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PLUMSTED: Thoroughbred adoption program expands operations
PLUMSTED — Rerun, the thoroughbred adoption program with chapters in New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, and North Carolina, and satellite farms in Pennsylvania, has announced that it has leased a 40-acre farm here. The farm, ReRun at Reindancer on Archertown Road, will house thoroughbred ex-racehorses looking for adoptive homes and will serve as a publicly…
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LAWRENCE: Home-schoolers are county mock trial champs
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When Andy Monken tried out for the Marshall Academy’s mock trial team last spring, the 14-year-old township resident had no idea that his team would find itself among the top six mock trial teams in New Jersey. But that’s where Andy and his teammates all of whom are home-schooled…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Networking helps bridge gaps that divide us
Dr. Mae Sakharov, college counselor and school consultant For years, I followed my young clients’ forays into Facebook and MySpace with trepidation. As several showed me their pages, I saw raucous party pictures that would make their parents eyes curdle. I cautioned them that their privacy was at stake, gently cajoling and encouraging them not…
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Sleeping Beauty Wakes McCarter
By VA Davis and others A very cool show with a local connection, Sleeping Beauty Wakes – A Fractured Fairy Tale in Concert with GrooveLily, is coming to Princeton. The concert on April 7 at 7:30 PM will be held at the Berlind Theater of The McCarter Theater complex. The complex is located at 91 University…
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LAWRENCE: Protesters ready for Mike Huckabee
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s invitation to speak at Rider University has drawn fire from a group of Rider faculty members and students, who had planned to protest the event on the steps of the Bart Luedeke Center on campus as The Ledger went to press Wednesday. Gov. Huckabee, who…
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SPRINGFIELD: Petitioners call for chief’s return
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — In a first for the township, residents have submitted a petition that, if certified, could overturn an ordinance passed by the Township Council. Filed March 26, the petition seeks to undo an ordinance the Township Council passed March 11 that replaces the position of police chief with a…
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PRINCETON: Girls Lacrosse Previews
Montgomery Head Coach: Tiffany Trockenbrod, fifth year Last year: 7-13 Key returning players: Liz Coffey (Sr.), Julie DeMarco (Sr.), Lindsay Domino (Sr.), Carrie Heckel (Sr.), Marissa McCredie (Sr.), Rachel Martin (Jr.), Karen Chen (So.), Courtney Parks (So.), Katie Restuccia (So.), Kaila Sommi (So.). Top newcomers: Ally Mancino (Sr.), Julie Arnold (Jr.), Liz Camuti (Jr.),…
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NORTHERN BURLINGTON: ‘Footloose’ brings back the ’80s
The Northern Burlington Regional High School cast of "Footloose," the spring musical, rehearses a musical number. The play will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at North Hanover Upper Elementary School. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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LAWRENCE: Council zones in on 1-cent tax hike
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun was given his marching orders Tuesday night revise the proposed $40.8 million municipal budget for 2009 to reduce the tax rate increase from 3 cents to 1 cent. After a lengthy discussion, Township Council asked Mr. Krawczun to review the budget and reduce the proposed…
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