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  • Hopewell Township man to ride in Tour of Hope

    Jeff Tredup: "I want to get the word out about the importance of clinical trials. People don’t realize the quality of care they actually get. People are not treated like guinea pigs." By Kate Herts    Clinical trials are an important, yet risky, treatment option for cancer patients.    Jeff Tredup, 40, of Treymore Court, Brandon Farms,…

  • Township Council objects to transfer station

    Township officals fear an increase in truck traffic if a proposed freight transfer station is built off Route 206 in Hillsborough. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Opposition to a proposed truck and rail freight transfer station in Hillsborough is picking up steam, as the Lawrence Township Council added its name to the growing list of naysayers…

  • LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

    From the issue of July 28, 2005.    Manville Public Library is located at 100 S. 10th Ave., Manville. Library hours: Monday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, noon-8 p.m., Wednesday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 17 through June. Library will close for the summer months after June 11 through Sept.…

  • Snyders get along just fine as coaches

    Father, son worked well together this summer By: Rudy Brandl        Fathers and sons don’t always get along on the baseball field, especially when the parent is coaching the youngster. There are bound to be disagreements over bad swings, missed plays and poor decisions.    Gregg and Robert Snyder experienced some of those exchanges when Robert…

  • Planning Board OKs 22-house subdivision

    Maplewood Creek has gotten approval to carry on development of its 22-house subdivision. By: Joseph Harvie    The Planning Board on July 20 granted preliminary and final subdivision approval for Maplewood Creek, a 22-house subdivision off Dunhams Corner Road.    The development, proposed by Country Communities of Skillman, will extend from the township’s border with East Brunswick…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged a 33-year-old Trenton man with hindering his own apprehension after officers confronted him near the Delaware riverfront on July 23.    According to police, officers were sent to the riverfront, near the city marina, to check on a man who was reportedly trying to get into parked vehicles and who was illegally…

  • Mind and Matter

    Bill Hogan’s visual puzzles and paintings are part of TAWA Invitational II at Ellarslie. By: Susan Van Dongen "I Hear What I See" is one of Bill Hogan’s surreal works that gives a nod to Dalí and Man Ray.    Some people get the Sunday newspaper for the expanded arts sections, or business news, or special…

  • No more hurdles for noise barrier

    The Long Acres neighborhood is slated to get a noise barrier in 2008. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    The on-again, off-again noise barrier for the Long Acres neighborhood, which borders Interstate 95, is on again, according to state Department of Transportation officials.    The DOT expects to move ahead with designing the noise barrier later this year…

  • 13s prove their place in tourney

    Babe Ruth baseball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Babe Ruth 13-year-old All Star baseball team proved it was worthy of a spot in the state tournament.    Although the 13s went just 2-2 in the District 1 Tournament, they advanced to the South New Jersey state tournament automatically because the tourney was being hosted at…