SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By: Heather Lovett    Working in a shady part of my garden the other day I was struck by what a satisfying little plant sweet woodruff is. Sweet in both appearance and demeanor, this attractive groundcover forms a spreading, cushiony mat in moist, shady spots, yet is not a bully like other notorious…

Planners want the see the proposal include additional parking for the Lawrence High School and middle school campus, a more attractive entrance for LHS and they’d like the district to address potential drainage problems. By: Lea Kahn    Provide more parking in the parking lot between Lawrence Middle School and Lawrence High School. Don’t create drainage…

Theodore Briggs Meriam    Theodore Briggs Meriam, 83, died June 24 at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital.    Born in Cambridge, Mass., he lived in Verona before moving to Titusville more than 40 years ago.    Mr. Meriam retired from the state Department of Human Services.    He served with the Army Special Forces in Europe during World War II.    He…

The rich sounds of the Avalon String Quartet debut at Princeton University’s Summer Concert Series July 9. By: Susan Van Dongen The Avalon String Quartet: From left, Blaise Megnière, violin; Marie Wang, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Che-Yen Chen, viola.    Studying the photos of the Avalon String Quartet makes you think of that hair-care commercial back…

To the editor    I am responding to a letter written by Annette Sammer regarding Democrat’s broken promises.    Two points first: Ms. Sammer is one of the many people that live in the neighborhood impacted by the Promenade and the PEC development. She has a right to be upset with such radical change.    Secondly, her rage…

Post 339 By: Steve Feitl    The Hopewell Post 339 baseball team had some close games and some blowouts this past week. Unfortunately for the Hopewell boys, most of them ended in losses.    All except for the game against Trenton on Monday.    The 6-1 Hopewell win broke the mold, as the team struck for three runs…

LEDGER EDITORIAL    Do yourself a favor today. Forget about that panel of judges in California who said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. It’s not worth it — not today anyway.    Today is a day to celebrate, not only the signing the Declaration of Independence, but the day our forefathers joined together and entered into…

LEDGER FORUM    If you saw it on TV, if you heard it on the radio, if you read it in the paper, if it came from government, it’s probably false.    Is there nobody in the mass media or government who can read and has enough initiative to read before commenting, and has the integrity to…

   New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Susan Bass Levin recently announced an award of $80,000 for a regional planning initiative aimed at preserving the character and natural resources of the 60-square-mile Sourland Mountains area.    The Sourland Planning Council — representing Hillsborough, Hopewell, Montgomery, East and West Amwell townships and Hunterdon, Mercer and Somerset counties…