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  • Father and son sue borough police officers

    By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — A local father and son have filed a lawsuit against four police officers and the borough, claiming the officers entered their house without a warrant and without probable cause and subsequently injured the son.    Dominick Mandarano and his father, Stephen, claim the incident occurred June 30, 2004, at their Clover…

  • Lighthearted novel has a solemn origin

    Loss inspires creation By: Stephanie Brown    MONROE —The inspiration for Harry Freund’s debut novel, "Love With Noodles: An Amorous Widower’s Tale," came more than four decades ago in Israel.    Mr. Freund, then in his early 20s, was in Sde Boker, a town north of the Negev Desert, visiting family friend and Israel’s first prime minister,…

  • Wild Oats store reopens after basement flood

    By: Hilary Parker    Just in time for hot pedestrians looking to buy a nice, cold drink on the north end of Nassau Street, Wild Oats Natural Marketplace officially reopened at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.    The store was "packed with loyal customers" almost immediately, said Wild Oats spokeswoman Sonja Tuitele.    Wild Oats was forced to close July…

  • West Windsor sewer rate hike approved

    Increase placed at 8.8 percent By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The increased cost of natural gas is just one reason why West Windsor residents will see a hike in their sewer bills in 2006, Joanne R. Louth, the township’s chief financial officer, said.    At its Monday meeting, the Township Council reluctantly approved the 2006…

  • Golfers are eyeing the green

    Cranbury Mayor’s Tournament will raise money for Recreation Department By: Audrey Levine    The township is offering an opportunity to play on the green and give a little green.    Those who are interested can take part in the 18th annual Cranbury Mayor’s Tournament at The Peddie School Golf Club in Hightstown on Aug. 21, competing for…

  • State health board approves Capital Health’s Lawrence hospital plan

    A setback for Princeton HealthCare System By: Lea Kahn    EAST WINDSOR — In a blow to Princeton HealthCare System, the state Health Planning Board endorsed Capital Health Systems’ certificate of need application, which would allow the Trenton-based CHS to relocate its Mercer Campus hospital to Lawrence Township.    The board voted 5-2 — with one abstention…

  • Locals pan consolidation

    Governor’s plan offers incentives to share services, possibly merge By: Jessica Beym    Small towns like Cranbury are likely to take center stage in the coming weeks, as the state begins discussion on how to reduce the local property tax burden.    With the state Legislature meeting in a rare special joint session to discuss tax reform,…

  • Borough OK’s tab

    New budget is approved By: Stephanie Brown    JAMESBURG — The borough finally adopted its 2006 municipal budget Monday.    The $5.173 million spending plan was approved at an emergency meeting held at 4 p.m. after the state announced state aid figures.    The borough received $250,000 in state extraordinary aid for property tax relief. Extraordinary aid is…

  • Letters — week of Aug. 3

    By: 100+ residents have issue with project To the editor:    As reported in The Lawrence Ledger (July 20), many residents of The Village townhouse complex and neighboring streets are opposed to the proposed construction of a 30-foot-tall commercial building by Moriello Plaza, at 150 and 154 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road. Specifically, we are opposed to building a…