Category: archives

  • City plans for bike paths

    Bordentown City’s Planning Board and the Environmental Commission are currently soliciting questionnaires from residents to comment on what should be included in the walking and biking plan. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN CITY — Residents now have the chance to add their two cents and then some to the city’s proposed bicycle/pedestrian plan.    The city’s Planning…

  • Hopewell Township police warn residents about driveway offers

    Officer tells residents to be wary of contractors of any type soliciting business by knocking on a door uninvited. By John Tredrea    Hopewell Township police are alerting Valley residents to a driveway-paving scam being perpetrated in the area.    According to Capt. George Meyer, "individuals from a paving company stop at a house and tell the…

  • Spacious designs highlight new sites at Freehold Pointe

    The extraordinary homes are the ultimate appeal for families seeking the utmost in comfort and luxury This living room, with its extended ceiling and extensive window treatments is typical of the features found in the homes at Centex Homes’ Freehold Point in Freehold Township, Monmouth County.    Freehold Pointe’s gracious selection of brand new home sites…

  • ‘Brothers’

    This Danish drama about the trauma of war is so deftly told that almost every scene feels new. By: Elise Nakhnikian    Brothers is the kind of movie that makes you appreciate the apparently not-so-simple art of telling a simple story. Using nothing flashier than delicately rendered dialogue and skillful acting, this Danish drama illuminates the…

  • Teacher dies five days after concert fundraiser

    By:Donna Lukiw    Joseph P. Savicki, the popular Hillsborough High School math teacher whose battle with pancreatic cancer prompted the community to hold a benefit concert for him earlier this month, died at his home May 20. He was 49.    Calling hours are from 6-9 p.m. today, Thursday, at the Scarponi-Bright Funeral Home, Main Street, Lebanon.…

  • ‘Hannah and Martin’

    Theatre Intime at Princeton University stages Kate Fodor’s award-winning play, set against the background of the Nuremberg trials. By: Stuart Duncan Amy Widdowson and Jed Peterson star in Theatre Intime’s production of Hannah and Martin.    You may not have heard of Kate Fodor; she is a first-time playwright, a very important one, I suspect, and…

  • News about college graduates requested

    The absolute deadline for all graduation copy and photos is July 14 at noon. By Ruth Luse    Colleges and universities have started sending us news releases about 2005 graduates, who reside in the Hopewell Valley area.    As they arrive, we are placing them in a folder and saving them for our annual college/university graduate edition,…

  • Committee hopefuls divided in outlook

    Betty Jane Hunt and Nance Palladino are seeking the GOP nod for a three-year seat on the West Amwell Township Committee. By: Mae Rhine    WEST AMWELL — "My agenda is set by the wants of the people, and my vote is what they tell me they want," said Nance Palladino.    Ms. Palladino is trying to…

  • Anthony J. Leonic

       Anthony J. Leonic, 83, died in the University Medical Center at Princeton on Monday.    Born in Mt. Carmel, Pa., he had been a resident of Hopewell Township for 55 years.    He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II as a signalman on the U.S.S. Wasp in the South Pacific Theater. Before his retirement…