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  • Local impact of Teamsters’ strike has been mild thus far

    Waste Management handles garbage collection and recycling for Hopewell Borough property owners and for some Hopewell Township property owners, who make individual contracts with the company. By Ruth Luse    IBT Local 701 — which represents Waste Management of New Jersey’s drivers, helpers, mechanics and equipment operators at the company’s Trenton district — went out on…

  • MHS wrestlers show heart at Bound Brook

    More competitive match this time By: Rudy Brandl        Even in defeat, the Manville High wrestling team can see improvement.    Last week’s 54-27 loss at Bound Brook wasn’t simply encouraging because the Mustangs won five bouts. MHS head coach Brett Stibitz liked the spirit and intensity his wrestlers showed before, during and after the match.…

  • Controversial May 1, 2003 Hopewell Township tape now available

    Copies of the tape, shot by a security camera affixed to the wall behind then-Committeewoman Arlene Kemp’s seat, are available for $5 each at township police headquarters. By John Tredrea    A videotape of the May 1, 2003 Hopewell Township Committee meeting, released Wednesday, clearly shows then-Committeewoman Arlene Kemp pick up then-Deputy Mayor Marylou Ferrara’s planning…

  • Blue Skies Again

    Metuchen Art Works goes back to the ’50s with Jay Lander’s collages. By: Jim Boyle ‘Blue Skies’ by Jay Lander    Looking at Jay Lander’s oil-on-canvas collages at Metuchen Art Works, one can’t help but think of the ’40s and ’50s as nothing but sunny days and happy memories. That was the purpose of the advertising…

  • Lady Raiders not defending, rebounding

    Weaknesses exposed in loss to Central By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High girls’ head basketball coach Jim Reese can’t understand why his team hasn’t been dominating the boards. The Lady Raiders have all kinds of size and experience up front and their five starters average 5-9 in height.    That’s what makes games like last week’s 55-51…

  • HoVal wrestling team finds winning feeling

    Hopewell Valley wrestling By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling team has found that winning feeling, and the Bulldogs don’t want to let it go.    On Saturday, Hopewell snapped a 21-meet losing streak that spanned nearly two calendar years, traveling to Trenton and winning 52-27. HoVal kept its newfound momentum going Tuesday,…

  • Incident disrupts Lawrence garbage service

    Township waste collection affected by strike. By: Lea Kahn    The driver of a Waste Management of New Jersey garbage collection truck was injured Tuesday afternoon when a group of six men — possibly striking Teamsters union members — threw bricks at his truck while he was collecting garbage in the Colonial Lakelands neighborhood, police said.…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Jan. 13 issue. Inaugural gala too lavish To the editor:    The Republican National Committee and President George W. Bush need to do the right thing and dramatically scale back the upcoming inaugural festivities.    The plan to spend $40 million on food, galas, and parades is inappropriate during this time of ongoing war and…

  • Two LHS marks shattered at state meet

    Lawrence indoor track By: Jim Green    When a track team sets two program records at a meet, you know that squad has brought its best effort that day.    The Lawrence High School girls team did just that Sunday at the Group III state relay championships at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gymnasium, setting team marks in both…