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  • Obituaries for the week of Nov. 3

    Aldo j. Gabaccia, Thomas J. Jacknowitz, Clara A. Pellicore, Anna K. Nurko, Edward Fleming, Ann Brown, Samuel Morris Waln, Gerald Wayne Foulks By: Aldo J. Gabaccia    MANSFIELD — Aldo J. Gabaccia, 90, died Monday at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly.    Born in Torino, Italy, he grew up in Woodcliff Lake. He and his wife…

  • Police Beat for the week of Nov. 3

    By: FLORENCE    Police charged a 17-year-old township boy with a string of vehicular offenses after a two-car accident on Cedar Lane last week.    According to police, the boy had been following closely behind another 17-year-old driver, whom he then passed. Once in front of the other driver, the boy slammed on his brakes, causing the…

  • Raiders must beat North to make playoffs

    Missed chances costly in loss to P’burg By: Rudy Brandl    PHILLIPSBURG — The final score was misleading, but the margin of defeat only added insult to the disappointment for the Hillsborough High football team after last Friday night’s 40-14 loss at Phillipsburg.    Hillsborough stood toe-to-toe with the unbeaten Skyland Conference champs for three quarters. The…

  • Hopewell Township Charter Commission recommendation roundup

    If voters approve the change to a new form of government on Tuesday’ election, 2006 will be the last year for the township committee form of government, which the township has had since 1798 By John Tredrea    Whether Hopewell Township should discard the form of government it has had for over 200 years is a…

  • Introducing the Valley’s nine candidates for local offices

    Only four actually are involved in races on Nov. 8, election day By Ruth Luse    Although there are nine candidates seeking seats on the Valley’s three municipal governing bodies, only four of them actually are involved in races on Nov. 8, election day.    Candidates for office in Pennington and Hopewell boroughs are running unopposed.    Only…

  • Church celebrates history with Festival of the Town

    The Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, with a 307-year-old institution, welcomed the community on Sunday with a celebration of the township’s rich history. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church has had a history of connecting with the community at large in Lawrence over the past 307 years since the congregation’s founding — and Sunday’s "Festival…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 3, 2005

    A street for Stewart To the editor:     Growing up in Pennington in the 50s and 60s, Newt (Stewart) was a man (mailman) who was part of the fabric that made up the town. He was always there with a smile and a kind word. He took his lunch break at the drop box at…

  • ‘Move It and It’s Yours’

    Passage Theatre Company revisits this musical comedy. By: Stuart Duncan    Seven years ago, Passage Theatre Company staged a gentle, charming musical, Move It and It’s Yours!, at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College. It was a funny, heart-warming tale of a young man, living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,…

  • Pennington officials plan vote on new building bid

    New facility would be built on land Pennington owns off North Main Street in Hopewell Township, just outside the borough line By John Tredrea    A vote on whether to accept a bid to build a new 11,200-square-foot Public Works facility is expected at Monday night’s regularly scheduled Pennington Borough Council meeting.    The new facility —…