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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Jan. 21 edition
A weekly listing of community events Crafts night Thursday, Jan. 21 — Crosswicks Friends Meeting is hosting a weekly crafts night open to all on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., beginning Jan. 21. This free event is an opportunity to come together to share conversation and fellowship while working on one’s own projects…
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Story sent wrong message about marijuana dangers
Jeff Johnson, Lawrenceville I was disappointed with the irresponsibility that Ken Wolski showed through his assertion in the Jan. 14 edition of the Ledger that “Marijuana is a safe, effective medicine” – and also disappointed with the journalistic irresponsibility that the Ledger showed in printing this claim without seeking the opinion of a qualified clinician…
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PRINCETON: Haiti resonates in King Day ceremonies
Singer-songwriter Lynette Williams performs during Princeton University’s Martin Luther King Day celebration. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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HomeFront grateful for holiday donations
Connie Mercer, Executive Director, HomeFront What a wonderful, caring, and generous community we live in. Last summer, we at HomeFront asked you to help us send the children of homeless families back to school with new clothes and backpacks. And your response made the new school year special for 1,245 children. And then in November,…
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Reserve Now for Feb. 6 Comedy Night at Har Sinai
By Har Sinai COMEDY NIGHT AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE HOPEWELL TWP. – Har Sinai Temple is offering a funny way to relieve the stress of economic woes and post-holiday blues on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. That’s when Har Sinai is holding its annual Comedy Night, this year featuring two stand-up comics, a light…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Families, friends await word from Haiti after earthquake
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Local residents are among the many waiting to hear about their loved ones after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti last week crumpled that country’s infrastructure and killed as many as 200,000 people. ”It’s a disaster,” said Bordentown Township resident Jean Cheriza, a native of Haiti who now lives at Bradford…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Fire Division union files complaints
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The union that represents the township’s paid firefighters has filed two unfair labor practice complaints with the Public Employment Relations Commission over the job and benefit cuts Mayor Dave Fried announced in late December, said President Brendan O’Donnell. Those layoffs reduced what Mr. O’Donnell said Monday was an…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: BRHS gym name will honor former wrestling coach
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The auxiliary gym at Bordentown Regional High School soon will be one of the first structures in the new school complex named for an alumnus. The gym will be named in honor of retired teacher and wrestling coach Larry Kipp, who started the school’s wrestling program. He…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Firefighters union takes shot at boss’s first decision
Engines taken out of service during concurrent EMS calls By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The union that represents the township’s paid firefighters is upset with the first directive from new Fire Director John Archer that leaves firetrucks out of service if the division receives concurrent emergency medical service calls. But Mr. Archer and…
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