Category: archives

  • Tsunami relief gets help from local Air Force officer

    Also, Hillsborough students pitching in. By: Roger Alvarado    Over the years, Allen Court resident Chris Duffek, a major with the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group, has gotten used to being called in to work on short notice.    On Jan. 7, Maj. Duffek and the members of the 621st AMOG received word that 24 hours later…

  • Central High students share concerns about lighting

    SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE By John Tredrea    Years ago, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education stated the practice of holding one of its regular monthly meetings each year at Hopewell Valley Central High School during school hours, to give students a chance to see the board in action and ask questions.    This year, the meeting…

  • POLICE BEAT

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged a Yardville man with driving while intoxicated after police say he drove his car into a utility pole at the intersection of Crosswicks and Second streets Sunday.    Around 12:30 a.m., police said, officers responding to a single car accident call found 26-year-old Anthony Rinaldi sitting in his car against a pole.…

  • District wants to lease office building

    If approved, facility on Black Horse Lane would house central staff. By:Melissa Hayes    The parking lot at the Board of Education office on Executive Drive is packed. The parking spaces fill quickly and many employees are forced to park on both sides of Executive Drive, making it tight for buses to pass through.    Boxes filled…

  • Letters to the Editor, Jan. 20, 2005

    Lorenzetti resignation To the editor:     After serving less than two years, Superintendent Nick Lorenzetti has tendered his resignation from the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. It is disappointing that his promise, as the chief school administrator, has not been realized.    Superintendents of schools in New Jersey are well paid, some would argue overpaid. Mr.…

  • Different events, same success for Bartolotta, Reinfeldt

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With only one senior on this year’s squad, the South Brunswick High School girls’ swim team has had to depend on its younger members for points in dual meets. Among the underclassmen on the roster, two sophomores have risen to the challenge: Stephanie Bartolotta and Krista Reinfeldt.    There are a lot…

  • Lawrence Township settles EMT contract

    Technicians had been without pact since 2002. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence Township Council on Tuesday gave its stamp of approval to a three-year contract with the union that represents its four paid emergency medical technicians.    The EMTs, who are represented by the Lawrence Professional Firefighters Association Local 3629B of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO,…

  • Learning Channel show features Hillsborough firm

    Hillsborough firm designs kitchen for home on "Moving Up" By:Emily Craighead    Three East Coast homeowners are taking the risk of turning their houses over to strangers for renovation in a new TLC program, "Moving Up."    As frightening as that might be, these homeowners can rest assured their kitchens, at least, will be in capable hands…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Women’s class    Thursday, Jan. 20 — Moorestown resident Arlita Winston, Bible study teacher, will be the speaker for a women’s class at 7:30 p.m. at the Fountain of Life Center, 2035 Columbus Road, Florence Township.    The daughter of missionary parents, Ms. Winston will share her memories of growing up in different Asian cultures. The class…