Category: archives
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Letters for the week of Jan. 5
New mayor needs different priorities To the editor: It was very disheartening to read The Ledger last week and learn about some of the priorities of our new Mayor Michael Powers. With all of the important issues facing our township business development, rising taxes, issues in our school one of his key…
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Resolved: Let’s become better people
EDITORIAL By Rick Sinding New Year’s resolutions, as everyone knows, are made to be broken. Here we are, five days into 2006, and most of us have probably already eaten more than we swore we would eat once we started that diet the one we were so sure we would stick to this time.…
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READER’S VOICE: Legislation would aid Parkinson’s patients
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt should co-sponsor the Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Act Amendment, which could help relieve the suffering of many. By: Ann Marie Konopka Daily headlines, news programs and blogs are full of references to torture and political prisoners in the Middle East. However, there is a different but nonetheless very real…
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Har Sinai Temple lists Trenton property for sale
Temple plans to seek site plan approval from Hopewell Township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 1 By John Tredrea The Har Sinai Temple is a step closer in its process of moving to Hopewell Township from the Trenton location it has occupied since 1929. In preparation for its upcoming move to 2411 Route 31…
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Manderski finishes third in county
MHS heavyweight off to good start By: John E. Powers HILLSBOROUGH Manville High School 275-pound junior Mark Manderski was very close last Tuesday at the 30th annual Somerset County Tournament at Hillsborough High School. With a break or two, Manderski could have become the Mustangs’ first county chance since 1999. Manderski, the third…
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Aaron Krull
HILLSBOROUGH Aaron Joseph Krull died Dec. 22 at home. He was 35. Born in Princeton, he lived most of his life in New Brunswick before moving to Hillsborough in 2004. His father, William Krull, died in 2004. Mr. Krull was a self-employed painter for several years until 2004. Survivors include his mother, Bonnie (Manna)…
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Brandt Koehler
Brandt M. Koehler, 25, died Friday, Dec. 30, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born in New Brunswick and raised in Monmouth Junction. Most recently he resided in Johnson City, Tenn., before moving to Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was an auto salesman for Nissan in Tennessee. He attended St. Augustine…
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Vikings Payne free in big win over Bears
By: Rich Fisher Despite all the promise of a 5-0 start, the real season began Tuesday night for the South Brunswick High girls basketball team. And it began without Janelle Payne, the team’s second leading scorer and top rebounder. Payne was home sick on Tuesday while the Vikings were taking on East Brunswick, one of…
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Sandom elected mayor in Hopewell Township
New mayor also served as Township Committee leader in 2004 By John Tredrea Democrat Vanessa Sandom was unanimously elected mayor of Hopewell Township for 2006 by the five-member Township Committee at its reorganization meeting Tuesday night. Ms. Sandom also was township mayor in 2004. She was replaced by Republican Arlene Kemp last year, when Republicans…
