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  • Andreyko, Ortman named top senior athletes

    MHS SENIOR AWARDS RECAP By: Mary Ellen Zangara         Senior athletes for Manville High School were honored last week at the annual MHS Senior Awards. Local organizations and MHS presented the senior athletes with awards and scholarships for their future endeavors.     Former MHS wrestling coach Paul Kolody presented the scholarship named after him…

  • Pennington acts to amend budget, delays adoption

    Amendment, budget hearings set June 20 at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall. By John Tredrea    The majority of Pennington Borough Council members voted Monday night to increase the proposed $2,864,230 budget for 2005 by $12,025, bringing the spending plan’s bottom line to $2,876,255.    Because of the proposed amendment to the budget, council must hold a…

  • The Ladies are the champs!

    Hopewell Valley outdoor track By: John E. Powers    It was the fitting end to a memorable team season.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls track team won the state Group III team title last weekend with 47 ½ points — 10 ½ ahead of second-place Woodrow Wilson — at Egg Harbor High School. The…

  • Grabowski, Hopkins, Sancilio make Meet of Champions

    By: Kyle Moylan    Although she left before the event was completed, Allentown’s Jen Grabowski placed fifth in the high jump at the Group II championships, held this past Friday night at Notre Dame High School.    Grabowski cleared 4-10 on her first try and then had to leave for Senior Prom.    "She was on that day,"…

  • Andreyko, Ortman named top senior athletes

    MHS SENIOR AWARDS RECAP By: Mary Ellen Zangara        Senior athletes for Manville High School were honored last week at the annual MHS Senior Awards. Local organizations and MHS presented the senior athletes with awards and scholarships for their future endeavors.    Former MHS wrestling coach Paul Kolody presented the scholarship named after him from the…

  • Rutledge javelin win was key to team title

    Hopewell Valley outdoor track By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls track stars are well known — and for good reason. Over the last two years, Natalie Mapp, Emily Sherrard, Miriam Khan and others have led the Lady Bulldogs to championship after championship.    But this past weekend, when Hopewell captured its first…

  • Water hike put on hold

    May mean higher increase. By: Joseph Harvie    Township water rates will remain stable for the time being.    That’s because a proposed ordinance that would have increased the base rate for water utilities was not voted on to be adopted by the two council members present at the time, Joe Camarota and Carol Barrett. Council member…

  • First leg of Lawrence-Hopewell Trail to open Saturday

    Festivities begin at 9 a.m., with the official ribbon-cutting set for 9:30 a.m. The event ends at 11:30 a.m. By Lea Kahn    The Lawrence-Hopewell Trail Task Force will open the first leg of the 20-mile loop path in Hopewell Township on Saturday morning at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Hopewell campus on the Pennington-Rocky Hill Road.…

  • Borough to keep control of trash

    Council decides not to pursue privatization of garbage collection. By: Melissa Edmond    The Borough Council has decided not to consider using a private company to collect the town’s trash. The council wants to keep control of the borough’s trash service and is hoping to buy two new trucks for garbage collection.    "If we privatize we…