Category: archives

  • Hill’s and Van Doren’s about to become part of Hopewell’s history

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse    Those of us who have been around Hopewell Borough for a long time will find it hard to believe that Bob Van Doren, although only 89, is actually retiring, just as we were saddened when we learned recently that J.B. Hill & Sons, the hardware (also once a lumber business)…

  • Students continue Earth Day tradition

    Northern Burlington County Regional High School student group celebrates the natural environment and increases awareness of the dangers posed to it. By: William Wichert    Scientists may study the problems and government officials may work to correct them, but if someone asks freshman Cassie Trendell of Northern Burlington County Regional High School, she’ll tell them that…

  • Jogan’s goal is goals

    By: Rich Fisher    First, there was Tanya Earl. Then came Kate Marowitz.    And now, Alana Jogan is being anointed the heir apparent as Queen of Scoring for the South Brunswick High girls lacrosse program.    Just a sophomore, Jogan is already being talked about as the girl who could break the Vikings’ career scoring record of…

  • A survivor of abuse tells her story

    Kingston woman overcomes a life of brutal violence and helps others fight domestic violence. By: Melissa Hayes    Randi Pecan, of Kingston, waited for more than 30 years to tell her story.    Ms. Pecan entered an abusive relationship with a man in 1969. For a year, she was raped and beaten weekly. She had nowhere to…

  • Voters approve five of eight budgets

    Northern Burlington County school budget and school board election results. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert    Five of eight school budgets in northern Burlington County were passed by voters Tuesday, in an election that saw few surprises.    Voters in Florence turned down their district’s $22 million proposal, while voters in Mansfield squelched the budgets for…

  • Thieves take wheelchair

    Wheelchair used by Manvlle woman for outside mobility stolen. By: Mary Ellen Zangara    A thief struck at North Seventh Avenue resident Nancy Domin’s home, Monday, taking something more vital to her than the thief knows — a wheelchair.    And, it’s not even Ms. Domin’s chair.    Ms. Domin has been wheelchair bound for a few years…

  • Township prepares for reassessment

    Mansfield Township Committee introduced an ordinance to start a reassessment of property values for the first time in 17 years. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Nearly two months after postponing any official action on the issue, the Township Committee has introduced an ordinance to start a reassessment of property values for the first time in…

  • Township OK’s $3M budget

    Springfield Township Council last week approved its $3.27 million budget, which represents an average $45 annual tax increase. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council last week approved its $3.27 million budget, which represents a $45 annual tax increase for the owner of the township’s average-assessed home, $323,500.    Though a yearlong reassessment has raised…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 21, 2005

    Seniors have Mercer support To the editor:     Seniors in Hopewell Valley could not ask for harder-working or more dedicated advocates than Larry Mansier and the members of the Hopewell Valley Senior Center Planning Committee (HVSCPC).    Larry and his fellow HVSCPC members have worked tirelessly gathering any and all available information that may be utilized…