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  • Anna Louise Yearick

       Anna Louise Yearick, 92, of Monmouth Junction, died Tuesday, May 30, at Park Place Center.    Born in State College, Pa., she lived most of her life in Monmouth Junction. Over many years, she was employed in various Princeton restaurants, the most recent being the Annex.    Her parents, Fred and Verna (Hoy) Waltz; a son, Jimmy;…

  • EDITORIAL

    Remove all fear of having property taken.    In an unusual move, the Township Committee issued a "supplemental statement" to accompany the public notice of the ordinance establishing the gateway zones for the Master Plan that reflects what residents must be saying about the plans.    The gateway zones — areas on Route 206 and Amwell Road…

  • Hanging up his whistle

    Brian Young retiring from Crossroads. By: Joseph Harvie    If you ask Brian Young what his favorite memory of his time as a teacher in the district, he’ll probably tell you it was coaching his brother David to a state championship in the one-mile run in 1976.    "It was amazing, because there was about 10 years…

  • Take time to hear residents

    LEDGER EDITORIAL, June 8    Before Lawrence residents become involved with vacations, summer sports leagues and the like, the Township Council would be wise to take the advantage of its June 20 meeting to hold a public discussion on Capital Health System’s proposed Princess Road hospital.    Last month, Township Manager Richard Krawczun wrote a letter, on…

  • Bomb hoaxes may mean more school

    School administrators alert parents of possibility in the event of another hoax By: Marisa Maldonado    South Brunswick High School administrators, following a fifth bomb threat at the high school on Friday morning, said in a letter to parents that they will add class time to the school year if another hoax happens.    The high school…

  • Vannozzi takes swings at softball

    Bordentown resident competes in 22nd straight Special Olympics By: Sean Moylan    Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig are considered the iron men of baseball because of their lengthy streaks of consecutive games played.    But those guys have nothing on Bordentown’s Jason Vannozzi, who competed in his 22nd Special Olympics in a row this past weekend…

  • Ethel Scurato

       Ethel Scurato, 87, died Wednesday, May 31, at Cranbury Center, Cranbury.    Born in Monmouth Junction, she lived in Monmouth Junction all her life. She was a communicant of St. Cecilia’s R.C. Church, Monmouth Junction.    Her husband, Salvatore Scurato, is deceased. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Sal and Sharon Scurato of Plainsboro; a…

  • Letters for the week of June 8

    Welcome hospital, not Wal-Mart, to town To the editor:     I have been reading with dismay the excuses that Lawrence Township is raising in defense of resisting the move of Capital Health Systems Mercer hospital to Princess Road. In particular, I find myself amazed at the hypocrisy in Municipal Manager Richard Krawczuns statement, as reported…

  • Panel lists open space priorities

    Van Dyke Farm tops open space list By: Audrey Levine    The 192-acre Van Dyke Farm on Davidson Mill Road tops the list of high-priority sites that the Open Space Advisory Committee wants to see preserved, according to Jane Snyder, the committee chairwoman.    The recommendation is contained in the 2006 Open Space Acquisitions List, which was…