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  • Proactive task force seeks to stop known offenders

    The department’s new Proactive Task Force seeks to stop crimes before they happen. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — The Police Department wants criminals to know the men in blue are out there. But not when. Nor where.    For Chief Matt Simmons, the element of surprise, of keeping drug traffickers and warrant offenders in a…

  • Conditions take their toll on Bulldogs in loss to Lawrence

    Hopewell Valley football By: Jim Green    Three fumbles in three possessions. That was the difference between the Hopewell Valley Central High School football team putting a scare into one of the best teams in the Colonial Valley Conference and suffering a seemingly lopsided defeat.    Hopewell running back Steve Giovacchini carried the ball into the end…

  • Omnisoul in concert at HoVal Saturday

    ’99 Central High graduate is band’s keyboardist By: John Tredrea    Onmisoul, a Delaware-based rock-pop band, will appear in concert this Saturday night in the performing arts center of Hopewell Valley Central High School.    A portion of the proceeds will benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.    Omnisoul’s keyboardist is Jamie Orlando, a 1999 Central High School…

  • Community Calendar for the week of Oct. 13

    Crime Watch    Thursday, Oct. 13 — Bordentown City’s Crime Watch group is seeking new members. The group will meet at 7 p.m. on the second floor of City Hall.    Help is needed to make The city a safe place to live and a city that is free of drugs. Please join the crime watch group…

  • HoVal Schools Update

    By:    CHS Homecoming — The Bulldog Booster Club is hosting two events during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 14-15. On Oct. 15, the club is hosting a Pancake Breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Main Street and Curlis Avenue in Pennington. Breakfast will be provided by Trenton Cyrus Lodge. Tickets are $3 for…

  • CAMPAIGN CORNER

    Discussion of Nov. 8 general election matters By: Republicans host Evening with Candidates    Are you certain that the people you plan to vote for in November reflect your views on important local and regional issues?    The Hopewell Valley Republican Association invites you to find out on Oct. 26, when it hosts its annual Evening with…

  • Storms flood roads; down wires, trees

    Separate rainstorms on Saturday and Wednesday closed roads due to flooding and left behind a trail of downed trees and wires, according to police. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Separate rainstorms — one Saturday and one Wednesday morning — dumped about 5 inches of rain on Lawrence Township, according to the National Weather Service.    Both storms…

  • Voices from the past

    Oral history of WWII veterans are discussed at annual Lawrence Historical Society lecture. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Television viewers who watch reporters ask victims of disasters about their experiences right after the event are not only seeing the news — they are also watching the recording of an oral history, author Tom Kindre said.    But…

  • SISTER CITIES: From South Brunswick to D’Iberville and back

    SISTER CITIES By Hank Kalet and Gene Coleman New Jersey residents reach out to Mississippi victims.    South Brunswick and D’Iberville, Miss., are creating a new connection.    Thanks to the efforts of local residents — linked together under the auspices of South Brunswick Rallies for Relief — the two towns are now working together to try…