michael and Melanie Johnston’s North Main Street Mexican BBQ restaurant — The R.U.B. Hut — seems to be rubbing attorneys for a Manhattan eatery the wrong way.    Now, they’re forced to change the name and they’re…

  • MYAL football program enjoyed success

    Three teams competed in RVC By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville Youth Athletic League football program recently completed a very productive season. After struggling with numbers when practice began in August, the MYAL managed to field three teams on a weekly basis.    "Things went really well," MYAL president Gregg Snyder said. "It picked up this year.…

  • EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving renews a spirit we all share

    Holiday gives a moment’s pause    It’s customary at this time of year to take a moment and give thanks — not necessarily to the denizens of the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose historic détente we commemorate with this week’s holiday, but for anything and everything else we have to be thankful for.    Outside of elementary schools,…

  • Crash victims injured

    Locals rush to aid after van accident By: Joseph Harvie    A driver and his six developmentally disabled passengers were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and treated for injuries they suffered following an accident Tuesday on Ridge Road in Dayton.    The accident occurred at 2:40 p.m. when the 2003 Ford passenger…

  • — Holiday Events —

    NEW! STAGE û Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pa., Children’s Theater: Frosty the Snowman, Dec. 2, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., $5-$6; www.buckscountyplayhouse.com