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  • Water rate hike introduced

    The Township Council introduced an ordinance that could lead to an increase in how much residents pay for water. By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that could mean a 21.9 percent quarterly increase in the amount residents pay for water.    If approved, billing for water utilities would change from a flat…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 26, 2005

    Library raised $13,000! To the editor:     On behalf of the Friends of the Hopewell Public Library, I wish to thank everyone who contributed to making our spring fundraiser, "Art for Words," a success. We had an amazingly successful night for the library and for our community on Saturday raising over $13,000 for our library.…

  • LCA softball wins title

    By: Sean Moylan    With the graduation of big boppers Sarah Cintron and Jackie Steffen, the days of double-digit wins didn’t occur nearly as often as they did in the past for the 2005 Life Center Academy softball team.    Yet in junior pitcher Stephanie Reitzel, the Warriors still had their greatest weapon in their arsenal. Last…

  • Earth, Moon and Trees

    Sculptor David Hostetler finds the goddess in nature. By: Susan Van Dongen "Anasazi Goddess Fetish #3"    Godesses are everywhere — in smooth, curvaceous river stones, the fragrant blades of spring grass, a butter-colored full moon and of course, the sea and ocean.    To sculptor David Hostetler, goddesses are especially in the trees, and he enthusiastically…

  • LETTERS: Plan should keep Kingston together

    To the editor:     In regards to Hank Kalet’s Dispatches column of May 19, I would like to clarify the concerns of the residents of Kingston in regard to elementary school realignment. Of course the children will adapt, and so too will the parents. We have been through this before. Our issue has not been…

  • Township considers plan to change minimum lot size

    Springfield Township officials are considering a plan to change minimum lot sizes from 3 to 10 acres. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — To the dismay of some and the hope of others, township officials are considering a plan to change minimum lot sizes from 3 to 10 acres.    While township officials tout the plan as…

  • Parade themes help to recall patriot’s deeds

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Memorial Day observances this year promise to be more patriotic than usual.    In Hopewell on Sunday, Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and the Hopewell Fire Department will bring us — weather permitting — a parade with the theme, "Support Our Troops."    In Pennington on Monday, Pennington Parks and Recreation Commission…

  • This Week

    THIS WEEK    Tuesday    Senior health fair: The Lawrence Township Office on Aging and the Lawrence Township Health Department, The Lawrence Township Recreation Department and the Lawrence Alcohol and Drug Alliance in cooperation with the Governor’ Council on Drug and Alcoholism will sponsor a health and safety fair for senior citizens from 9:30 a.m. to 1…

  • Scotties’ Sasso scores winner in 7th in playoff opener

    By: Sean Moylan    As Joe Wilson’s homer sailed over everyone’s head to tie the score at 4-4 in the top of the seventh, Danny Sasso and the rest of the Bordentown Regional High School baseball team must have felt like they were jinxed.    After all, Sasso and the boys had lost a playoff opener last…