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  • Village Harmony brings music to Pennington Presbyterian

    Pennington resident and Hopewell Valley Central High School senior Ned Milly has performed in many venues with Village Harmony. By John Tredrea    Village Harmony, a teen singing ensemble based in Marshfield, Vt., brought its stirring repertoire of World Music to Pennington Presbyterian Church the night of Feb. 24.    Dozens of area residents came through a…

  • Obituaries for week of March 3

    Neil Compagnucci    Neil Compagnucci, 54, died Feb. 21 in the Tandem Health Care, Lawrence.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He was employed as an inspector for the City of Trenton Street Department for 32 years before his retirement.    Son of the late Pasquale and Letitia Pannone Compagnucci, he is survived by…

  • Bridge repairs possible in 2006

    Replacement of Mill Pond Bridge in Allentown is dependent on the county’s acquisition of farmland near a troublesome intersection. By: Marisa Maldonado    ALLENTOWN — Replacement of the Mill Pond Bridge could begin early next year but all progress depends on the county’s acquisition of farmland near a troublesome intersection, a county engineer said.    The 18-month…

  • LETTERS: Conserve land along Route 27

    To the editor:     I feel compelled to write this letter as a 20-year resident of South Brunswick. Over the years, we have watched South Brunswick continue to increase the size of its residential and commercial property areas.    Thank you to the members of the government who created some open space areas for our children…

  • Debate champions take home trophy

    Northern Burlington debate team took first place in the South Jersey Debate League championship match at Cherry Hill East High School. By: William Wichert    As the judges stared across the classroom and pieced through their argument, the students had an hour to make their case about United Nations-led peacekeeping operations and, of course, show how…

  • Manville girls set for CJ 1 playoffs

    Team travels to South Hunterdon for quarterfinals By: John E. Powers        Tonight, after more than a two-week break, the Manville High School girls’ basketball team will play a game — a Central Jersey Group 1 quarterfinal game against South Hunterdon. Manville is the No. 5 seed, the Eagles are No. 4.    The Lady Mustangs,…

  • Lady Raiders capture county hoop title

    Defense keys victory over Rutgers Prep By: Rudy Brandl        BRIDGEWATER — The Hillsborough High girls used an old familiar recipe to win the Somerset County basketball championship Saturday afternoon in Bridgewater.    Veteran head coach Jim Reese has spent most of the season talking about how this year’s team can score but doesn’t play the…

  • Our guidelines for coverage of campaigns

    EDITORIAL    In the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing the best service to readers, this newspaper has established a set of ground rules for news coverage of local school board election campaigns.    Under the guidelines, this newspaper commits to certain elements of news coverage, including providing background information on…

  • Acting Hopewell Valley schools chief began work Tuesday

    Judith A. Ferguson has replaced Nick Lorenzetti until his replacement is found. By Ruth Luse    Hopewell Valley schools Acting Superintendent Judith A. Ferguson began work at 425 S. Main St., Pennington, on Tuesday.    She replaces former Superintendent Nick Lorenzetti, who submitted his resignation in January.    A Yardley, Pa. resident and a 25-year veteran school administrator,…