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  • Valley YMCA honored

    At Chamber of Commerce reception Pat Ryan (right) presents the Outstanding Community Service Award to Phil Volpe (left) and Deanna Harrell of the Hopewell Valley YMCA during the Hopewell Chapter, Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Community Service Appreciation Reception at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club on June 2. The event was cosponsored…

  • Relay for Life honors the courageous

    Relay for Life event at New Egypt High School raises $109,000 for cancer research. By: Marisa Maldonado    PLUMSTED — The New Egypt Relay for Life cancer benefit ended its opening ceremonies on Saturday afternoon with the release of doves into the air as a symbol of hope — appropriate for an event that honors cancer…

  • LETTERS: Council fails on budget process

    To the editor:     In my 30-plus years of both serving on and/or interfacing with various governmental bodies, I have never observed or tried to participate in budget process that was anything but "open" to interested citizens.    The entire process from my perspective was equivalent to the "dumbing down" of the Township Council in form,…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the June 9 issue. Voters reject budgets for a variety of reasons To the editor:    The ongoing effort by our regional school officials to explain why the 2005-06 school budgets were rejected amazes me. (Note: It would amuse me but organizations whose funding is over 70 percent of my property taxes are not amusing.)…

  • Chesterfield to sort school options

    New referendum looks to find class space for a school population that officials say could reach 600 in the next few years. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — A year and a half ago, the school board offered residents a $14 million referendum package based on the principle that the population of Chesterfield Elementary School was…

  • Water, sewer fees hike expected in Pennington

    PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea    An ordinance that would bring an 8 percent increase in water and sewer fees was introduced by a unanimous vote of the Pennington Borough Council during Monday night’s meeting, which lasted over three hours.    Borough Auditor Robert Morrison, who was on hand for the entire meeting, said the increase…

  • Town eyes new rules for hiring of police

    The Township Council may introduce an ordinance to change testing requirements for police recruits. By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council is expected to introduce an ordinance Tuesday that would change testing requirements and eligibility for township police recruits.    Township Attorney Don Sears said Tuesday said that if the ordinance is adopted, less weight would be…

  • First leg of Lawrence-Hopewell Trail to open Saturday

    The 1.2-mile-path will have its grand opening starting at 9 a.m. at Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co.’s Hopewell campus on the Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer 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…

  • Girl Scouts to display their patriotism

    Girl Scouts will hold their fourth annual Flag Day Bike Parade on Sunday. By: Audrey Levine    Red, white and blue streamers and other decorations will adorn handlebars and wheels as girls ride in a large circle, displaying their creations during a bicycle parade.    This will be the scene at the fourth annual Girl Scout Flag…