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Lawrence golfers relax after winning six
Trapp has four 39s in six matches. By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School golf team earned its reward. The Cardinals won their first six matches and then took their annual golfing trip over spring break. "We had a really nice start to the season," said Lawrence coach Greg Zenerovitz. "To play five matches in…
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State report calls for lights, medians to calm Route 206
A report conducted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission recommended a number of changes for Route 206 in Lawrence including realigning intersections, adding traffic lights and installing raised traffic medians. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Aiming to improve traffic conditions on Route 206, a recently completed study by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission offered…
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Obituaries for the week of April 13
Carmela P. Leonowicz Carmela M. Pepe Leonowicz died Friday at Capital Health System at Mercer. She was 94. Born in Long Island City, N.Y., Mrs. Leonowicz lived most of her life in Trenton and Lawrence. She retired in 1947 after 24 years service with LaCorona Cigar Factory on Grand Street in Trenton. She was…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: A business owner reported someone broke into three of four locked sheds at Oak Park Firewood Company on Route 206 sometime between 4 p.m. March 20 and 9 a.m. March 25. Nothing was reported missing, but the officer on the scene found a small hatchet and a lopper that might’ve been used to force…
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Martinson’s no-hitter helps Florence baseball to 4-0
By: Sean Moylan Even as a happy 12-year-old, Florence’s Anthony Krause had a pretty good idea of how to pitch. He’d mix his pitches well and he’d never let one bad inning escalate into a bad game. Krause and Stevie "The Wonder" Giambrone pitched Florence to a championship in the East Windsor Tournament back when…
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School budget tops Tuesday’s ballot
Under the proposed spending plan, the owner of an average home assessed at $196,000 would pay $4,782 in school taxes, $245 more than the current average school tax bill. By: Marisa Maldonado Only three residents spoke about the South Brunswick School District’s proposed $126.1 million budget at a public hearing late last month. On Tuesday,…
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District voters should support school budget
LEDGER EDITORIAL, April 13 During this school board campaign, we could almost hear the crickets trilling. With a new administration taking the reigns, there appears to be less agitation over the direction of the school system. Perhaps residents are taking a wait-and-see approach as new Superintendent of Schools Philip Meara settles into his job. For…
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New signs designed to detour big rigs
The state DOT’s Congestion Busters Task Force is trying to alleviate traffic problems near N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A. By: Joseph Harvie In an effort to reduce tractor-trailer traffic on residential streets in the eastern section of South Brunswick, the township Public Works Department and the state Department of Transportation have posted new signs detailing warehouse…
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Letters to the Editor, April 13, 2006
Lewis School bad idea for area To the editor: I would like join William S. Clarke in voicing my opposition to rezoning the land area north of Cherry Valley Road near Province Line Road to accommodate the Lewis School application. The area is zoned for residential development and should remain so. I believe it…
