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  • Hopewell Valley towns choose members for SAB

    Municipalities also have adopted resolutions that set the stage for the formation of a Senior Advisory Board (SAB). By Ruth Luse    All three of the Valley’s towns now have adopted resolutions that set the stage for the formation of a Senior Advisory Board (SAB) to serve the interests of the Valley’s senior residents.    Both the…

  • Police have suspect in bank heists

    Fingerprints from robbery note lead police to a suspect. By: Matt Egan    South Brunswick police say the man who held up four area banks recently has been identified by fingerprints left on a note handed to the teller at the last heist in Monroe.    South Brunswick Sgt. James Kinard, who is in charge of the…

  • Water, sewer rates expected to increase

    Township adopts an ordinance that will increase utility bills by 8 percent. By: Joseph Harvie    Residents can expect to see an 8 percent increase in their fourth-quarter utility bills.    The Township Council adopted an ordinance 3-0, with Councilwoman Carol Barrett and Councilman Charles Carley absent, authorizing the rate increase Tuesday.    The increase comes after the…

  • Girls’ basketball summer program booming

    Player, team numbers way up By: Rudy Brandl        Numbers are up and climbing in the Hillsborough High School Girls’ Basketball Summer League, especially within the Lady Raider program but also in overall team enrollment. The hardest thing for HHS head coach Jim Reese is finding enough minutes for all 40 girls who have signed…

  • Residents still awaiting sewer service

    Residents of Lynwood Farms community in Mansfield are still waiting to see sewer service come to their neighborhood. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — It has been over a year since they raised their hands in unanimous support of the project at a Township Committee meeting, but residents of the Lynwood Farms community off of Columbus…

  • 11s’ Speidel twirls no-no against M-R

    Little League baseball By: Jim Green    Lawrence Little League 11-year-old All Star team manager Ed Speidel realizes — like any dad would — he’s biased when it comes to his son, Eric. But one can hardly blame a father for gushing a bit after his son hurls a no-hitter in district tournament play.    On Sunday,…

  • Pennington eyes need for extra water storage

    JULY 11 PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By Kate Herts    Pennington’s engineer, Don Fetzer, thinks the borough should put up a second water tower.    The existing tower, located behind Borough Hall off North Main Street, does not provide enough storage, he said.    Pennington Borough does not meet the state’s criteria for an adequate water supply, Mr. Fetzer…

  • Clutch hitting sparks 9s past Montgomery

    Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Cal Ripken 9-year-old baseball team already had its ticket punched for the state tournament, but that doesn’t make its District 1 title any less sweet.    The 9s, who automatically qualified for the upcoming South New Jersey state tournament because it will be held at Hopewell’s Municipal…

  • The trivial pursuits of summer

    A SLICE OF WRY by Anna Breslaw    It’s 1:30 a.m. Do you know where your children are?    If they’re anything like me, they’re probably catching the end of Conan O’Brien, embarking on a brief, unsuccessful channel search, calling friends who are just as bored as they are and, after a fruitless and uninspired conversation, promising…