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  • Titusville July 4 parade winners listed

    Another beautiful Independence Day along the Delaware River. Titusville July 4 Parade Committee    Results of Titusville’s annual July 4 parade are as follows:    BABY PARADE:    PATRIOTIC I: 1 "Miss Firecracker," Faith Paul; 2 "Yankee Doodle Dandy," Maxwell Marte; 3 "Two Little Firecrackers," Eric and Evan Woodhead.    PATRIOTIC II: 1 "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of…

  • Obituaries for week of July 8

    Julia Beers    Julia P. Beers died July 1 in Capital Health System at Mercer.    Born in Newark, she resided in Lawrenceville for the past 44 years.    She was a member of St. Hedwig’s Church for many years.    Daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie Szetela Skwirut, sister of the late Alice Bulthaupt, she is survived…

  • Kiwanis take another swing at fund raising

    Golf outing to provide money for local disabled children By:Allison Busacca    For the golfers participating in the second annual Kiwanis Club of Hillsborough golf outing, it’s the follow through that makes the difference.    The Kiwanis Club of Hillsborough is the local chapter of an international organization that provides services for disabled children. On July 19,…

  • Manalapan man killed in Route 33 collision

    Second driver admitted to hospital in critical condition. By: Rob Heyman    A Manalapan was killed in a two-car collision on Route 33 in Millstone Tuesday afternoon.    Police said Wayne Gordon, 42, died at the scene after his west-bound 2000 Honda was struck head-on by an east-bound 1994 Toyota Camry driven by Laurie Hochberg, 48, of…

  • Washington group wants state to restore school aid

    Ad hoc committee of Washington Township parents and administrators seek to restore state funding for township schools. By: Lauren Burgoon    Why do Washington schools receive no core curriculum state aid while a seemingly similar district like Millstone does? That is the $2 million question on the minds of a newly formed ad hoc committee of…

  • Fires hit Hopewell Valley tennis club and house over July 4 weekend

    Tennis and Swim Club on Titus Mill Road reopened Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured in Monday afternoon fire at Carter Road residence. By John Tredrea    An area business and a private residence were victims of fires over the July 4 holiday weekend.    The Hopewell Tennis and Swim Club on Titus Mill Road reopened Tuesday…

  • Town reassessment slated for next year

    Washington Township is due for its routinely scheduled reassessment which considers the value all of the properties in the township for tax purposes. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The township is preparing for a county-ordered reassessment tentatively planned for next year.    Mercer County informed Washington last month that the town needed to be reassessed as…

  • School violence report released

    Local school officials react to State Department of Education’s report on school violence for the 2002-2003 school year. By: William Wichert    The state Department of Education released its report on school violence last week announcing that the 2002-2003 school year produced lows in the overall number of violent incidents reported, but many local school officials…

  • Washington First gets needed signatures

    Citizens’ group wants to ask voters if Washington Township government should be constituted by a nonpartisan council with a separately elected mayor. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The race to put a question on the November ballot seeking to change Washington Township’s form of government appears to be over and the citizens’ group Washington First…