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  • Town with a rich history deserves historical society

    Friends of Washington Township set to create historical society (Nov. 24) By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — Washington is a town with a rich history: It boasts buildings that predate the Revolutionary War, a 19th century one-room schoolhouse, and even a mention in one of Benjamin Franklin’s diaries. Yet it is the only town in Mercer…

  • Obituaries for the week of Nov. 24

    Daniel Pinto, Jacqueline Castaldo Dupont, Helen A. Francis, Joyce A. Stalcup, James F. Schaefer, Sylva Quijano Arriba Daniel Pinto    LAWRENCEVILLE — Daniel Pinto, 86, formerly of Washington Township, died Nov. 5 at Tandem Health Care of Lawrenceville.    Born in San Fele, Italy, he was a lifelong Trenton-area resident. A U.S. Army veteran of World War…

  • Rosenbluth making big splash for RU men’s swimming squad

    Rider swimming By: Jim Green    Josh Rosenbluth still is lapping his opponents in Lawrence Township — only now it’s at the college level.    Rosenbluth, who led the Lawrence High School boys swimming team to two of the best seasons in program history, has made an almost seamless transition to the pool at Rider University. Just…

  • LETTERS

    From the issue of Nov. 24, 2005. Assemblymen thank voters for support To the editor:    I would like to thank the voters of the 16th Legislative District for returning Pete Biondi and myself to Trenton. As your Assemblyman, we will continue to fight for property tax relief and ethics reform. I appreciate your continued support…

  • Holiday race raises research money

    Local family urges neighbors to help fight leukemia and lymphoma By: Scott Morgan    A year and a half later, Josh Shafer is still only halfway through the treatments. Just about 18 months ago, the 5-year-old from Roebling was diagnosed with acute lymphomatic leukemia and started spending much of his time at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.…

  • League of Women Voters to host affordable housing forum

    The league will host a forum about affordable housing in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 1, Room 2, Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer A special forum to discuss affordable housing in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood, sponsored by the Lawrence Chapter of the League of Women…

  • HoVal seniors go out like winners

    Hopewell Valley football By: Jim Green    Not all victories show up in the standings.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School football team finished its second varsity season Saturday with a 21-14 loss to Hightstown at Timberlane Middle School.    Although the Bulldogs suffered their fourth straight loss to finish the year 1-9, all in attendance were…

  • School board completes first-round interv

    The board plans to start second-round interviews with a few candidates next week. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Board of Education interviewed the last of seven prospective candidates for the superintendent of schools position Monday, as the school board continues its quest to fill the top administrative post.    Four of the seven candidates…

  • Good reason for all of us to give thanks

    Thanksgiving brings out the volunteers like no other holiday, extending the family spirit all across the country and around the world.    One of the nicer traditions associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving is taking the name of the holiday literally — and giving thanks.    This, of course, is not what the first Thanksgiving was all…