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  • EDITORIAL: Unexpected benefits in Garden State

    Bush initiatives actually aid local Democrats.    It’s doubtful that helping New Jersey is at the top of President George W. Bush’s priority list.    His Democratic opponent, Al Gore, carried the state by a half-million votes four years ago, and most observers expect John Kerry to win the state handily this time around. Both of New…

  • Morrison is sharp at Future tourney

    Pennington School By: Jim Green    Although the Times/Mercer Future Champions Junior Tour took place nearly three months after the end of the scholastic season, it was clear that Pennington School golfer Jess Morrison hadn’t missed a beat.    Morrison, coming off a junior year in which he finished second at the Patriot Conference Tournament and fourth…

  • Candidates needed for vacant Hopewell school board seat

    Board President Bill Hills says board hopes to replace Steven Wood by the Sept. 20 meeting. By Ruth Luse    Hopewell Borough residents interested in serving on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education have until Aug. 19 to apply.    The regional board’s lone seat for a borough representative has been vacant since July 19 when…

  • Accused murderer is out on bail

    When Jonathan Nyce was released, neither his wife’s father nor his children’s guardian were told about it, according to Mercer County prosecutor’s office. By John Tredrea    Jonathan Nyce, the 53-year-old Hopewell Township man accused of beating his 34-year-old wife, Michelle Nyce, to death in a jealous fury the night of Jan. 16, is out of…

  • 3 teens charged in car burglaries

    Plumsted police said the investigation is ongoing and more charges against the boys are pending. By: Lauren Burgoon    PLUMSTED — Three township teenagers each have been charged with 39 counts of theft, burglary and criminal mischief following an investigation by the Plumsted Police Department.    The boys, two 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old, were charged after a…

  • Two tax questions OK’d for Hopewell Township ballots

    Tax-rate proposals involve open space and recreation. By John Tredrea    A proposed 1-cent increase in Hopewell Township’s open space tax rate, from 3 cents to 4 cents per $100 of assessed property value, will go before the voters in November’s general election.    In a separate ballot question, township voters also will be asked to approve…

  • UPDATE: Superior court ruling upheld in ballot case

    Township Committee loses appeal to thwart Washington First’s referendum question. By: Lauren Burgoon Editor’s note: This story updates a similar story that appeared in the Aug. 12 issue of The Messenger-Press. WASHINGTON – Could the court battle between the town and Washington First over a referendum question finally be settled? That is what the citizens…

  • Statue moved from longtime Bordentown home

    "Slaughter of the Innocents," previously housed in the Bordentown Cemetery and a local bank, now resides in St. Louis, Mo. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Clutching her infant child, the mother was lifted onto a truck and removed from the garage at Bordentown Cemetery on Crosswicks Street last month, the first stop of a…

  • Township to FERC: pipeline impact questions remain

    The formal application for the Williams/Transco gas pipeline project was expected to have been filed Wednesday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The formal application for the Williams/Transco gas pipeline project was expected to have been filed Wednesday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which will prepare an environmental…