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  • Question of the Week KP trees chopped for road upgrades

    Question of the Week The ongoing Kendall Park Improvement Project is in its 5th phase and will continue on next year. By: Joseph Harvie    Editor’s note: Question of the Week is a new feature in which we attempt to answer questions from readers about the community. This week’s question is, "Why have so many trees…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Fighting the good fight peacefully

    Local effort offers child violence prevention knowledge. By: Steve Feitl    If violence is the second leading cause of all child deaths, then a Lawrence group will fight for local children — albeit peacefully.    I was among nearly 30 community members — from local business leaders to school administrators — to hear of this positive effort…

  • Fund-raiser set to help Hopewell Township officer’s family

    Breakfast will be held Nov. 7 at the Amwell Valley Rescue Squad in Ringoes from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. By Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Jim and Amanda Case Rosso of West Amwell were like a lot of couples who start off as high school sweethearts.    Mr. Rosso, 26, who was born in Lambertville,…

  • Hopewell Township police looking for drivers who pass school buses

    Passing a stopped school bus that is taking on or discharging students is a motor vehicle offense that carries five points and a fine up to $200 with additional surcharges.    In order to help ensure the safety of Hopewell Valley school students, the Hopewell Township Police Department has made arrangements to periodically place uniformed police…

  • Bomb threat empties high school classrooms

    By:Emily Craighead    A 17-year-old Manville boy was taken in for questioning by police Tuesday about a phoned-in bomb threat at the high school Friday. He was not held.    The case is being screened by the Somerset County prosecutor’s office, and as of Wednesday no charges had been filed.    The bomb threat forced the evacuation of…

  • Hopewell Township police can enforce traffic code at Timberlane fields

    Attorney Steve Goodell said: "This is the first of what is expected to be a few ordinances on Back Timberlane." By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township police can enforce traffic laws at the Back Timberlane athletic fields.    Police got the right to do so under an ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of the Hopewell Township…

  • Close national race befuddles writer

    To the editor By:    Here we are, in the home stretch of perhaps the most important presidential election season of our lifetimes. Yet the incumbent, President Bush, seems to have a slight lead.    This is truly amazing and a testament to the power of the right-wing media (Fox News, ultra-conservative radio commentator such as Rush…

  • William Carl Baldwin Sr.

       William Carl Baldwin Sr., 73, died in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, on Monday.    Born in Newtown, Va., he moved to Pennington 23 years ago.    He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s engineering school and served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was awarded the China Service Medal, National…

  • HiTOPS offering parent education programs

       HiTOPS, the teen health and education center on Wiggins Street in Princeton, is offering free parent education classes beginning Oct. 6.    Registration for the program is required, but there is no fee.    Taking place on alternate Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m., parents will be able to attend any presentation that is of interest…